In the quarterfinals, the Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions defeated the Winnipeg Garden City Gophers 75-41 as Jan Kreutzer scored 16, Dave Booth 20, Ron Pelletier 13 and Rudi McGowan 11. The Lions led 17-7, 35-16 and 60-25 at the quarters. Dwight Wally paced the Gophers with 21. The Gophers (coached by Dale Bradshaw) also included, Geoff Braff, Wade Hryciuk, Richard Gooch.
The Winnipeg St. John’s Tech Tigers pounded the Portage la Prairie Arthur Meighen Squires 42-27 as John Wierbicki and Walter Weiss bombed over top the Squires zone. Wierbicki paced the Tigers with 12. Weiss added 9 and John Levin 9. The Squires led 19-17 at the half. Doug Fraser led the Squires with 14. The Squires (coached by Jan Green) also included Lorne Falk, Ron Goodale, Tim Duprey, Paul McGregor, Duke Andrich, Murray Cumberland, and Len McNeely, Bob Stewart, Glen Cook and Malcolm Jones.
The Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons dumped the Winnipeg Miles Macdonnell Buckeyes 37-29 as Bob Allen scored 15. Terry Stastook paced the Buckeyes with 15. Wayne Bradshaw added 14. The Buckeyes also included Bob Syke.
In the last quarterfinal, the Winnipeg Dakota Lancers dispatched the Winnipeg Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute Hawks 39-30 after leading 15-13 at the half and 24-20 after three quarters. Rich Macey paced the Lancers with 13. Bob Paizen added 11. Willie Reimer led the Hawks with 13. The Hawks (coached by Henry Thiessen) also included Vic Enns, Ron Unruh, Gerry Neufeld, Ben Rempel, Paul Hiebert, Theo Hassenrueck, John Brown, Jack Dueck, Vic Martens and Neil Buller.
In the semis, the Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions defeated the Winnipeg St. John’s Tigers 63-28 as Jon Kreutzer scored 25 and Dave Booth 13.
In the other semi, the Winnipeg Dakota Lancers defeated the Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons 55-48 as Dave Greenwood scored 17. Bob Allen led the Maroons with 19.
In the bronze medal match, the Daniel McIntyre Maroons thumped the Winnipeg St. John’s Tigers 62-38 as Wayne Bradshaw scored 18, Bob Allen 14 and Larry Tanchuck 12. The Tigers (coached by Russ Pastock, managed by Greg Berko and Clarence Drebit) included Randy Miller, Walter Weiss, Jon Levin, Ron Postle, George Hekewchuk, John Werbicki, Richard Jackin, Charles Frank, Alex Luschyk, Walter Kosarych, John Tabar and Harry Szkwarek.
In the final between Cloverleaf Conference rivals, the Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions defeated the Winnipeg Dakota Lancers 68-41. The Lancers had defeated Glenlawn five of seven times in Cloverleaf conference play but the provincial final belonged to the Lions as they used their 1-2-2 zone to effectively neutralize Winnipeg Dakota’s height advantage. The zone forced Winnipeg Dakota’s Bob Paizer and Dale McDermid to the outside and left Glenlawn’s big men, Ron Pelletier and George Johnson to dominate the boards and key the Lions fastbreak. Meanwhile, Winnipeg Dakota guns Rich Macey and Gordon Puttaert were forced to bomb from the outside. Glenlawn led 18-5 at the quarter and 36-23 at the half. Jan Kreutzer, rated the best player in the province, scored 15 in the third quarter alone, outscoring Winnipeg Dakota by four in the period. He finished with 25. Dave Booth added 15, Johnson 14 and Pelletier 11. Rick Macey paced the lancers with 14. Gord Puttaert added 9 and Bob Paizen 7.
The all-tournament team featured: Jan Kreutzer (Glenlawn); Rich Macey (Dakota); Bob Allen (Daniel McIntyre); Ron Pelletier (Glenlawn); and Bob Paizer (Dakota)
The bronze medalist Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons: Wayne Bradshaw; Bob Allan; Alex Papadakis; Gary Leverton; Larry Tinchuk; Ken Schrier; John Gill; Randy Miller; coach Thom Murray
The silver medalist Winnipeg Dakota Lancers: Bob Paizer; Dale McDermid; Rick Macey; Gordon Puttaert; David Greenwood; Cory Puttaert; Ralph Deacon; Bob Fosker; Ken Chapman; Bob Milne; Bob Ogilvie; Alan Hudson; coach Joe Rezak manager Eric Classen
The gold medalist Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions: Jan Kreutzer; Dave Booth; Ron Pelletier; Rudi McGowan; George Johnson; Ron Pelletier; Geoff Bragg; Wade Hryciuk; Phil Smith; John Manning; Brad Craig; Art Brown; coach Dennis Wilson