New Brunswick standings (5): Moncton (91-); St. Thomas (7-3); UNB Jayvees (3-30; UNB-Saint John (2-7); NB Teachers (1-8) …………………………………………………… UNB only plays 8 games, while the others play 11. UNB games count for three points in the standings. Moncton games count for two. St. Thomas games count for one.
Non-playoff qualifiers:
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded St. Thomas Tommies defeated the two-time defending champ and 3rd-seeded UNB-Saint John Red Barons 81-79 in overtime as Cholody scored 24, Buchanan 15, Atkins 12, Witlib 10, Roger Price 10, Ross 4, Sullivan 3, Boyle 2 and Reed 1. Buchanan forced overtime with a last second bucket. Bob Mabey led UNB-Saint John with 24. Jamie Olive added 17, Gillespie 16, Wayne Cameron 10, Britten 6 and Moore 6, while Wilson and Roberts were scoreless.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Moncton Blue Eagles whipped the 4th-seeded UNB Jayvees 83-64 as Ron Daigle scored 27, Laurent Larocque 18, LeBlacn 7, Bourque 12, Goguen 7 and G Doucet 2. Branscombe led the Jayvees with 13. Munroe added 12, Potten 11, Ron Arbeau 11, Palmer 6, Drake 6 and Chuck Matthews 5.
In the final, the St. Thomas Tommies defeated Moncton 72-63 as Cholody scored 16, including six in overtime. Buchanan knotted the score at 59 after regulation by hitting a free throw with 33 seconds to play.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Ben Cholody (St. Thomas); Ron Daigle (Moncton); Ron Arbeau (UNB Jayvees); Bob UNB Jayvees); and Bob Mabey (UNB-Saint John).
The bronze medalist University of New Brunswick Jayvee Red Raiders: Lorne Drake, Winston Branscombe, Steve Palmer, Ron Arbeau, Dave Potten, Chuck Matthews, Bob Munroe, Randy Kennedy, Jim Weldon, Darrel Hebb, Lynn Reed; coach Allan Jones, manager? Jerry Sawler
The silver medalist Moncton Blue Eagles: Ron Daigle; Laurent Larocque; LeBlanc; Bourque; Goguen; G Doucet; D Doucet; Bryant
The gold medalist St. Thomas Tommies: Ben Cholody; Buchan; Atkins; Witlib; Roger Price; Ross; Sullivan; Boyle; Reed; MacKay; Samson; Sullivan;