| (1) | Northern BC | 88 | ||||||
| (8) | Red Deer | 65 | Northern BC | 71 | ||||
| (4) | Mohawk | 101 | Mohawk | 78 | Mohawks | 88 | ||
| (5) | Vanier | 96 | ||||||
| —–MOHAWK | ||||||||
| (3) | Ahuntsic | 80 | ||||||
| (6) | St. Thomas | 70 | Ahuntsic | 86 | Mount Royal | 73 | ||
| (2) | Mount Royal | 81 | Mount Royal | 90 | ||||
| (7) | Mt. St. Vincent | 70 |
SEEDING
1. UNBC Timberwolves (PACWEST champion/ Prince George, B.C.)
2. Mount Royal Cougars (ACAC champion/ Calgary, Alta.)
3. Indiens d’Ahuntsic (RSEQ champion/ Montreal, Que.)
4. Mohawk Mountaineers (OCAA champion/ Hamilton, Ont.)
5. Vanier Cheetahs (RSEQ silver/ Montreal, Que.)
6. St Thomas Tommies (ACAA champion/ Fredericton, N.B.)
7. MSVU Mystics (ACAA silver/ Halifax, N.S.)
8. Red Deer Kings (ACAC silver/ Red Deer, Alta.)
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves thrashed the 8th-seeded Red Deer Kings 88-65. Jose Araujo bombed the Kings out of the contest, hitting four treys. “My teammates put me in a good position and I was just moving the ball. We continued to do what we did together all year,” said Araujo. Both teams started strong with UNBC taking the lead early on with a 3-pointer. RDC quickly answered, 30 seconds later, with their own 3-pointer. Turnover by RDC led to an alley-oop from Karl Hoehne to Joel Carroll. A fast break by UNBC’s Joel Rybachuk increased the score to 14-5 at the five-minute mark. At that point, UNBC started to control the defensive boards. UNBC earned two more 3-pointers. Shortly after, a substitute of starters had UNBC’s Charles Barton scoring another. By quarter time, UNBC was up 27-12. Throughout the second and third quarters, UNBC continued to show their depth. RDC’s Eric Baker drew his third foul and was forced to the bench. After UNBC increased 49-32, RDC had a surge and cut into the lead, scoring back-to-back 3-pointers. This set the lead 56-47, the closest RDC ever came. Offense by RDC soon woke up UNBC, bringing the lead back 65-49. By the fourth quarter, RDC was worn down by the pressure and strong defense of UNBC. Jose Araujo was chosen player of the game for the Timberwolves, while Lloyd Strickland earned the laurels for the Kings. Thunderwolves guard Dennis Stark said “the scouting report we had before the game was very accurate and they ran the offence we knew they’d run. They were good at running it, but once we stuck to our defensive game plan, we shut them down really well. We were able to give them a hard time and let our defence dictate the way they were going to play.” UNBC coach Todd Jordan said “we didn’t rebound as well as I would’ve liked and there were a couple of small stretches of defensive lapses.” Jose Araujo paced the Timberwolves with 20 on 8-13 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc and 2 assists. Charles Barton added 15 on 7-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 7 boards. Sam Raphael scored 13 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 7-10 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Joel Rybachuk notched 11 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Kevan Madsen added 11 on 3-9 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 8 boards. Francis Rowe added 5, Billy Cheng 5, along with 2 assists, Dan Stark 4 and Dennis Stark 4, along with 5 boards and 2 assists, while Lucas Root, Mike Conlin and Gabe Aubertin were scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 31-65 (.476) from the floor, 8-19 (.421) from the arc and 18-25 (.720) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 9 steals, 21 turnovers, 5 blocks and 13 fouls. Lloyd Strickland paced the Kings with 21 on 8-15 from the floor, 5-10 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Joel Caroll added 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Rob Pierce notched 10 on 4-15 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Jacob Cusumano notched 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 4 boards. Eric Bakker scored 6 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards. Sarain Soonias added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists. Corrie Thomas scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Karl Hoehne, Tyler Flaherty, Pedro Porto Alegre and Taylor Kolonic were scoreless. The Kings hit 26-72 (.361) from the floor, 8-23 (.347) from the arc and 5-11 (.454) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 9 steals, 23 turnovers, 2 blocks and 19 fouls.
The 4th-seeded Mohawk Mountaineers edged the 5th-seeded Vanier Cheetahs 101-96. Mohawk jumped out with a 5-0 lead and later drilled a trey at the buzzer to take a 28-20 lead after one quarter. They extended their margin to 37-27 at the half but Vanier rallied to a 57-56 lead in the third quarter. Vanier’s Brent Browne went down after a collision under the boards, rolling his ankle and was forced out the game. The Mountaineers led 76-66 after three quarters. But the Quebec league silver-medalist and the tournament’s fifth seed fought back from a 13-point fourth-quarter disadvantage when Greishe Clerjuste’s three-point basket cut the deficit to two points (98-96) with 39 seconds remaining. All-Canadian guard Aminu Bello then connected on three of four free throw opportunities, sandwiched around a key offensive rebound by his Mohawk teammate, Tanner Lane. Andrew Cicuttini dominated the affair. “He is basically too strong for everyone,” Mohawk point guard Manny Campbell said. “It’s hard for other teams with him and Taylor Dowhaniuk down low. You’ve got to take one of them. … It started to get a bit frantic at the end, but we got the baskets when we needed them. We knew what to expect. But we gave up too many points … too many transition points. We’ve got a bunch of stuff to clean up to get ready for the next game.” Cicuttini’s work in the paint, combined with the guard play of Bello and Campbell proved to be too much for the defending national champions, who lost three players due to fouls or injuries in the second half. “We find ways to win and get the job done,” said Cicuttini, who played briefly in the Ontario university league for the Brock Badgers. “We’re hungry as heck to get the national title for the first time in our history.” Cicuttini added that he hadn’t seen a better point guard at the college level than Campbell. “I haven’t seen a better point guard at the college level than Manny. And all season, Aminu has been able to create and score.” Mohawk scored eight straight points to end the third quarter — three-point shots by Lane and Jeff Hunt along with two free throws by Alex Reis. Andrew Cicuttini was chosen player of the game for the Mohawks, while Ben Millaud-Meunier earned the laurels for the Cheetahs. Andrew Cicuttini paced the Mountaineers with 34 on 15-19 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Aminu Bello added 23 on 6-16 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Alex Reis added 17 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-12 from the line, 7 boards and 5 assists. Manny Campbell notched 12 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Tanner Lane added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Jeff Hunt scored 6 on 2-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Taylor Dowhaniuk added 2, along with 8 boards, while Matthew Cupido, Mike Dzikic, Josh Sanderson, Abdullah Abdi and Shakele Osborne were scoreless. The Mountaineers hit 38-73 (.520) from the floor, 6-24 from the arc and 19-32 (.593) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 7 steals, 23 turnovers, 3 blocks and 18 fouls. Benjamin Millaud-Meunier paced the Cheetahs with 27 on 10-20 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 8 assists. Tevonn Walker added 15 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jhony Verrone added 14 on 6-16 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Greishe Clerjuste added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Malcolm Henderson notched 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the line and 10 boards. Brent Browne scored 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 assists. Michael Fazzolari added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Carl Nicolae added 4 and Jonathan Bermillo 2, while Michael Dosado, Christopher Henny-Nyanguila and Justin Kinnear were scoreless. The Cheetahs hit 38-85 (.447) from the floor, 8-23 (.347) from the arc and 12-22 (.545) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 11 steals, 19 turnovers, 3 blocks and 28 fouls.
The 2nd-seeded Mount Royal Cougars clipped the 7th-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics 81-70. In the second quarter, MRC went 5-6 at the foul line and hit three 3-pointers in a row. By half-time, MRC was 40-36. The western Canadian team really took off in the third quarter. By the five-minute mark they were up 55-42, two minutes later they were 61-44. They took off with 3-pointers. By the fourth, MRC was limited to one basket in their first 10 processions. MSVU brought it close, 78-70 with 52 seconds left. Despite their efforts, they were forced to fouling to regain control of the ball. MRC hit their foul shots and went 3 for 4 in the last minute. Nick Loewen was chosen player of the game for the Cougars, while Todd Williams earned the laurels for the Mystics. Nick Loewen paced the Cougars with 21 on 7-16 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 5 boards. Trent Offreins added 15 on 6-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Steve Trinidad notched 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Awet Abraha added 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Keville Ollivierre notched 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 14 boards and 2 assists. Josh White scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Ammon Crowfoot scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Kyle Newman added 2 and Kyle Wilson 2, along with 5 boards, while Mangk Akwl, James Lefebvre and Shayne Stumpf were scoreless. The Cougars hit 27-59 (.457) from the floor, 10-16 (.625) from the arc and 17-20 (.750) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 3 steals, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 15 fouls. Todd Williams paced the Mystics with 17 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Jeremy Skidmore added 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 2 boards. Ryan Smith notched 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Derico Symonds scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Karl Fredrick added 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Graham Carter added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and Brandon Doyle 4 on 2-5 from the floor. Luke Reynolds added 3, along with 2 boards, and Mac Ellis 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Josh Thomas, Alex LeBlanc and Jay Kelly were scoreless. The Mystics hit 29-72 (.402) from the floor, 6-15 (.400) from the arc and 6-15 (.400) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 12 steals, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 21 fouls.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Ahuntsic Indiens clipped the 6th-seeded St. Thomas Tommies 80-70. Ahuntsic jumped out with a 9-0 lead, within the first two minutes. STU scored their first basket at the three-minute mark. The first quarter ended 17-15 for Ahuntsic. In the second quarter, STU’s first seven points were all foul shots. The Atlantic team went 7-7 in the first few minutes, taking the lead at 22-20. Throughout the quarter the teams exchanged 3-pointers with STU still in the lead by the end of the half 37-36. It took a mere 90 seconds for both teams to score in the third. Despite a quiet half with STU only taking contested shots, Ahuntsic regained control at 60-52. In the last few minutes of the third into the first few minutes of the fourth, Ahuntsic hit four straight 3-pointers. Shortly after, Dure, threw a dunk on a fast break. Ahuntsic dominated the final frame. Frederic Dure was chosen player of the game for the Indiens, while MacKenzie Washburn earned the laurels for the Tommies. Frederic Dure paced the Indiens with 27 on 10-20 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Jonathan-Dave Tshibuy added 19 on 7-15 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 10 boards. Max Joseph notched 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Davidson Joseph added 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Laye Kourouma notched 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the line and 13 boards. Emmanuel Hamel added 3, while Steven Bomolo, Kenny Mayala and Jimmy Beland were scoreless. The Indiens hit 30-67 (.447) from the floor, 8-12 from the arc and 12-27 (.444) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 8 steals, 22 turnovers, 2 blocks and 17 fouls. Corey DeLong paced the Tommies with 16 on 6-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Calvin LeBlanc added 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 5-7 from the line and 7 boards. Nathan Mazurkiewicz added 14 on 4-23 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 7 assists. Richard Wilkins scored 12 on 4-17 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Will Kowalsky scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. MacKenzie Washburn added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Brent Kingston scored 2, while Bradley Hovey, Tyler Daley, David Dolan, Jordan Forsythe and Jordan Maxwell were scoreless. The Tommies hit 24-74 (.324) from the floor, 8-21 (.381) from the arc and 14-17 (.823) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 11 steals, 17 turnovers, 2 blocks and 19 fouls.
In the bronze quarterfinals, the 6th-seeded St. Thomas Tommies nipped the 7th-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics 60-57 in a rematch of the Atlantic college’s title bout. Both teams came out in aggressive man-man play. The first quarter resulted in low scoring with turnovers from careless passes. Karl Frederick hit an open jumper to tie the game, 4-all, with just over five minutes left. Richard Wilkins hit a 3-pointer and a fast break lay-up to give the Tommies an 11-4 lead. Frederick responded with his own 3-pointer to bring it within two and a 3-point play for MSVU’s Brandon Doyle tied the game at 11 by the end of the quarter. Both teams settled into the second quarter with slow patient offense. MSVU extended to full court man-man play early-on. Wilkins continued good shooting, finishing the half with nine points on 4-9 shooting. MSVU’s Frederick had hot hands finishing half with 12 points on 7-10 shooting. Towards the end of half, Mystic post Luke Reynolds made effective passes out of the post and had a great block on a wide-open shot. MSVU ended the half 32-25. Throughout the second half, teams traded baskets. In the third quarter, two consecutive 24-second shot clock violations energized MSVU. But it was short lived with back-to-back MSVU turnovers. In the fourth, teams continued to run set plays, initiated through the high post, looking for the right option to score. STU’s Nathan Mazurkiewicz hit a 3-pointer to break two-minute scoring drought. MSVU’s Derico Symonds answered to keep the tie with 3:52 remaining. Consecutive defensive stops for both STU and MSVU in the final two minutes kept score tied at 55. A tough left-hand drive through traffic hoop by Mazurkiewicz put STU by up two. MSVU replied with their own drive. Near the buzzer, Kingston had a tough right-hand finish, to increase STU by 3. MSVU called time-out to advance the ball. They had four chances to tie, but were unsuccessful. Brent Kingston was chosen player of the game for Tommies, while Karl Frederick earned the laurels for the Mystics. Brent Kingston paced the Tommies with 17 on 7-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 3 boards. Nathan Mazurkiewicz added 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Richard Wilkins notched 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Calvin LeBlanc notched 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 4 boards. David Dolan scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 6 boards. Corey DeLong added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 5 boards. MacKenzie Washburn scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 2 boards and 9 assists. Will Kowalsky added 2, along with 2 boards, while Bradley Hovey, Jordan Forsythe, Tyler Daley and Jordan Maxwell were scoreless. The Tommies hit 24-54 (.444) from the floor, 4-20 (.200) from the arc and 8-17 (.470) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 11 steals, 24 turnovers, 2 blocks and 13 fouls. Karl Fredrick paced the Mystics with 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Ryan Smith added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-5 from the line and 3 boards. Luke Reynolds notched 9 on 4-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Graham Carter added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Brandon Doyle scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 0-1 from the line. Derico Symonds added 5 on 2-5 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Todd Williams scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 3 assists, while Josh Thomas, Alex LeBlanc, Jeremy Skidmore, Jay Kelly and Ben Deviller were scoreless. The Mystics hit 23-61 (.377) from the floor, 3-17 (.176) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 11 steals, 18 turnovers, 1 block and 18 fouls.
In the other bronze quarterfinal, the 8th-seeded Red Deer Kings edged the 5th-seeded Vanier Cheetahs 106-103. The Cheetahs led 32-29, 52-50 and 85-77 at the quarters. In the third, RDC changed zones to match up with Vanier’s three-point shooters. Vanier’s Benjamin Millaud-Meunier had a lethal half with back-to-back 3-pointers. Despite Vanier maintaining the lead by the fourth, RDC continued to look great in transition with all five players looking to push the ball on offense. RDC’s offensive rebounding, combined with extra passes enabled them to break down Vanier’s zone. They brought themselves up within 91-88 with just over five minutes left. The remainder of the game was a three-point shootout. Jacob Cusumano was chosen player of the game for the Kings, while Tevonn Walker earned the laurels for the Cheetahs. Rob Pierce paced the Kings with 27 on 11-19 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 11 boards and 5 assists. Jacob Cusumano added 24 on 8-14 from the floor, 7-10 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Eric Bakker scored 16 on 7-16 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Lloyd Strickland scored 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards and 6 assists. Sarain Soonias notched 13 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 8 assists. Joel Caroll scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Tyler Flaherty added 5, along with 3 boards, and Corrie Thomas 2, along with 2 boards and 2 assists. Karl Hoehne, Taylor Kolonic and Pedro Porto Alegre were scoreless. The Kings hit 42-77 (.545) from the floor, 12-24 from the arc and 10-11 (.909) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 30 assists, 9 steals, 25 turnovers, 5 blocks and 20 fouls. Benjamin Millaud-Meunier paced the Cheetahs with 25 on 8-22 from the floor, 6-15 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Tevonn Walker added 23 on 9-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Jhony Verrone notched 15 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Malcolm Henderson added 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the line and 5 boards. Jonathan Bermillo scored 10 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 8 boards and 6 assists. Greishe Clerjuste added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Michael Dosado scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 2 boards. Christopher Henny-Nyanguila added 3, while Justin Kinnear, Michael Fazzolari, Kyle Johnston and Carl Nicolae were scoreless. The Cheetahs hit 38-82 (.463) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 19-27 (.703) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 11 steals, 17 turnovers, 4 blocks and 12 fouls.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Mount Royal Cougars nipped the 3rd-seeded Ahuntsic Indiens 90-86 after leading 25-17, 48-37 and 66-59 at the quarters. The Cougars broke to an 8-2 lead on transition buckets and then extended the margin to 18-8 on a pair of treys. In the fourth quarter, the Cougars built their lead to 74-62 but a 10-0 Ahuntsic run trimmed the margin before Mount Royal won it at the free throw line. Steve Trinidad was chosen player of the game for the Cougars, while Jonathan-Dave Tshibuy earned the laurels for the Indiens. Steve Trinidad paced the Cougars with 28 on 10-22 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 10 boards and 3 steals. Josh White added 12 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Nick Loewen notched 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 4 boards. Keville Ollivierre added 10 on 5-6 from the floor and 9 boards. Awet Abraha added 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Kyle Wilson scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Trent Offreins notched 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Kyle Newman added 3, Ammon Crowfoot 3, along with 2 boards, and James Lefebrve 2, along with 3 boards, while Mangk Akwl and Shayne Stumpf were scoreless. The Cougars hit 31-71 (.436) from the floor, 13-31 (.419) from the arc and 15-16 (.937) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 5 steals, 21 turnovers, 4 blocks and 18 fouls. Jonathan-Dave Tshibuy paced the Indiens with 26 on 10-21 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Davidson Joseph added 23 on 8-12 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Kenny Mayala notched 13 on 5-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 5 boards. Frederic Dure added 10 on 4-23 from the floor, 1-16 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 7 boards. Max Joseph scored 8 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-3 from the line. Laye Kourouma added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Emmanuel Hamel, Jimmy Beland and Steven Bomolo were scoreless. The Indiens hit 32-80 (.400) from the floor, 7-30 (.233) from the arc and 15-27 (.555) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 9 steals, 17 turnovers, 2 blocks and 22 fouls.
In the other semi, the 4th-seeded Mohawk Mountaineers dumped the top-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves 78-71. The game began with two contrasting styles – UNBC with pressure man-man and Mohawk in 2-3 zone. Mohawk pushed the tempo on offense early, shooting all open two’s and threes. Strong defensive rebounding, by both teams, kept the score close in the first quarter, after which Mohawk led 18-17. Mohawk’s defensive strategy was changed when post Taylor Dowhaniuk picked up two fouls early in the quarter, limiting his minutes. UNBC took a two-point lead early in the second quarter when Francis Rowe hit a trey. Dowhaniuk then picked up his third foul but Andrew Cicuttini drew a charge and hit a pair of buckets to give Mohawk a seven-point lead before the Timberwolves began dominating the offensive glass and rallied to within 37-34 at the half. A thunderous dunk by Dowhaniuk put Mohawk up by five with 1:48 left in the third quarter and a trey by Alex Reis gave the Mountaineers their biggest lead at 66-55 after three quarters. UNBC opened the fourth quarter with a 12-0 run. After a three-minute scoring barrage with up and down play, Cicuttini put Mohawk in the lead, by three. Great UNBC defense caused a five second out-of-bounds violation with 28 seconds left on the clock. Two free throws by the relentless Cicuttini bumped Mohawk up once again, by seven, with 17 seconds left. Despite UNBC’s two attempts at a 3-pointer, in final procession, they were unsuccessful. Manny Campbell was chosen player of the game for the Mountaineers, while Francis Rowe earned the laurels for the Timberwolves. “We were in the game but down the stretch we had some open looks that just didn’t fall for us,” said UNBC coach Todd Jordan. “There were a couple key rebounds we just couldn’t get. We battled. I’m proud of the guys — they worked real hard. The guys did everything they could and we just had some unfortunate bounces.” Andrew Cicuttini paced the Mountaineers with 21 on 7-17 from the floor, 7-8 from the line and 13 boards. Aminu Bello added 15 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Manny Campbell notched 13 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Alex Reis scored 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Tanner Lane added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Taylor Dowhaniuk notched 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 13 boards. Jeff Hunt scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Mike Dzikic, Matthew Cupido, Abdullah Abdi, Shakele Osborne and Josh Sanderson were scoreless. The Mountaineers hit 30-74 (.405) from the floor, 6-22 (.272) from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 8 steals, 16 turnovers, 6 blocks and 18 fouls. Francis Rowe paced the Timberwolves with 17 on 6-13 from the floor and 5-9 from the arc. Sam Raphael added 15 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Charles Barton scored 14 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Dennis Stark notched 12 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 15 boards and 2 assists. Jose Araujo added 8 on 2-11 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Joel Rybachuk scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 7 assists. Dan Stark, Billy Cheng, Kevan Madsen, Lucas Root, Mike Conlin and Gabe Aubertin were scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 25-71 (.352) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 14-19 (.736) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 6 steals, 16 turnovers, 4 blocks and 14 fouls.
In the bronze semis, the 6th-seeded St. Thomas Tommies stunned the top-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves 74-62. Both teams started the game with hard, aggressive, half-court man-man play, setting the pace for an up and down quarter. STU pushed the pace early, with Nathan Mazurkiewicz finishing on fast break opportunities. A 3-pointer by UNBC’s Francis Rowe brought UNBC within one with nearly six minutes left but the Tommies controlled the pace and led 18-15 after one quarter. They extended their margin to nine before the Timberwolves rallied to within three and then took the lead on a pair of Billy Cheng free throws. But the Tommies regained a 30-28 lead at the half. Cold shooting by STU, combined with intense defense, allowed the Timberwolves to take an early lead in the third quarter but Calvin LeBlanc and Brent Kingston took control of the paint as the Tommies moved ahead by seven and led 41-34 after three quarters. STU’s hard work rebounding allowed them to have numerous second chance opportunities at the offensive end. An end-end drive by UNBC brought them within five but the Tommies took care of the ball, extended their lead to 10 and romped. Nathan Mazurkiewicz was chosen player of the game for the Tommies, while Dennis Stark earned the laurels for the Timberwolves. “We couldn’t get shots to fall and just could never create the energy we needed to. It was unfortunate — a tough way to end the tournament,” said Thunderwolves coach Todd Jordan. Post Dennis Stark noted “it was upsetting, but things just didn’t go our way. We defended pretty well. We only had 30 [scored against us] at the half and that’s right around our mark. Offensively, we weren’t really in attack mode, it seemed. Out of that 30, they still got a lot of easy buckets and when a team is doing that and you’re not converting on the other end it’s a bit of an uphill battle. We just didn’t get it done. We didn’t hit shots and they got a lot of easy stuff.” Richard Wilkins paced the Tommies with 21 on 8-15 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards. Nathan Mazurkiewicz added 20 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Calvin LeBlanc scored 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 7 boards. Brent Kingston added 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 assists. Bradley Hovey added 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Corey DeLong notched 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. MacKenzie Washburn notched 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards and 5 assists. Will Kowalsky scored 2, while Tyler Daley, David Dolan, Jordan Forsythe and Jordan Maxwell were scoreless. The Tommies hit 27-73 (.369) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 15-19 (.789) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 18 assist, 12 steals, 18 turnovers, 2 blocks and 23 fouls. Sam Raphael paced the Timberwolves with 20 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Jose Araujo added 16 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 2 boards. Dennis Stark notched 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 13 boards. Charles Barton scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Francis Rowe added 4, along with 2 assists, Joel Rybachuk 4, along with 6 boards and 2 assists, Kevan Madsen 4, along with 4 boards, and Billy Cheng 2, along with 2 assists. Dan Stark, Lucas Root, Mike Conlin and Gabe Aubertin were scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 20-60 (.333) from the floor, 3-12 from the arc and 19-26 (.730) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 9 steals, 28 turnovers, 3 blocks and 17 fouls.
In the other bronze semi, the 8th-seeded Red Deer Kings stunned the 3rd-seeded Ahuntsic Indiens 82-77. The Kings took a 10-2 lead early on the gunning of Eric Bakker and Sarain Soonias but the Indiens rallied to within 16-14 after one quarter. But the Kings extended their lead to 20 on shooting of Pedro Porto-Alegre and Jacob Cusumano before Ahuntsic rallied to within 41-28 at the half. Ahuntsic patiently broke down Red Deer’s defence in the third quarter but the King’s height and superior inside game allowed them to maintain a double-digit lead. Back-to-back sweeping lay-ups by Davidson Joseph and Frederic Dure allowed Ahuntsic to trim the margin to single digits with two minutes left in the third. A tough finish by Kenny Mayala, followed by an athletic rebound and foul, brought Ahuntsic within 59-55 after three quarters. Ahuntsic chipped away, capped by a 3-pointer for Max Joseph and a driving finish by Davidson Joseph. But the Kings continued to push the pace and eventually tired the Indiens. Robert Pierce was chosen player of the game for the Kings, while Max Joseph earned the laurels for Ahuntsic. Rob Pierce paced the Kings with 27 on 12-21 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 13 boards and 3 assists. Sarain Soonias added 18 on 7-10 from the floor, 5-7 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Jacob Cusumano notched 9 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 6 assists. Eric Bakker added 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Lloyd Strickland notched 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 6 assists. Joel Caroll added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Corrie Thomas added 3, along with 6 boards, and Pedro Porto Alegre 3, while Tyler Flaherty, Taylor Kolonic and Karl Hoehne were scoreless. The Kings hit 33-75 (.440) from the floor, 3-13 (.230) from the arc and 13-23 (.565) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 9 steals, 26 turnovers, 6 blocks and 19 fouls. Frederic Dure paced the Indiens with 23 on 10-19 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Max Joseph added 18 on 6-19 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-7 from the line and 4 boards. Davidson Joseph notched 12 on 3-17 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Jonathan-Dave Tshibuy added 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 13 boards and 4 assists. Kenny Mayala added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Laye Kourouma added 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 2 boards, while Emmanuel Hamel, Steven Bomolo and Jimmy Beland were scoreless. The Indiens hit 29-76 (.381) from the floor, 4-13 (.307) from the arc and 15-24 (.625) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 12 steals, 21 turnovers, 1 block and 22 fouls.
In the bronze medal match, the 6th-seeded St. Thomas Tommies dumped the 8th-seeded Red Deer Kings 75-68. The Kings ripped off a late 6-0 run to take a 21-20 lead after one quarter. STU’s MacKenzie Washburn sacrificed his body by diving out-of-bounds, crashing through sponsor signs, while making a no-look pass to his team mate that led to a runout trey as the Tommies took a 38-28 lead before Red Deer notched a 7-0 run to rally within 42-38 at the half. Teams exchanged field goals early in the second half bringing it 46-43. But the Kings collected a 13-0 run late in the third quarter to lead 58-50 after the frame. RDC continued to stretch the lead 62-50 before a steal by Nathan Mazurkiewicz, ignited a 16-2 Tommies run to take the lead 66-64 with two and a half minutes remaining. RDC responded by tying the game at 66 with two minutes left. Clutch foul shooting by the Tommies iced the win as they hit their seven final points from the foul line. Nathan Mazurkiewicz was chosen player of the game for the Tommies, while Eric Bakker earned the laurels for the Kings. Nathan Mazurkiewicz paced the Tommies with 24 on 8-19 from the floor, 1-10 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Corey DeLong added 21 on 7-14 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Richard Wilkins notched 16 on 6-19 from the floor, 4-12 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Will Kowalsky added 5 on 3-7 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 assists. MacKenzie Washburn notched 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Calvin LeBlanc added 2, along with 2 boards, David Dolan 2 and Tyler Daley 1, while Bradley Hovey, Jordan Maxwell, Brent Kingston and Jordan Forsythe were scoreless. Kingston nabbed 5 boards. The Tommie shit 27-75 (.360) from the floor, 10-37 (.270) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 14 turnovers, 7 blocks, 8 steals and 14 fouls. Eric Bakker paced the Kings with 19 on 8-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 4 assists. Rob Pierce added 16 on 6-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 14 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Jacob Cusumano notched 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Tyler Flaherty added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Joel Caroll notched 8 on 4-7 from the floor and 4 boards. Lloyd Strickland added 3 on 1-13 from the arc, 5 boards and 7 assists. Corrie Thomas scored 2, along with 4 boards, and Sarain Soonias 2, along with 5 boards. Taylor Kolonic, Karl Hoehne and Pedro Porto Alegre were scoreless. The Kings hit 27-73 (.370) from the floor, 5-29 (.172) from the arc and 9-14 (.643) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 3 blocks, 9 steals, 25 turnovers and 16 fouls.
In the title bout, the 4th-seeded Mohawk Mountaineers dusted the 2nd-seeded Mount Royal Cougars 88-73. Great defense started the game off, from both sides, with a mere 2-2 score, three minutes into the game. From there, MRU went on a 7-0 run to lead 9-2 with 5:20 left in the first quarter. Teams traded 3-pointers, bringing the score 12-10 for the Cougars. Mohawk took over with 2:36 remaining, by scoring another 3-pointer. They brought the game to a 16-16 tie with just over a minute left. The quarter closed 21-18 for Mohawk after they outscored MRU 5-2. Mohawk scored 10 unanswered points to start the second. MRU earned their first point by converting 1-2 free throws to trim the margin to 31-19. After the lead was stretched by 17 points, the Cougars exploded with an 8-0 run to rally within 36-27 with 3:30 remaining in the half. From there, teams traded field goals to end the half with Mohawk taking a 47-37 lead into the break. A quiet third quarter with no lead changes, Mohawk matched MRU nearly point-for-point, taking a 64-55 lead after the frame. Continuing to push the pace, Mohawk stretched the lead to 15 points, nearly four minutes into the fourth quarter. The Cougars rallied no closer than 13. Aminu Bello was chosen player of the game for the Mountaineers, while Nick Loewen earned the laurels for the Cougars. Aminu Bello paced the Mountaineers with 32 on 10-22 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Alex Reis added 22 on 8-15 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Tanner Lane notched 12 on 4-6 from the arc. Manny Campbell scored 10 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards and 8 assists. Andrew Cicuttini added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 15 boards. Taylor Dowhaniuk scored 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 11 boards. Matthew Cupido, Jeff Hunt, Abdullah Abdi, Shakele Osborne, Mike Dzikic and Josh Sanderson were scoreless. Hunt nabbed 4 boards. The Mountaineers hit 31-77 (.402) from the floor, 13-32 (.406) from the arc and 13-17 (.764) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 10 steals, 18 turnovers, 5 blocks and 15 fouls. Steve Trinidad paced the Cougars with 18 on 8-16 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Nick Loewen added 17 on 7-23 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Kyle Newman notched 14 on 4-9 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Keville Olivierre added 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 12 boards. Josh White added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 10 boards and 7 assists. Awet Abraha added 4 and Kyle Wilson 2, along with 2 boards, while Ammon Crowfoot, Trent Offreins, Mangk Akwl, James Lefebrve and Shayne Stumpf were scoreless. Offreins nabbed 2 boards. The Cougars hit 28-82 (.341) from the floor, 9-33 (.272) from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 8 steals, 19 turnovers, 2 blocks and 12 fouls.
The all-tournament team featured: MVP Andrew Cicuttini (Mohawk); Manny Campbell (Mohawk); Steve Trinidad (Mount Royal); Rob Pierce (Red Deer); Nathan Mazurkiewicz (St. Thomas); and Nick Loewen (Mount Royal)
The 2nd team featured: Taylor Dowhaniuk (Mohawk); Richard Wilkinds (St. Thomas); Jonathan-Dave Tshibuy (Ahuntsic); Jhony Veronne (Vanier); and Sam Raphael (Northern BC)
The bronze medalist St. Thomas Tommies: Nathan Mazurkiewicz; MacKenzie Washburn; Corey DeLong; Brent Kingston; Richard Wilkins; Will Kowalsky; Calvin LeBlanc; David Dolan; Tyler Daley; Bradley Hovey; Jordan Maxwell; Jordan Forsythe; coach Dwight Dickinson; assistant Scott MacLeod; trainer Jill Purcell; athletic director Michael Eagles; SID Matt Sheriko
The silver medalist Mount Royal Cougars: Nick Loewen; Trent Offreins; Steve Trinidad; Awet Abraha; Keville Ollivierre; Josh White; Ammon Crowfoot; Kyle Newman; Kyle Wilson; Mangk Akwl; James Lefebvre; Shayne Stumpf; Chase Rickaby; coach Mark Dobell; assistant Tyler McVicar; assistant Craig Jantzen; assistant Cam Dodd; therapist Brennan Mahon; athletic director Karla Karch
The gold medalist Mohawk Mountaineers: Aminu Bello; Manny Campbell; Andrew Cicuttini; Alex Reis; Tanner Lane; Jeff Hunt; Taylor Dowhaniuk; Matthew Cupido; Mike Dzikic; Josh Sanderson; Abdullah Abdi; Shakele Henry Osborne; Brae Diaby; coach Brian Jonker; assistant Mike Woodburn; assistant Mac Akrong; assistant Colin Baylay; manager Adam Njauw; therapist Stefani Smith; athletic director Michelle Ball