Final regular season standings (4): Red River (12-0); U of Winnipeg College (8-4); Canadian Mennonite (4-8); Providence University College (0-12)
In the semis, the top-seeded Red River Rebels dusted the Providence University College Freemen 97-37 after leading 21-12, 49-21 and 72-30 at the quarters. Chris Benevides paced the Rebels with 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc and 3 boards. Jaharga Metaxas added 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Taylor Brown scored 14 on 6-10 from the floor and 2-5 from the arc. Odi Opap added 13 on 5-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 steals. Jason Malcolm added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Daniel Hidalgo scored 8 on 3-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the arc. Rodell Aaron notched 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Mike Hebert scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 8 boards. Lloyd Hildebrant added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 12 boards and 3 steals. Kyle Oueijo scored 4, along with 3 boards and 3 steals, Kevin Quirante 3, along with 3 boards and 4 assists and Corey Neufeld 2, along with 3 boards. The Rebels hit 38-82 (.463) from the floor, 17-33 (.515) from the arc and 4-6 (.667) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 14 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 18 steals. Johnathan Thompson paced the Freemen with 17 on 5-30 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 7-12 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 7 steals. Eric Johnson added 6 on 3-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Brennan Foidart scored 6 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 14 boards. Robert Kilmartin scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 12 boards. Kyle Buhler added 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 3 boards, while Keenan Reimer was scoreless. The Freemen hit 14-74 (.189) from the floor, 1-15 (.066) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 26 on the offensive glass, 8 fouls, 3 assists, 22 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded University of Winnipeg College Wesmen clocked the 3rd-seeded Canadian Mennonite Blazers 69-50 after leading 13-9, 29-22 and 51-40 at the quarters. The Blazers had clawed their way back with a game with a 10-0 run to rally within two of the Wesmen. But Mike Villanueva responded with a trio of treys and the Wesmen pulled away down the stretch. Mike Villanueva paced the Wesmen with 23 on 8-14 from the floor, 7-9 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 assists. Matthew Thomas added 14 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 steals. Keenan Bennoroch added 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 4 boards. Randal Viray notched 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Tyler Peirce added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 7 boards. Cam Roach added 4, along with 5 boards, Stephen Ralko 3, along with 2 boards and Steven Trefi 2, along with 3 boards, while Ronell Banilbo, Jordan Kussin, Denzell Green and Ward Anders were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 25-60 (.417) from the floor, 13-23 (.565) from the arc and 6-10 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 6 assists, 13 turnovers and 6 steals. Stephen Jones paced the Blazers with 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Lucas Derksen added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Matt Koenig scored 11 on 4-16 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 7 boards. Sean Beargen added 4, Matej Juric 3, along with 9 boards, Ryan Wiebe 3, Adam Bergen 2, along with 5 boards and Vince Munoz 1, along with 2 boards, 3assists and 2 steals, while Sam Harrison, Luke Cassie, Brendan Dyck and Chris Hedge were scoreless. The Blazers hit 19-60 (.317) from the floor, 7-30 (.233) from the arc and 5-10 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 9 fouls, 5 assists, 14 turnovers, 4 blocks and 6 steals.
In the final, the top-seeded Red River Rebels dispatched the 2nd-seeded University of Winnipeg College Wesmen 72-56 to capture their fifth consecutive crown. The Rebels defence held Wesmen star guard Mike Villanueva scoreless in the first half. Mike Hebert, meanwhile, scored 5 points, nabbed 3 boards and blocked 1 shot in the first quarter as Red River built an early lead. Corey Neufeld drained four consecutive buckets in the second quarter as the Rebels took command. Their defensive pressure prevented the Wesmen from finding any kind of rhythm in the second half. Mike Hebert was named player of the game for Red River, while Cam Roach earned the laurels for the Wesmen. Corey Neufeld paced the Rebels with 26 on 10-17 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Mike Hebert added 15 on 5-6 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 12 boards. Kyle Queijo scored 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Jaharga Metaxas scored 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Kevin Quirante added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jason Malcolm scored 4 on 1-10 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Chris Benevides scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Odik Opap, Rodell Aaron, Daniel Hidalgo, Taylor Brown and Lloyd Hildebrant were scoreless. Hildebrant nabbed 2 boards. The Rebels hit 24-57 (.421) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 17-24 (.708) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 9 fouls, 11 assists, 19 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals. Cam Roach paced the Wesmen with 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Tyler Peirce added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Mike Villanueva added 10 on 3-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Jordan Kussin added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 steals. Steven Trefi added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 4 boards. Matthew Thomas added 3, along with 2 steals, Stephen Ralko 2, Keenan Bennorcoh 2, along with 3 boards, and Denzell Green 2, while Ronell Banilbo, Randal Viray and Ward Anders were scoreless. Anders nabbed 4 boards. The Wesmen hit 21-63 (.333) from the floor, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 9-11 (.818) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 6 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 12 steals.
The silver medalist University of Winnipeg Wesmen: Mike Villanueva; Stephen Ralko; Tyler Peirce; Keenan Bennoroch; Steven Trefi; Cameron Roche; Jordan Kussin; Ward Anders; Matthew Thomas; Denzel Green; Randal Viray; Ronell Banilbo; Joe Blanco; Brandon Murdock; Prempaul Sidhu; coach Grant Richter; assistant Wally Chubaty; assistant Srdjan Komlenovic
The gold medalist Red River Rebels: Corey Neufeld; Mike Hebert; Kevin Quirante; Jason Malcolm; Kyle Queijo; Jaharqa Metaxas; Lloyd Hildebrant; Chris Benevides; Taylor Brown; Odik Opap; Rodell Aaron; Daniel Hidalgo; Daman Morissette; coach Sukhvir Singh; assistant Chris Lucas; assistant Joel Themmen; assistant Josh Olaes; therapist Melnyk