| POOL A | BC | ALTA | NFLD | NB | Record | |||
| British Columbia | —– | 89-74 | 80-53 | 70-65 | (3-0) | |||
| Alberta | 74-89 | —– | 83-72 | 81-77 | (2-1) | |||
| Newfoundland | 53-80 | 72-83 | —– | 70-63 | (1-2) | |||
| New Brunswick | 65-70 | 77-81 | 63-70 | —– | (0-3) | |||
| POOL B | ONT | QUE | MAN | NS | SASK | Record | ||
| Ontario | —– | 93-60 | 91-51 | 82-54 | 91-67 | (4-0) | ||
| Quebec | 60-93 | —– | 84-68 | 85-63 | 101-75 | (3-1) | ||
| Manitoba | 51-91 | 68-84 | —– | 75-96 | 82-87 | (0-4) | ||
| Nova Scotia | 54-82 | 62-85 | 96-75 | —– | 68-86 | (1-3) | ||
| Saskatchewan | 67-91 | 75-101 | 87-82 | 86-68 | —– | (2-2) | ||
| Semi | British Columbia 68 Quebec 63 | |
| Semi | Ontario 81 Alberta 49 | |
| 9th | Manitoba (placed) | |
| 7th | Nova Scotia 70 New Brunswick 52 | |
| 5th | Newfoundland 74 Saskatchewan 62 | |
| Bronze | Quebec 83 Alberta 78 | |
| Final | British Columbia 57 Ontario 50 | |
In pool A play, held in Halifax: …………………………………………………… Jeremy Neufeld scored 15 points, Richard Morgan 14 and Keith Bustard 13 as BC defeated New Brunswick 70-65. New Brunswick led 33-28 at halftime. Mike McLeod paced Brunswick with 18. Dwayne Ells added 14 and Mike Kierstead 12. …………………………………………………… Steve Ross scored 15, Richard Morgan 13 and Jordan Mason 10 as BC thrashed Newfoundland. …………………………………………………… Steve Ross and Sandy Bisaro each scored 23 as BC defeated Alberta. Richard Morgan added 11. …………………………………………………… Alberta defeated New Brunswick 81-77 as Chris Harris scored 17. Meanwhile, the N.B. boys remain winless after falling 81-66 to Alberta in their only game yesterday. Andy Cotter led New Brunswick with 11. Mike McLeod added 11 and Mike Kierstead 9. …………………………………………………… Newfoundland defeated New Brunswick 70-63 after leading 40-30 at the half. Mike Kierstead led New Brunswick with 19. Mike McLeod added 12 and David Myers 8.
In pool B play: Andy Kwiatkowski scored 26, Jesse Young 17 and Mike King 10 as Ontario pounded Manitoba. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan dumped Nova Scotia 86-68 as Brett Czarnota scored 25 and Tori Seally 16. Gabe Goree paced Nova Scotia with 20. Dana Brinton added 16. …………………………………………………… Ontario pummeled Nova Scotia 82-54. Nova Scotia took a 1-0 lead on a free throw by Dana Brinton and then Ontario lowered the boom, ripped off a 16-3 to take command. Nova Scotia point guard David Piers, who scored 16, noted that “what it really came down to is size. They were a lot bigger and more talented than us and they were more stronger physically. We did our best but that’s a very good team.” Gabe Goree hit a pair of free throws to cap a brief Nova Scotia rally to within 20-15 but Ontario scored 15 of the next 23 points to take a 35-23 lead at the half. Ontario center Jesse Young noted that Nova Scotia really had no chance. Young finished with 14 points and 9 boards. Ontario out-rebounded Nova Scotia 58-55. Gabe Goree finished with 8 points. Brinton scored 3. Andy Kwiatkowski scored 13 for Ontario and Jim Grozelle 12. …………………………………………………… Mike King and Andy Kwiatkowski each scored 20, while Jesse Young added 16 in Ontario’s 93-60 win over Quebec. …………………………………………………… Mike King scored 21, Steve Morrison 20 and Andy Kwiatkowski 14 in Ontario’s win over Saskatchewan. Brennan Schwartz led Saskatchewan with 15. …………………………………………………… Brennan Schwartz scored 30 but Saskatchewan still got walloped 101-75 by Quebec. …………………………………………………… Brennan Schwartz scored 24 as Saskatchewan defeated Manitoba 87-82. …………………………………………………… Quebec crushed Nova Scotia 85-63. Gabe Goree, who led Nova Scotia with 16, noted that “we didn’t execute what we wanted to do but we’re not going to give up. We have to keep playing hard and hopefully, we can do better next year.” …………………………………………………… Nova Scotia defeated Manitoba 96-75 as Dana Brinton scored 22 and nabbed 11 boards.
In the semis, Steve Ross scored 21, Richard Morgan 16 and Jeremy Neufeld 10 as BC nipped Quebec 68-63. Danny Dortelus was hot in the first half for Quebec, scoring 17 points. But Steve Ross hit 14 for BC in the second half and BC’s powerful front line of Richard Morgan and Sandy Bisaro were too much for Quebec to handle. Quebec led 39-38 at the half. The score was knotted at 49 with 12 minutes to play but then Steve Ross hit back-to-back to treys as Ontario built a six-point lead. Quebec got no closer than five. “It was a great team effort, that’s all it was,” said Ross. “We had the one goal and that was to win. We knew Quebec would be athletic and not as big, so the key was to get it into our big guys and we did. It was great.”
In the other semi, Ontario whipped Alberta 81-49 as Andy Kwiatkowski scored 22. Mike King, Ben Doornekamp and Jim Grozelle also notched double figures. Chris Harris led Alberta with 12.
In the seventh place, match, Nova Scotia defeated New Brunswick 70-52. Nova Scotia trailed 14-13 early but ripped off a 19-6 run as Jeff Saxby scored 10 and the Bluenosers took a 32-20 lead at the break. Gabe Goree took command in the second half, scoring 18 en route to a game-high 24. Mike McLeod led New Brunswick with 17. Nova Scotia’s David Parker told the Halifax Daily-Chronicle that the team was determined to end the tournament with a bang. “We wanted to get another win under our belt in front of our home-town fans. We came out really hard and were focused. We just tried to play hard and see what happens.” Nova Scotia (coached by Jeff Paris, assisted by Mark Parker, and managed by Les Berry) also included Colin Allum, Dana Brinton, Daniel Cain, Colin Crawford, Colin Franz, Gabe Goree, David Piers, Craig Slaunwhite, Matthew Smith, Jay Walsh and Geoff Williams.
In the fifth-place game, Newfoundland defeated Saskatchewan 74-62 as Greg Winter scored 18, Andrew Sinclair 16, Matthew Chapman 15 and Scott Conway 15. Ashley Yeaman led Saskatchewan with 18. Saskatchewan (coach Dave Taylor and Steve Burrows) also included Brett Czarnota, Jason Drummond, Geoff Glaspell, Geoff Glines, Cortney Kolla, Seth Lang, Mark Moroz, Calvin Palmer, Mark Roblin, Brenan Schwartz and Tori Sealy.
In the bronze medal match, Danny Dortelus distributed the ball beautifully, helping all five Quebec starters score in double figures, as Quebec pounded Alberta 83-78. Charles Fortier led Quebec with 21. Stephen Parker scored 23 for Alberta.
In the final, Richard Morgan scored 20, Steve Ross 11 and Shawn Halverson 8 as BC defeated Ontario 57-50. Richard Morgan scored seven unanswered points to break a 16-16 tie as B.C. move ahead 23-16. But with Andy Kwiatkowski scoring 12 in the first half, Ontario rallied to within 32-31 at the half. But Steve Ross set the tone early in the second half for BC, hitting a thundering dunk on a backdoor cut. Although Ontario knotted the score at 40 with 11:23 to play, Morgan ignited a 12-4 B.C. run to give BC a 52-44 lead. Kwiatkowski rallied Ontario back with a pair of buckets with just over two minutes to play but BC iced it at the line. “We just figured whoever came out and played the hardest was going to win,” said the Boise State bound Morgan. “We were pumped up and wanted to win real bad.” BC coach Virgil Hill, a graduate and then an assistant coach at Simon Fraser, said defence proved the difference. Ontario point guard Jim Grozelle said BC was simply better. “They just outplayed us, plain and simple. They just wanted it more. We’ve still got one of the best teams in the country. We have nothing to be ashamed off.” Kwiatkowski led Ontario with 22. Morgan led B.C. with 18.
The all-tourney selections were: MVP Steve Ross (BC); Richard Morgan (BC); Danny Dortelus (Quebec); Stephen Parker (Alberta); Jim Grozelle (Ontario); Andy Kwiatkowski (Ontario)
The bronze medalists from Quebec: Danny Dortelus; Charles Fortier;
The silver medalists from Ontario: J.S. Esposito; James Gillingham; Mark Melehes; Andy Kwiatkowski; Thomas Hope; Steve Morrison; Jesse Young; Jim Grozelle; Justin Boye; Ben Doornekamp; Charlie Cattran; Mike King; coach Dave Smart; assistant Andy Sparks, assistant Tim Elcombe
The gold medalists from British Columbia: Steve Ross; Richard Morgan; Jeffrey Antwi; Hidesh Bhardwaj; Sandy Bisaro; Keith Bustard; Jason Crawford; Reuben Hall; Shawn Halverson; Jordan Mason; Jeremy Neufeld; Etienne Orr-Ewing; Pasha Bains; Mike Burak (alternate); coach Virgil Hill; assistant Dan McFarland