| Semi | Vancouver IGA Grocers 79 Windsor Wansboroughs 54 |
| Semi | Halifax Schooners 68 Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops 66 |
| Bronze | Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops 75 Windsor Wansboroughs 71 |
| Final | Vancouver IGA Grocers 74 Halifax Schooners 51 |
In the Alberta finals, the Calgary Cascades defeated the Edmonton Chieftains 71-68; 58-66; 84-67 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game two, the Chieftains evened the series with a 66-58 win as Maury Van Vliet scored 16, Mike Penney 15, Andy Skujins 13, John Hennessy 10 and Mel Read 10. Tom Sindlinger led the Cascades with 18. Ken Myhre added 16, John Newcombe 8, Danny Quance 6 and Ken Kaake 6. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Cascades (coached by Robert ‘Skip’ Morgan) took the series with an 84-67 win as Ed Blott scored 20, Ken Kaake 19 and Danny Quance 12. Maury Van Vliet led the Chieftains with 15. Mike Penney added 14, John Hennessey 11, Mel Read 10 and Doug Hayes 10.
In the B.C.-Alberta playoffs, the Vancouver IGA Grocers thrashed the Calgary Cascades 105-75; 107-75 (2g-0). For the finals, the Grocers added Simon Fraser University coach John Kootnekoff to the roster as their ‘recruit’. …………………………………………………… In game one, the Grocers prevailed 105-75 after leading 43-39 at the half. Al Birtles paced the Grocers with 22. Gene Rizak added 19, Billy Joe Price 14, Bob Barrazoul 11, Brent Watson 11 and Dave Way 10. Grocers coach Mel Brown told the Vancouver Sun that “we should have beaten that team by 50-60 points. With our height and bench, we should have scored 125 points.” Wayne Thomas led the Cascades with 17. Bill Newcombe added 13 and Ed Blott 10. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Grocers completed the series sweep by pounding the Cascades 107-75 as Billy Joe Price scored 21, Al Birtles 16, Brent Watson 15, Alex Brayden 12, Gene Rizak 12, Howie Knapf 11, Bob Barrazoul 20, Ed Suderman 6 and Dave Way 4. Tom Sindlinger paced the Cascades with 26. Cascades coach Skip Morgan told the Calgary Herald that “we tried to stop Price with a man-to-man defence but it was useless and because of the overall depth of the Grocers, I couldn’t switch to zone or they would have killed us from outside.” The Cascades also included Wayne Thomas, Bill Newcombe, Ed Blott, Danny Quance, Clyde Ogilvie, John Wetland, Frank Sutton, Ken Myrhe, Peter Roseburn, Ken Kaake and Stu Mowat.
In the Manitoba playoffs, Winnipeg St. Andrews thrashed the Winnipeg Madisons 69-59; 116-66 (2g-0). The Madisons included Jack Somerville, Fred Pisclevitch, Bob Brickey, Peter Scheerle, Ken Galanchuk, Myron Kuzych, Dave Goulding, Keith Wood, Brian Hamerton, Danny Sernyk and playing coach Don McLean.
In the four-team Ontario playoffs, the Windsor Wansboroughs emerged the champs. …………………………………………………… Windsor defeated the Toronto Saints 75-74 as Marty Kwiatkowski scored 17, Angelo Mazzuchin 15, Bob Turner 11, Mario Baggio 11, Tom Henderson 9, Mike Gloster 6, Mike Taranczuk 4 and Steve Rogin 2, while Paul Carter, Gerry Horner, Bob Hanson and Angelo Mazzuchin were scoreless. Larry Bauer led the Saints with 28. Lee Riley added 19, Wilf Lewis 12, Larry Ferguson 7, Ruby Richman 4, Bob Morgan 2, Willie Bethea 2 and Bob Morgan 2, while Jean Kivisild, Lyn Freed, Asrom Kivisild and Bill Wright were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Windsor defeated the Sarnia Knights 89-79 as Marty Kwiatkowski scored 32, Mario Baggio 12, Bob Turner 12, Mike Taranczuk 9, Mike Gloster 8, Angelo Mazzuchin 8, Tom Henderson 4, Steve Rogin 2 and Gerry Horner 2. Barry Howson led the Knights with 23. Ron Vernoche added 23, Doug Shaver 13, John Brikmanis 8, Grant Gordon 7 and Bill Warren 5. …………………………………………………… Windsor edged Ottawa 74-68 as Marty Kwiatkowski scored 29, Angelo Mazzuchin 13, Bob Turner 10, Mike Gloster 6, Mario Baggio 6, Mike Taranczuk 5, Tom Henderson 2, Gerry Horner 2 and Rogin 1. Pat O’Brien led Ottawa with 17. Brien White added 13, Tom Gorman 13, Bob Mason 9, John Scobie 5, Bill Coveney 4, Cliff LeBrun 4 and Barry Nicholds 3. …………………………………………………… The Ottawa Braves dusted the Sarnia Knights 93-75 as Tom Gorman added 20, Pat O’Brien 20, Bob Mason 19, Brien White 13, Cliff LeBrun 10, Bliss Buchanan 6, Barry Nicholds 3 and John Scobie 2, while Bill Coveney, Dave McConnell and Rick Barrigar were scoreless. Ron Vernoche led the Knights with 31. Barry Howson added 16, Doug Shaver 11, Grant Gordon 9, Bill Warren 2, Jim Stewart 2 and John Brikmanis 2, while Perry Mann, Len Denomme, Rick Brown and Dick Hames were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Toronto Saints dumped the Ottawa Braves 86-81 as Larry Bauer scored 45, Lee Riley 14, Wilf Lewis 11, Larry Ferguson 7, Ruby Richman 6, Willie Bethea 2 and Bob Morgan 1. Pat O’Brien paced the Braves with 18. Tom Gorman added 17, Brien White 14, Bob Mason 12, Cliff Lebrun 7, Bliss Buchanan 6, Bill Coveney 5 and John Scobie 2. …………………………………………………… The Sarnia Knights clipped the Toronto Saints 92-83 as Barry Howson scored 21, Ron Vernoche 18, Grant Gordon 17, Doug Shaver 12, Jim Stewart 13, Bill Warren 6 and John Brikmanis 4. Larry Bauer paced Toronto with 32. Lee Riley added 17, Larry Ferguson 10, Ruby Richman 8, Wilf Lewis 7, Bob Morgan 5 and Willie Bethea 4.
In the Newfoundland playoffs, six teams entered a double elimination tournament: …………………………………………………… In round one, St. John’s Holy Cross edged Memorial 48-45. …………………………………………………… Fieldians defeated Corner Brook x-x. …………………………………………………… Labrador City dispatched Baie Verte 57-52. …………………………………………………… In round two, Baie Verte eliminated Corner Brook 70-53. …………………………………………………… Fieldians smacked Labrador City 84-42. …………………………………………………… In round three, Memorial eliminated Labrador City 77-56. …………………………………………………… In round four, Memorial eliminated Baie Verte 69-40. …………………………………………………… In the semis, Fieldians crushed Holy Cross 69-52. …………………………………………………… In the second semi, the Memorial Beothuks defeated St. John’s Holy Cross 65-52 as Don Horwood scored 19, Ed Murphy 19, Wayne Churchill 14 and Roger Guy 9. Jack Hurley paced Holy Cross with 21. Joey Wadden added 14. …………………………………………………… In the provincial final, Fieldians smacked Memorial 84-69 as Roger Beachy scored 18, Jim Gaulton 17, Ian Hendry 10 and Frank Butler 10. Wayne Churchill led the Beothuks with 13. Ed Murphy added 12, Wayne Stanford 12 and Don Horwood 11.
The national tournament was a single knock-out tourney held in Wolfville.
In the first semi, the Vancouver IGA Grocers thrashed the Windsor Wansboroughs 79-54. Windsor shot poorly, hitting just 19-77 (.246) and turned the ball over 31 times, as opposed to 12 for Vancouver. But Windsor out-rebounded Vancouver 56-48. The Grocers shot .480, 27-57 and were ahead 34-30 at the half. Windsor rallied to take a 40-36 lead but Vancouver went on a 28-4 run to take a 20-point lead. They were led by 6-5 forward Brent Watson 17, point guard Gene Rizak 16, 6-9 centre Billy Joe Price 14 and guard Dave Way 14. The fifth starter, forward Bob Barrazzoul added 4, while subs Alex Brayden 4, Knapf 1, 6-6 Al Birtles, a member of the 1960 and 1964 Olympic teams scored 4, E. Suderman 2 and John Kootnekoff 3. The Wansboroughs, who shot .250 from the floor, were paced by Kwiatkowski 4, McCullough 8, Bob Turner 10, Mario Baggio 9, and Angelo Mazzuchin 10. Reserve Mike Gloster added 5 and Mike Taranczuk 8.
In the other semi, the Halifax Schooners nipped Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops 68-66 in the final minutes paced by Dave Rode’s 25 points. Halifax was up by 15 in the first half and by nine at halftime but Winnipeg’s press brought the Dunlops back. They cut the lead to five on a run keyed by U. of Alberta student Darwin Semotiuk and Fred Ingaldson trimmed it to one with six minutes to go. Brian Heaney replied with two buckets but with two minutes to go. Fred Ingaldson tied the score on a drive. Semotiuk gave Winnipeg a 66-64 lead with a minute and half to go after scoring two field goals to counter a single bucket by Richie Spears. But 6-6 Rode tied the score with a minute to go on a layup and 16 seconds later, Winnipeg’s Fred Ingaldson was called for travelling. The Schooners held the ball til the final seconds when a Heaney jumper at the buzzer gave Halifax the victory. Rode paced Halifax with 24. Heaney added 15, Richie Spears 15, Steve Konchalski 9 and Smith 4. Halifax only played five. Fred Ingaldson led the Dunlops with 21. Semotiuk added 12, Henderson 10, Mills 9, Clark 4, Koehler 4, Alfonso 4 and Stark 2.
In the bronze medal match, Fred Ingaldson scored 21 to pace the Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops to a 75-71 victory over the Windsor Wansboroughs. Les Kaehler added 14, Mills 14, Stark 8, Henderson 6, Clark 5, Alfonso 4 and Semotiuk 3. Angelo Mazzuchin paced the Wansboroughs with 24. Marty Kwiatkowski added 10, Margio Baggio 10, Mike Taranczuk 8, Bos Turner 8, Mike Gloster 6 and Greg McCullough 3. The Wansboroughs (coached by Robert Hanson) also included Bob Hanson, Gerry Horner, Paul Carter, Steve Rogin, Tom Henderson, Gene Rizak and Larry Bauer.
In the final, the Vancouver IGA Grocers whipped the Halifax Schooners 74-51 as 6-5 forward Brent Watson scored 26 and nabbed 14 boards, including 21 points in the first half. Gene Rizak and Dave Way each added 12, Barrazoul 5, Suderman 2 and Birtles 2, while Braydon, Knapfl and Kootnekoff were scoreless. Vancouver led 36-17 at half as the Schooners sagged in on Billy Joe Price, a graduate of New Mexico State, but were killed by the Grocers outside shooting. For Halifax, 6-5 guard Brian Heaney, who’d scored 74 points in one intercollegiate game during the regular season was held to 14 points on the sterling defence effort by Alex Brayden. Vancouver opened with a 12-4 run, led 19-10 at the quarter and 36-17 at the half. Coach Mel Brown later pitched Vancouver’s representation in the Olympics. “If we receive CABA sanction, we would like to represent Canada in the Olympics in Mexico City and then retire. We want to start preparing for the Olympics now. We’ll bring every player who wants to make this club to Vancouver for a try-out camp.” John Kootnekoff added that Canada’s international reputation was low and CABA did little to help the situation. He added that CABA had to move quickly to recognize and prepare an Olympic team. Steve Konchalski added 9 for Halifax, Smith 8, Rode 8, Richie Spears 6, Loiselle 4 and Katz 2, while Hughes, Ryan and Vickery were scoreless.
The all-tourney team featured: MVP Brent Watson (Vancouver IGA Grocers); Billy Joe Price (Vancouver IGA Grocers); Brian Heaney (Halifax Schooners); Fred Ingaldson (Winnipeg St. Andrews); and Angelo Mazzuchin (Windsor Wansboroughs)
The bronze medalist Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops: Les Koehler; Dave Mills; Bill Penderson; Frank Clark; Bob Allen; Norm Dupas; Jim Bannon; Laurie Predinchuk; Grant Alfonso; Darwin Semotiuk; Cliff Stark; coach Jim Bulloch; manager George Fontaine
The runner-up Halifax Schooners: Brian Heaney; Dave Rode; Steve Konchalski; Richie Spears; Don Smith; Dick Loiselle; Larry Katz; George Hughes; Mickey Ryan; Norm Vickery; coach Claude D MacLachlan; manager Gordon Hamlin; public relations Joel Jacobson
The champion Vancouver IGA Grocers: Brent Watson; Gene Rizak; Dave Way; Billy Joe Price; Al Birtles; Alex Brayden; Howie Knapfl; Ed Suderman; Bob Barazzoul; John Kootnekoff; playing coach Mel Brown; coach Ted Milton; manager Don Leakey