Victoria | 17-3 | 29-7 | Craig Beaucamp | |
Winnipeg | 15-5 | 23-12 | Mike Raimbault | |
Calgary | 15-5 | 20-16 | Dan Vanhooren | |
Alberta | 14-6 | 19-10 | Barnaby Craddock | |
U.B.C. | 14-6 | 19-11 | Kevin Hanson | |
Regina | 13-7 | 16-12 | Steve Burrows | |
Manitoba | 13-7 | 17-9 | Kirby Schepp | |
Brandon | 12-8 | 15-14 | Gil Cheung | |
Saskatchewan | 11-9 | 13-14 | Jamie Campbell | |
U.N.B.C. | 9-11 | 13-21 | Todd Jordan | |
Fraser Valley | 8-12 | 13-19 | Joe Enevoldsen | |
Mount Royal | 8-12 | 12-20 | Marc Dobell | |
Thompson Rivers | 6-14 | 10-20 | Chad Jacobson | |
UBC Okanagan | 6-14 | 6-21 | Clayton Pottinger | |
Trinity Western | 5-15 | 10-18 | Trevor Pridie | |
Lethbridge | 5-16 | 6-19 | Kenny Otieno | |
MacEwan | 0-20 | 0-24 | Mike Connolly |
Playoff non-qualifiers:
U.B.C. Okanagan Heat: Hafith Moallin, D’Angelo Cortese-Afoon, Jonathan Haughton, Jalen Shirley, Isaak Moore, Lamine Conde, Leon Schenker, Gavin Ashworth, David Usuomon, Jas Dhudwal, Kaeden Skelton, Alex Christie, Elan Kimpton-Cuellar, redshirt Umer Hayat, redshirt Cole Koop, redshirt Oaklen Kowal, redshirt Courage Ogbeide, coach Clayton Pottinger, assistant Justin Thiessen, assistant Zach Wilson, strength & conditioning Stephen Kooistra, student trainer Layton Flegel, student trainer Randall Chan, student trainer Bryce Wenstrom
Lethbridge Pronghorns: Angelo Mbityyimana, Chris Schlauwitz, Brady Baines, Paul Asebiode, Kymani Pollard, Avery Hutcheson, Kevin Ibul, Jaxen Perrett, Jack-Henry Fox-Grey, Joshua Jean, Mabior Mabior, Shae Gibb, Carson Bartsch, Joseph Lemieux, Corey Banks, Karter Fry, Dennis Enns, Sebastian Perez, Parker Fleming, coach Kenny Otieno
MacEwan Griffins: Dele Osuma, Justace Byam, Joel Seke, Matthew Osunde, Mawien Mondyhar, Thai Haak, Nash May, Cornelius Glasgow, Daniel Garner, Taylor Cook, Job Janda, Milan Jaksic, Joesef Gopie, Damilola Osuma, coach Mike Connolly, assistant Brian Ortiz, assistant Bob Arnett, student assistant Joshua Duncombe, therapist Laura Luu, assistant manager Scottie Mergaert
Thompson Rivers Wolfpack: Daniel Bost, Asher Mayan, Jason Okoro, Tyler Schilling, Denys Bachurin, Josh Mayan, Cyrus Harrison, Evan Smith, Simon Crossfield, Gavin Reis, Josue Ilunga, Paolo Murphy, Thomas Olsen, Joey Galloway, Reuben Wright, coach Chad Jacobson
Trinity Western Spartans: Gabriel Vig, David Mutabazi, Tyler Sipma, Vlad Mihaila, Marcus Shankar, Jack Vandenberg, Aristote Kalala, Joe Hill, Mitch Morgan, Leif Skelding, Kyle Christoffersen, Connor Platz, Josh Belvin, Jacob Fortune, Caleb Gremaud, coach Trevor Pridie, assistant Joel Ashbee, assistant Josiah Meppelink, assistant Aly Nuruddin, assistant Sean Zhang
In the opening round, held in Winnipeg: …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Alberta Golden Bears edged the 10th-seeded Mount Royal Cougars 97-93. The Golden Bears led by as many as 21 in the second half but the Cougars roared back, hitting 8 treys in the final 10 minutes to draw within two with 10 seconds to play. Golden Bear Lars Ishimwe missed a pair at the line, but Adam Paige nabbed the rebound and hit 2 free throws to ice the win. “We were up early and goht a little lackadaisical. … Mount Royal fought to get it to a one possession game. Every possession matters. I was talking to the other guys, saying if we miss this free throw we’re getting the offensive rebound no matter what,” Paige said. “We missed it and I got a little box out and snatched the rebound. Every possession matters.” Cougar Kevonte Watts said “there was really no pressure. We’ve been down before. We put it in our heads one possession at a time. We were relentless wanting to come back.” The Golden Bears opened with an 18-2 run as Brandon Meiklejohn notched a trio from beyond the arc. The Golden Bears led 29-18 after one quarter and 53-40 at the half as Ethan Egert notched a buzzer beating trey from Alberta’s end of the court. The Bears appeared in total command and led 74-60 after three quarters but Holt Tomie notched a personal 10-0 run in the fourth frame as Mount Royal rallied down the stretch. Brandon Meiklejohn paced the Golden Bears with 22 on 6-12 from the floor, 5-0 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 assists and 2 steals. Lars Ishimwe added 20 on 8-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Isaac Simon notched 17 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Adam Paige scored 15 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 2 blocks. Ethan Egert added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards. Logan Powell scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Caiden Kushnir added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Fahad Yusuf scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards, while Patrick Fisher, Nate Waldron, Isaiah Torrington and Max Russell were scoreless. Russel dished 3 assists. The Golden Bears hit 34-70 (.486) from the floor, 15-24 (.441) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 23 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. Keivonte Watts paced the Cougars with 35 on 12-19 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Holt Tomie added 21 on 7-16 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 5 boards and 13 assists. Mawien Mawien notched 18 on 6-12 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Killian Yopa scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Thomas Teshome added 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Daniel Owoeye notched 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Caden Kangas scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc. Sam Barnie added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Scott Duncan scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Daniel Mulder, Aaron Fernandes, Ijah Nelson, Jaaron Janzen and Ben Gilbert were scoreless. The Cougars hit 33-64 (.516) from the floor, 14-28 from the arc and 13-13 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 19 assists, 15 turnovers and 4 steals. The Cougars (coach Marc Dobell, assistant John Reece, assistant Quinn Taylor, assistant Mike Vincelli, assistant Awet Abraha, student therapist Matthew Alpajaro, student therapist Dawn Henley) also included Saleem Hnedi, redshirt D.J. Roberts and redshirt Aiden Schow. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Brandon Bobcats dispatched the 9th-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies 62-55 with a decisive 11-4 run over the final four minutes of play. Bobcat Haider Bhatti said “all week we’ve been working hard getting cardio in, going to the gym. We practice the same way we play. That’s what we did today. Everyone was still in shape. … Everyone was making shots. That’s just how we do it in Brandon. I’m in the gym every day working on my shot. Those are the shots I take every day, I wasn’t afraid to take them.” Huskie Noah Nickel said “at the start of the game, I think there were a lot of nerves. We played a little timid, and there were loose basketballs and a lot of live ball turnovers. Really that’s where Brandon plays best and we know that. Coming into the second half we tried to control that. Really coming down to it, Brandon made more big shots in the end.” Brandon led 13-12, 34-31 and 45-39 at the quarters. The Huskies ripped off a 5-0 run as they took a 49-48 lead but Travis Hamberger answered with a trey to knot the score at 51 and closed it out with stellar defence. Sultan Haider Bhatti paced the Bobcats with 19 on 7-16 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 13 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals Khari Ojeda-Harvey added 15 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Elisha Ampofo notched 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 6 boards. Dominique Dennis scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Travis Hamberger added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Malik Lewis scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Jack McDonald added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 assists. Blake Magnusson scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 assists, while Max Winters, Tilikisew Gebeyehu, John Dayo, Ian Simba Gasana and Silas Owusu-Acheaw were scoreless. The Bobcats hit 24-61 (.393) from the floor, 9-28 (.321) from the arc and 5-7 (.714) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 12 assists, 17 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals. Fisayo Moibi paced the Huskies with 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Emmanuel Bonsu added 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Alexander Dewar notched 8 on 2-13 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 4-7 from the line and 2 boards. Tyrese Potoma scored 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Chan De Ciman added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 7 boards. Noah Nickel notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Kymahni Bent scored 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 8 boards and 4 assists. Easton Thimm added 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Ryker Wuttke scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards, while Cameron Wright, Dylan Boughen and Dylan Miller were scoreless. The Huskies hit 20-66 (.303) from the floor, 5-26 (.192) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 8 assists, 16 turnovers and 9 steals. The Huskies (coach Jamie Campbell, assistant Alex Campbell, assistant Alex Unruh, strength & conditioning Jordan Harbidge, student trainer Jan Mark Rosalin) also included Griffin Sharkey, Benjamin Rose, Seth Jones, Eric Loid, Kelvin Nkubito, Mohamed Jabateh and Owen Davies. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades stunned the 6th-seeded Regina Cougars 74-62 after closing out the affair with a 25-13 run. Cascade Dylan Kinley said “after halftime, it was about pushing the pace. We play best when we have our tempo going. The second half we cleaned up the glass and it helped lead to our offence. … The last two years, I hadn’t won a playoff game. That one I took on my chest. It means a lot to me. It’s all love. We bleed green. It’s one big step going forwards. All my guys are youngings and they’re excited to fight.” Cougar Matt Barnard said “the last ten minutes, we gave out in our legs and they were still going hard. We weren’t quick enough to the ball. They hit open threes, but we gave them open threes. We didn’t close fast enough.” The Cascades led 18-16 after one quarter. The Cougars countered with a 12-2 run on treys by Jalen Edwards and Cade Mather but Dario Lopez notched a pair of buckets to draw the Cascades within 35-32 at the half. The Cougars led 52-49 after three quarters but the Cascades notched a 6-0 run in the fourth to take a 60-55 lead on a Jake Willemsen trey. A three-point play by Lopez with 1:45 on clock stretched the lead to 11 and quelled Huskie hopes of a rally. Dylan Kinley paced the Cascades with 20 on 7-19 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 11 boards and 4 assists. Dario Lopez added 18 on 6-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-10 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Jake Willemsen notched 9 on 3-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 steals. Matthias Klim scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Clay Kurtz added 6 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Ismael Hernandez scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 5 boards. Hans Befus notched 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 0-1 from the line. Uyi Ologhola added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Marcus Flores scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards, while Daniel McCullough, Arpan Singh and Takeshi Crone were scoreless. The Cascades hit 27-72 (.375) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 14-24 (.583) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 13 assists, 15 turnovers, 3 blocks and 9 steals. Hayden Collier paced the Cougars with 16 on 6-10 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards, 5 assists, 6 blocks and 3 steals. Zachary Hillis added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 4 boards. Nick Barnard notched 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 2 boards. Ben Kamba scored 8 on 4-7 from the floor and 2 boards. Cade Mather added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Lodie Kenyi scored 4 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Matt Barnard notched 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Arinze Emeka-Anyakwo added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Jalen Edwards scored 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 assists, while Luke Harold, Drew Ackerman and Asher Ndah were scoreless. The Cougars hit 23-67 (.343) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 15 assists, 22 turnovers, 11 blocks and 8 steals. The Cougars (coach Steve Burrows, assistant Wade Hackl, assistant Joel Hunter, assistant Jamal Williams, assistant Navanga Burke) also included Kaz Dornstauder, Luke Huddlestone, Dakota McBride-Marean and Jordan Persad. …………………………………………………… The 12th-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves knocked off the 5th-seeded University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 86-76. The Timberwolves capitalized on their defensive transitions and depth as they dismantled the Thunderbirds. U.B.C. led 17-14 after one quarter. The Timberwolves led 38-35 at the half and by as many as 14 in the third frame on treys by Justin Sunga, Chris Ross and Evgeny Baukin. They took a 58-50 lead into the final frame and expanded the margin to 16 on an 8-0 run by Woods. The Thunderbirds rallied to within 72-70 on a James Woods layup. But Darren Hunter nailed a jumper that ignited 16-4 Cascades run down the stretch. Sunga said “with UBC, one thing is taking away their transition. That’s where they got most of their scoring, they love to get out and run. If we take away that sideline pass, we’re in good shape. Our team, as long as we trust in each other, we can do it all. … I want to give a shoutout to Darren for hitting that big shot. We really needed that. We kept our composure, we just had to breathe.” Woods said “they were putting the ball in the hoop and we weren’t really getting stops on defence. It made it hard for us to go in transition. Their bigs were finishing well, and we struggled to share the ball. We attacked a bit, didn’t really find shooters and didn’t finish well. We just have to play a little more unselfish.” Justin Sunga paced the Timberwolves with 17 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards, 7 assists and 4 steals. Darren Hunter added 17 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Josh Gillespie notched 15 on 7-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Spencer Ledoux scored 14 on 7-14 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 assists. Evgeny Baukin added 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Chris Ross scored 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Dylon Matthews added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Will Keyes, Drew Williams, Chris Ainsley and Cam Lalli were scoreless. The Thunderwolves hit 32-65 (.492) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 16-17 (.941) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 18 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 blocks and 6 steals. James Wood paced the Thunderbirds with 25 on 11-22 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Fareed Shittu added 17 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Adam Olsen notched 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Brian Wallack scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 5 boards. Esaie Maurancy added 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Micah Jessie scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Tobin Akinkunmi notched 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Arnaud Konan added 2 on 0-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Brendan Sullivan scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Karan Aujla, Victor Radocaj and Alex Nwoye were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 29-68 (.426) from the floor, 4-25 (.160) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 14 assists, 17 turnovers, 5 blocks and 8 steals. The Thunderbirds (coach Kevin Hanson, assistant Dany Charlery, assistant Jadon Cohee, assistant Taylor Williams, trainer Olivia Austin, trainer Megyn McKenzie, trainer Hanna Turcotte, strength & conditioning Joe McCullum, social media coordinator Hana Kim) also included Arjun Samra, Temwa Mtawali, Nikola Guzina, Toni Maric and Kashie Ugoji.
In the quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded Calgary Dinos dispatched the 7th-seeded Alberta Golden Bears 76-70. The Dinos led 22-14 after one quarter. The Golden Bears led 34-26 at the half as they capitalized on a 20-4 run. But Calgary rallied within 53-45 after three quarters on a series of Nate Petrone buckets and a late Spencer Roberts layup. Dylan Lutes drove for a layup to give Calgary a 69-68 lead and then stripped Lars Ishimwe, which led to Petrone trey, before icing it at the line. Petrone said “it’s all about trusting. Everyone trusted each other. Once we got it back to a tie game, one-point game, we knew we just needed to lock in and get a couple of stops. They’re a really good team. They’re so well coached. We knew it was going to be tough. … We’ve built chemistry and we all love each other. This is such a great group of guys. The chemistry off the court translates on the court.” Golden Bear Adam Paige said “we knew they were going to come back,” said Paige. “With a team as good as they are, and as good as we are, it’s going to end up coming down to the last couple minutes. Shots fell their way, a couple mishaps on our end, our shots didn’t fall and that was the game.” Nate Petrone paced the Dinos with 33 on 11-16 from the floor, 7-10 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Dylan Lutes added 14 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Javier Ramos-Yzquier notched 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Gurshan Sran scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Noah Wharton added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Martynas Sabaliauska scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 2 boards. Spencer Roberts added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 3 boards, while Jaylen Lee, Matteo Kellos, Julius Kennedy, Alan Spoonhunter and Beckett Johnson were scoreless. The Dinos hit 27-51 (.529) from the floor, 10-21 (.476) from the arc and 12-19 (.632) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 10 fouls, 17 assists, 10 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals. Adam Paige paced the Golden Bears with 25 on 9-20 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Lars Ishimwe added 14 on 6-16 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Isaac Simon notched 14 on 6-15 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Brandon Meiklejohn scored 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc and 5 assists. Caiden Kushnir added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Ethan Egert scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 7 boards. Max Russell added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Patrick Fisher, Nate Waldron, Logan Powell, Isaiah Torrington and Fahad Yusuf were scoreless. Yusuf nabbed 5 boards. The Golden Bears (coach Barnaby Craddock, assistant Kent Johnson, assistant Jay Tomlinson, assistant Andre Bonfiglio Compean, strength & conditioning Alex Hague, student therapist James Tee, student therapist Mark Guillen, student therapist Ethan Gin) hit 28-71 (.394) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 16 assists, 8 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals.
The top-seeded Victoria Vikes clipped the 8th-seeded Brandon Bobcats 98-85. Brandon notched a 10-0 run as they build a 23-20 lead after one quarter. But Diego Maffia notched a 5-0 run as the Vikes rallied within 26-25 and then took a 40-31 lead, withstood a Brandon run and rebuilt the Vikes lead to 48-41 at the half. Back-to-back treys from Maffia helped the Vikes to a 72-64 lead after three quarters. They extended the margin to as many as 16 as they romped to the win. Diego Maffia paced the Vikes with 34 on 12-30 from the floor, 8-23 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Elias Ralph added 2 2on 9-19 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 9 boards. Renoldo Robinson notched 14 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Shadynn Smid scored 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 8 boards. Izzy Helman added 6 on 1-2 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Aaron Tesfagiorgis scored 5 on 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Griffin Arnatt added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Sergio Pereira scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Ethan Boag, Scott Morozov and Ryan Gallagher were scoreless. Boag nabbed 2 boards. The Vikes hit 34-77 (.442) from the floor, 14-39 (.359) from the arc and 16-19 (.842) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 6 assists, 6 turnovers and 6 steals. Khari Ojeda-Harvey paced the Bobcats with 29 on 10-20 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 7 boards and 8 assists. Elisha Ampofo added 21 on 7-8 from the floor, 5-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Sultan Haider Bhatti notched 19 on 6-15 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 12 boards and 3 assists. Travis Hamberger scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Dominique Deenis added 4 on 1-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Malik Lewis scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Blake Magnusson added 1 on 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Ian Simba Gasana, Jack McDonald, John Dayo and Silas Owusu-Acheaw were scoreless. The Bobcats hit 28-60 (.467) from the floor, 14-29 (.483) from the arc and 15-19 (.79) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 16 assists, 12 turnovers and 5 steals. The Bobcats (coach Gil Cheung, assistant Brett Nohr, assistant O’Neil Gordon, assistant Derek Barnett, student therapist Alberto Pozo, regional scout Mikee Dosado) also included Jahmaal Gardner, Max Winters and Tilkisew Gebeyehu.
The 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen dusted the 11th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 96-69 after leading 24-21 after one quarter. They took command with a 9-0 run to open the second quarter and led 47-34 at the half and 73-52 after three quarters while dominating the boards. Wesmen forward Donald Stewart said “it felt really good to win that battle on the glass. They’re a great front court, with conference all-star talent. They’re really special. We really wanted to try and be physical.” Cascade Dylan Kinley said “they’re really good at rebounding. In the first half they were killing us on the glass. At halftime we wanted to own it. We did a little bit better in the third, but we slipped up late in the fourth.” Donald Stewart paced the Wesmen with 25 on 8-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 17 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Alberto Gordo added 16 on 7-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Malachi Alexander notched 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 steals. Elijah Mensah scored 9 on 4-6 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Kato Jaro added 9 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Mikhail Mikhailov scored 8 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Shawn Maranan added 8 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards, 8 assists and 3 steals. Ryan Luke scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Noah Kankam added 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Emmanuel Thomas scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Iziah Alexander and Charles Goossen were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 35-71 (.493) from the floor, 8-21 (.381) from the arc and 18-24 (.750) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 23 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 blocks and 10 steals. Dario Lopez paced the Cascades with 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 7 boards. Ismael Hernandez added 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Clay Kurtz notched 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Dylan Kinley scored 7 on 2-18 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Jake Willemsen added 6 on 2-3 from the arc. Matthias Klim scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Uyi Ologhola notched 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Marcus Flores added 4 on 2-4 from the floor. Takeshi Croke scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 2 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Daniel McCullough added 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Hans Befus scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists, while Arpandeep Singh was scoreless. The Cascades hit 28-72 (.389) from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 7-7 from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 18 assists, 15 turnovers, 3 blocks and 6 steals. The Cascades (coach Joe Enevoldson, assistant Matt Guynup, assistant Grant Campbell, assistant Kyle Claggett, therapist Grant Ammann, student therapist Sahil Dhaliwal) also included Dhivaan Bhogal, Nolan Anderson, Adam McDonald, Chris Jackson, Ajay Gill, Hayden Sansalone and Ty Willemsen.
In the last quarterfinal, the 12th-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves continued their magical run by dispatching the 4th-seeded Manitoba Bisons 84-78. The Bisons led 27-19 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 42 at the half. The Bisons led 63-60 after three quarters and 73-70 on a Simon Hildebrandt layup. But Justin Sunga nailed a trey and Chris Ross an and-one as but the Timberwolves closed out the final four minutes with a 14-5 run as their zone gave the Bisons fits. Timberwolves post Spencer Ledoux said “staying with my game is really huge for my team. When I’m doing my thing, it gets other guys open, and as you see, our team works together and everyone scores a little bit. Me getting inside gets other guys better shots. It felt like for the first few quarters, they had the bonus early. We just had to luck out on our timing on that. Those free throws were extremely critical. They really slowed the game down … UNBC basketball, at this point in my life, I’m six years in, it means the world. I put a lot into this. A lot of years unsuccessful and this year we’re coming together, moving the ball well, everyone’s playing defence. I want everyone to know, why not us?” Bison Wyatt Tait said “the fouls were definitely a big part of the game. I don’t think we got to the line as much as we should have. We should have probably forced the issue and attacked the paint more. … The last five minutes, we got great looks from some of our best shooters, they just didn’t fall. It’s kind of the way the game goes sometimes. I think [UNBC] help a lot, and they crash when we drive. The pitch-out for threes was open. We shot 39 threes, which has to be our season high. Sometimes they just don’t fall.” Spencer Ledoux paced the Timberwolves with 22 on 9-15 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Justin Sunga added 16 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 3 boards and 10 assists. Darren Hunter notched 14 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Josh Gillespie scored 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Evgeny Baukin added 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 5 assists. Chris Ross scored 9 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 10 boards, while Patrick Freeman, Will Keyes, Drew Williams, Wesley Ainu’u, Chris Ainsley, Dylon Matthews and Cam Lalli were scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 29-63 (.460) from the floor, 5-16 (.313) from the arc and 21-27 (.778) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 23 assists, 13 turnovers, 4 blocks and 4 steals. Daren Watts paced the Bisons with 23 on 10-22 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 4 assists. Simon Hildebrandt added 20 on 7-19 from the floor, 3-12 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 5 boards. Mason Kraus notched 13 on 6-15 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Wyatt Tait scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Bolatito Obas added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Cieran O’Hara added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 13 boards and 3 assists. Samuel Jensen added 3 on 1-3 from the arc. Brandt Lenz scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Jonam Kazadi, David Acosta Moline, Miguel Nitro, Barac Thon, Andre Gray II and Chisom Njelita were scoreless. The Bisons (coach Kirby Schepp) hit 32-83 (.386) from the floor, 8-39 (.205) from the arc and 6-11 (.545) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 27 fouls, 20 assists, 15 turnovers, 3 blocks and 7 steals.
In the semis, the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen clipped the 2nd-seeded Calgary Dinos 103-93 in overtime. Wesmen point guard and player of the game Shawn Maranan said “their guards Petrone and [Noah] Wharton were a heavy load to handle tonight. We were playing bad in the first half, but it was a two-possession game. It was 43-37. We knew we just really had to lock in on the defensive end to get back into the game. We did that in the second half.” Maranan and Dino Nate Petrone staged a shootout in the first half. The Dinos led 22-17 after one quarter. Maranan nailed a trey to trim Calgary’s margin to 40-33 late in the first half. Petrone answered with a trey to rebuild the lead to 10. But Maranan added a jumper and Elijah Mensah a contested bucket as the Wesmen rallied within 43-37 at the half. Donald Stewart drained three treys in the third frame as Winnipeg closed to within 69-64 after three quarters. “We like to look at it as inside-out touches. We like to feed the post inside, and later on we try to create shots on the perimeter. We got touches down low and it opened up a lot on the perimter,” said Maranan. “All we did was a simple pick and pop, they were in a drop coverage so we made them pay for it.” The teams traded the lead in the final frame, with Mikhail Mikhailov scored 10 on the frame, including a bucket that game the Wesmen a 77-75 lead with five minutes to play. A Spencer Roberts slam gave the Dinos back a slim lead, but four points in a row from Mikhailov gave Winnipeg a three-point cushion. Petrone answered with a layup but Kato Jaro countered with a trey for the Wesmen to make it 84-80 with 1:15 to play. Petrone answered with a deep jumper and a pair of free throws by Noah Wharton knotted the score at 84 in the final 15 seconds. A midcourt Maranan bomb at the buzzer went awry. With Winnipeg leading 90-86 in overtime, Petrone was nailed with a technical, giving the Wesmen a free throw and possession. Maranan hit the free throws and Malachi Alexander notched a putback and a trey as the Wesmen took command with a 9-0 run. Dinos coach Dan Vanhooren said “we got a stop and we turned the ball over a couple of times here and there. That created all kinds of issues for us. I have to give credit to Winnipeg. They made the shots that they got.” Shawn Maranan paced the Wesmen with 21 on 6-22 from the floor, 4-12 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 6 boards, 18 assists and 2 steals. Donald Stewart added 20 on 5-15 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 6 boards. Malachi Alexander notched 20 on 9-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Mikhail Mikhailov scored 16 on 8-15 from the floor and 12 boards. Alberto Gordo added 9 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 assists. Elijan Mensah scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 7 boards. Kato Jaro added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Emmanuel Thomas scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Ryan Luke, Iziah Alexander, Charles Goossen and Noah Kankam were scoreless. Luke nabbed 2 boards. The Wesmen hit 38-89 (.427) from the floor, 12-37 (.324) from the arc and 15-16 (.938) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 29 assists, 13 turnovers, 5 blocks and 6 steals. Nate Petrone paced the Dinos with 26 on 10-16 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Dylan Lutes added 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Gurshan Sran notched 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Javier Ramos-Yzquier scored 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Spencer Roberts added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Noah Wharton scored 10 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Alan Spoonhunter added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Martynas Sabaliauska scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 blocks, while Jaylen Lee, Dylan Kalambay, Julius Kennedy and Beckett Johnson were scoreless. The Dinos hit 34-71 (.479) from the floor, 8-27 (.296) from the arc and 17-21 (.810) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 19 assists, 15 turnovers, 5 blocks and 5 steals.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Victoria Vikes dispatched the 12th-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves 80-68. The Timberwolves led 16-9 after one quarter and 38-33 at the half. The Vikes led 53-47 after three quarters. The Timberwolves hit back-to-back treys to regain a 62-61 lead with 4:45 to play. But Elias Ralph answered with a trey. Player of the game Diego Maffia and Ralph added treys, and Maffai a layup as the Vikes took a 72-64 lead before icing it on back-to-back treys by who else but Ralph and Maffia. Maffia said “we started off slow, but we stayed positive with it. Our defence was pretty good, we held them to 16 [points] in the first quarter and 33 at the half, and our goal is to hold teams to 15 points per quarter. Realistically, that was good enough for us to win. We stuck together and knew how to handle the pressure. We’re a second-half team and know how to respond, and that’s exactly what we did. … [Beaucamp] stays calm and collected the whole game. You can see it. That just translates to our whole team, we keep that calm and collected mindset. In that last five minutes, we made big plays, we made big shots, we made the right reads. Eli stepped up with two crazy threes, one in the corner, a dagger three. That last 4:45 is our identity. We’re resilient and we stay with it no matter how much we’re up or down by.” Diego Maffia paced the Vikes with 34 on 14-40 from the floor, 5-21 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Elias Ralph added 25 on 10-21 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 12 boards and 2 blocks. Renoldo Robinson notched 6 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Griffin Arnatt scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Ethan Boag added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Izzy Helman scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Shadyn Smid added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 11 boards and 2 blocks. Sergio Pereira scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 8 boards, while Samy Buteau, Scott Morozov, Aaron Tesfagiorgis and Ryan Gallagher were scoreless. Tesfagiorgis pilfered 2 balls. The Vikes hit 32-88 (.364) from the floor, 13-41 (.317) from the arc and 3-6 from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 13 assists, 6 turnovers, 6 blocks and 5 steals. Spencer Ledoux paced the Timberwolves with 24 on 12-21 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Chris Ross added 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Evgeny Baukin notched 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Justin Sunga scored 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards and 9 assists. Darren Hunter added 6 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 5 assists. Josh Gillespie scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Dylon Matthews added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards, while Patrick Freeman, Will Keyes, Drew Williams, Chris Ainsley and Cam Lalli were scoreless. Keyes nabbed 2 boards. The Timberwolves hit 28-67 (.418) from the floor, 4-21 (.190) from the arc and 8-10 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 10 fouls, 22 assists, 12 turnovers, 4 blocks and 3 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the 12th-seeded University of British Columbia Timberwolves captured their first CanWest medal by dusting the 2nd-seeded Calgary Dinos 94-80. The Timberwolves took command with a decisive 11-0 run with five minutes to play in the final frame. Timberwolves guard Chris Ross said “we played with a lot of energy and heart. It was the fourth game in five days, to be able to play with that energy was awesome. We only have three guys graduating. There’s ten guys coming back. They’re going to be able to carry that confidence forward, knowing they can be able to do this.” The Timberwolves led 28-24 after one quarter as Justin Sunga and Ross hit treys, the former at the buzzer. Spencer Ledoux, Evgeny Baukin and Will Keyes dominated the paint as the Timberwolves closed out the first half with a 17-2 run to take a 55-40 lead into the lockers. The Dinos opened the second half with a 15-5 run as Martynas Sabaliauskas, Dylan Lutes and Gurshan Sran all hit from distance and Calgary drew within 71-68 after three quarters. Sran knotted the score at 73 with a trey and the teams kept draining bombs down the stretch. Hunter and Ross hit treys as the Timberwolves took a 85-76 lead, while notching an 11-0 run over a span of two minutes that iced the outcome. Chris Ross paced the Timberwolves with 25 on 9-17 from the floor, 7-13 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Evgeny Baukin added 19 on 8-16 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-7 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Darren Hunter notched 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 assists. Justin Sunga scored 11 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 9 assists. Dylon Matthews added 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Spencer Ledoux scored 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Josh Gillespie added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Will Keyes scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 3 blocks. Chris Ainsley added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Drew Williams and Cam Lalli were scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 35-73 (.479) from the floor, 16-31 (.516) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 27 fouls, 14 turnovers, 5 blocks and 7 steals. Nate Petrone paced the Dinos with 26 on 9-19 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 5 boards and 7 assists. Gurshan Sran added 24 on 9-14 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Dylan Lutes notched 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Javier Ramos-Yzquier scored 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Martynas Sabaliauska added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Julius Kennedy scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Spencer Roberts added 2 on 1-8 from the floor and 6 boards. Alan Spoonhunter scored 2 on 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Jaylen Lee, Matteo Kells and Beckett Johnson were scoreless. The Dinos hit 28-71 (.394) from the floor, 11-28 (.393) from the arc and 13-15 (.867) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 19 assists, 17 turnovers, 4 blocks and 5 steals. The Dinos (coach Dan Vanhooren, assistant Kyle Landry, assistant Cooper Hamaliuk, assistant David Kapinga, assistant Blaine Miciak, athletic development Rich Hesketh, therapist Bonnie Sutter, student therapist Arthur Benauro, manager Cole Charlebois) also included Jeffrey Tezo, Noah Wharton, Cian Smith, Daniels Baumanis, Dylan Kalambay, Matei Vucenovic and Aidan Smith.
In the final, the top-seeded Victoria Vikes captured their third consecutive title by edging the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen 96-91 after rallying from a 33-15 first-quarter deficit. Player of the game Renoldo Robinson said “at first, I’m not going to lie I was coasting. I kind of had enough. I knew I had to get something started. Something clicked for me in the second half. I just took over. It was a good feeling. I’m just happy that I came out and showed out for my team. We were down 18, that’s a lot. I had to show out and play my hardest.” The Wesmen led 35-19 after one quarter and 52-46 at the half. The Vikes led 70-68 after three quarters, taking their first lead on a Robinson trey with 1:30 to play in the frame. A technical foul against Vike Diego Maffia gave Winnipeg the ball with four minutes to play but Shadynn Smid shut down Donald Stewart and Maffia notched a bucket to rebuild the lead to three. Then Smid again shut down the Wesmen, leading to an Elias Ralph trey that iced the win for the Vikes. Wesmen guard Shawn Maranan said “we knew [Victoria] was going to come out with a run in the second half. Obviously we started out well, it’s just hard to maintain a lead against a great team like that. We didn’t get enough stops to get us over the hump. Our goal was to limit them to one shot and I gave up an offensive rebound on a pick and roll switch. That was kind of the game-changer right there.” Vikes coach Craig Beaucamp said “we knew we were going to face an awfully good Winnipeg team. And though Diego [Maffia] and Elias [Ralph] have carried us, I thought Renoldo [Robinson], Ethan [Boag], and Shadynn [Smid] really stepped up for us and made big plays, and that was big for us.” Renoldo Robinson paced the Vikes with 33 on 12-22 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Diego Maffia added 18 on 7-20 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-3 form the line, 2 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Shadynn Smid notched 14 on 7-8 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Elias Ralph scored 10 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Aaron Tesfagiorgis added 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Ethan Boag scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 10 boards. Griffin Arnatt added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Sergio Pereira scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards, while Scott Morozov, Izzy Helman and Ryan Gallagher were scoreless. The Vikes hit 38-80 (.475) from the floor, 12-39 (.308) from the arc and 8-12 from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 13 assists, 7 turnovers, 5 blocks and 10 steals. Shawn Maranan paced the Wesmen with 34 on 11-23 from the floor, 6-13 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 3 boards. Malachi Alexander added 2 3on 9-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Mikhail Mikhailov notched 10 on 5-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 14 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Donald Stewart scored 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Ryan Luke added 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Kato Jaro scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Alberto Gordo added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Noah Kankam scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Emmanuel Thomas scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Iziah Alexander, Elijah Mensah and Charles Goossen were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 33-69 (.478) from the arc, 12-32 (.375) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 22 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 blocks and 5 steals.
The bronze medalist Northern British Columbia Timberwolves: Justin Sunga; Chris Ainsley; Darren Hunter; Patrick Freeman; Will Keys; Dylon Matthews; Cameron Lalli; Chris Ross; Drew Williams; Josh Gillespie; Evgeny Baukin; Spencer Ledoux; Wesley Ainu’u; coach Todd Jordan; assistant Aaron Brouwer; assistant Dale Dergousoff; assistant Nav Parmar; assistant Nova Pluzhnikov; manager Kyle Doiron
The silver medalist Winnipeg Wesmen: Kato Jaro; Noah Kankam; Emmanuel Thomas; Romel McCalla; Shawn Maranan; Malachi Alexander; Nicolas Longarela; Alberto Gordo; Ryan Luke; Iziah Alexander; Charles Goossen; Elijah Mensah; Donald Stewart; Mikhail Mikhailov; coach Mike Raimbault; assistant Don Thomson; assistant Matt Dyck; assistant Kyle Vince; assistant Jeff Kovalik-Plouffe; strength & conditioning Alex Salterio
The champion Victoria Vikes: Ethan Boag; Aaron Tesfagiorgis; Elias Ralph; Izzy Helman; Scott Morozov; Diego Maffia; Samy Buteau; Griffin Arnatt; Shadyn Smid; Sergio Pereira; Renoldo Robinson; Ryan Gallagher; coach Craig Beaucamp; assistant Josh Mullen