| Alberta | —– | 62-61 | 87-84 | 71-61 | (3-0) | |||
| Quebec | 61-62 | —– | 75-74 | 90-72 | (2-1) | |||
| Nova Scotia | 84-87 | 74-75 | —– | 85-84 | (1-2) | |||
| Saskatchewan | 61-71 | 72-90 | 84-85 | —– | (0-3) | |||
| POOL B | BC | ONT | MAN | NB | NFLD | Record | ||
| British Columbia | —– | 92-90 | 75-61 | 102-84 | 101-67 | (4-0) | ||
| Ontario | 90-92 | —– | 101-74 | 105-77 | 101-54 | (3-1) | ||
| Manitoba | 61-75 | 74-101 | —– | 82-74 | 88-76 | (2-2) | ||
| New Brunswick | 84-102 | 77-105 | 74-82 | —– | 81-71 | (1-3) | ||
| Newfoundland | 67-101 | 54-101 | 76-88 | 71-81 | —– | (0-4) | ||
| 7th | Saskatchewan 94 New Brunswick 88 | |
| 5th | Manitoba 76 Nova Scotia 75 | |
| Semi | British Columbia 71 Quebec 61 | |
| Semi | Ontario 90 Alberta 87 | |
| Bronze | Alberta 87 Quebec 80 | |
| Final | British Columbia 93 Ontario 71 | |
In pool A round robin play, held in Lethbridge: …………………………………………………… Alberta dumped Saskatchewan 71-61. Little distinguished the teams early. Alberta led 22-18 before Saskatchewan rallied to a 27-24 lead and then Alberta countered to take a 34-32 lead at the half. Alberta extended its margin to 10 before Saskatchewan trimmed it to two. Then Darren Ross his six consecutive points as Alberta took the lead for good. Cheyno Kinnie added a bucket to make it 63-55. Alberta posts Rick Stanley, Scott Anthony and Harbir Bains began to assert themselves in the second half. Rick Stanley scored 18 and nabbed 10 boards. Brian Halsey scored 12 and Rod Charlton 12. Harbir Bains nabbed 10 boards. Matt McCullough led Saskatchewan with 20. Doug Prokop added 14, along with 12 boards. Stanley, who was chosen player of the game, noted that “Saskatchewan’s a really strong team. They get in there and board well. … We knew we had to do something (in the second half). We didn’t want to let the game slip away. … We’ve got some good three-point shooters in guys like Cheyno, Ryan (Smith), Rod (Charlton) and Darren Ross. And if we can pound the boards inside, they’re not afraid to take the three-point shot.” …………………………………………………… Quebec nipped Nova Scotia 75-74. …………………………………………………… Alberta edged Nova Scotia 87-84. Alberta took a 19-8 lead and extended their margin to 14 before Nova Scotia rallied within 51-45 at the half and then took a 66-65 lead with 10 minutes to play. The teams repeatedly exchanged the lead before Jim Kaminski and Harbir Bains began to take command of the offensive boards, winning the match on a Kaminski putback. A trey attempt by Kevin Hayden at the buzzer bounced off the rim. “I actually expected, that close of a game,” said Alberta coach Rob Wilson. “They’re the type of team that’s quick and feisty. Their press really caused us some problems.” Harbir Bains paced Alberta with 31. Brian Halsey added 15 and Jim Kaminski 14. Bob O’Brien led Nova Scotia with 25. James McQuaid added 11. Bains said “last night I didn’t score and tonight I just got hot. It was one of those things. They were so short (Wilson) wanted us to get the ball inside and I ended up with the hot hand.” Wilson said “Harbir played great. We’ve been concentrating on getting him the ball. And Jim Kaminski got some great offensive rebounds for us. He also made a couple of great passes.” …………………………………………………… Quebec ripped Saskatchewan 90-72 as Michael Smith scored 18, Allan Cox 15 and Leon Pierre 15. Matt McCullough paced Saskatchewan with 30. Richard Cohee added 12 and Blair Garneau 10. …………………………………………………… Alberta edged Quebec 62-61 as Cheyno Finnie forced a turnover and hit a runout layup with seven seconds remaining on the clock. Alberta trailed 59-54 with two minutes to play but a trey by Ryan Smith, a free throw by Harbir Bains and a Scott Anthony hook set the stage for Finnie’s heroics. Finnie forced the turnover, which went straight into the hands of Rod Charlton, who fed Finnie for the runout. “This was a big win for us,” said Finnie. “It gives everyone on the team a lot of confidence. We beat Saskatchewan in our opening game, but it really wasn’t smooth and it was the same against Nova Scotia. So, this one was nice.” Scott Anthony paced Alberta with 15. Ryan Smith added 11. Leon Pierre led Quebec with 24. “It’s the first time in my five years of coaching with the provincial team that we’ve come first in our pool,” said Alberta coach Rob Wilson. “I think the players are really happy about the win. Once we stuck to our game plan to go inside, things began to happen and they did show a lot of character coming back. We hit some clutch shots and Cheyno forced the turnover.” …………………………………………………… Nova Scotia edged Saskatchewan 85-84 in overtime.
In pool B round robin play: Ontario thrashed Manitoba 101-74 as Phil Dixon scored 22 and Jack Vander Pol 12. Jason Friesen led Manitoba with 11. John Mathieson and Mark Kalinowsky each added 10. …………………………………………………… British Columbia clipped Manitoba 75-61 as Jason Leslie scored 22. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick dispatched Newfoundland 81-71 as Chris Adams scored 22 and Glenn Read 20. Ted Byrne paced Newfoundland with 18. Jeff White added 10. …………………………………………………… British Columbia edged Ontario 92-90 in overtime. BC led 24-17 early and Ontario led 42-39 at the half. Ontario extended its margin to 10 in the second half but BC kept pounding the ball inside to Dale Dergousoff, Glen Coste and Jason Leslie while regaining a 73-69 lead. Ontario took a 79-77 lead with a minute to play but BC forced overtime on a rebound and basket by Coste with 15 seconds left. BC kept the ball inside as they pulled out the win. “We tried not to throw the ball away and just work the offence,” said Kent Hecker. “Ontario is tough and they’re big. We knew we had to drop the ball inside to the big men. That’s our strength. … I just wanted to control the ball. My job isn’t to shoot.” Glen Coste paced BC with 23. Jason Leslie added 20 and Dale Dergousoff 20. Phil Dixon paced Ontario with 37. Kory Hallas added 21 and Justin Jones 17. …………………………………………………… British Columbia stomped Newfoundland 101-67 as Robin Lolt scored 21, Dale Dergousoff 14 and Jason Brinham 11. Brad Dobbin paced Newfoundland with 13. Bruce Nowe added 12 and Blair White 12. …………………………………………………… Manitoba dumped New Brunswick 82-74 as Mark Kalinowsky scored 20 and Dave Nackoney 19. Jim Charters paced New Brunswick with 36. …………………………………………………… Ontario ripped Newfoundland 101-54 as Phil Dixon scored 25 and Scott Bleue 13. Brad Dobbin paced Newfoundland with 18. Bruce Nowe added 12. …………………………………………………… British Columbia dispatched New Brunswick 102-84 as Paul Slaymaker scored 27 and Colin Brousson 15. …………………………………………………… Ontario clocked New Brunswick 105-77 as Justin Jones notched 24. Phil Dixon added 19. Chris Adams paced New Brunswick with 17. Ted Branch added 16. …………………………………………………… Manitoba dumped Newfoundland 88-76.
In the semis, British Columbia clocked Quebec 71-61 as Jason Leslie scored 22, Colin Brousson 14 and Glen Coste 11. Leon Pierre led Quebec with 19. Danny Eveleigh added 17.
In the other semi, Ontario edged Alberta 90-87. The teams traded the lead six times in the first half. Alberta took a 26-20 lead on steal by Ryan Smith which led to a runout Cheyno Finnie layup. Ontario rallied to a 39-30 lead before Alberta countered with a 10-2 run to take a 41-40 lead into the lockers. The teams kept trading le lead in the second half. Alberta built a 59-52 lead before a 12-2 run gave Ontario a 64-61 edged. Alberta led 83-82 with two minutes to play when captain Harbir Bains fouled out. Ontario promptly took the lead and stretched their margin to three before Rod Charlton drained a trey to knot the score at 86 with 30 seconds on the clock. Lorne Guichard hit a pair of free throws from Ontario. Charlton hit 1-2 from the line for Alberta and Ontario iced the win at the line. Kory Hallas paced Ontario with 16. Guichard, Phil Dixon and Mark Daly each added 11. Bains led Alberta with 26. Charlton added 16. Alberta coach Rob Wilson said “the boys played very well. It was their best game of the tournament. Too bad it had to end in a loss. If we had got a couple of rolls at the end the score may have been different.”
In the 7th place playoff, Saskatchewan dumped New Brunswick 94-88.
In the 5th place playoff, Manitoba edged Nova Scotia 76-75. Manitoba (coached by Dale Bradshaw and Dave Guss) included Dave Nackoney, John Mathieson, Mark Kalinowsky.
In the bronze medal match, Alberta defeated Quebec 87-80. Quebec trailed by 10 with five minutes to play and appeared to be closing. But Rod Charlton hit two key buckets for Alberta and Bains dunked another to ensure the Wild Rose entry the victory. Rod Charlton led Alberta with 20. Allan Cox and Michael Sant each scored 14 to pace Quebec. Harbir Bains said “we were pretty disappointed we were going for the bronze and not the gold. But it would have been worse not getting any medal after all the hard work.”
In the final, British Columbia thrashed Ontario 93-71. Ontario jumped out to a 10-2 lead but B.C. responded with its own 9-2 run to narrow the gap to 12-11. B.C. led 42-31 at the half. Ontario opened the second half with a 5-0 run but B.C. responded with its own 11-0 run to put the game under control. Glen Coste finished with 15 points and Dale Dergousoff added 13. Ontario was led by Phil Dixon’s 18 points. Lorne Guichard and Kory Hallas each added 10. “We all practiced pretty hard together for about a month with very few days off,” said tournament MVP Jason Leslie. “As the tournament went along, we sort of got better and got used to each other. We beat Ontario by one and then improved from there.” Leslie added coaches Mike McNeill and Steve Beauchamp “were great. They wouldn’t let us be intimidated (by Ontario). They made sure we ran a disciplined offence. Ontario can force you into doing dumb things, but we stayed away from that.”
The all-tournament team featured MVP Jason Leslie (BC); Dale Dergousoff (BC); Glen Coste (BC); Harbir Bains (Alberta); Leon Pierre (Quebec) and Phil Dixon (Ontario)
The bronze medalists from Alberta: Harbir Bains, Cheyno Finnie, Dustin Jensen, Jim Kaminski, Brian Halsey, Bill LaVergne, Ryan Smith, Rick Stanley, Scott Anthony, Colin Walters, Rod Charlton, Darren Ross; coach Rob Wilson
The silver medalists from Ontario: Phil Dixon; Lorne Guichurd; Kory Hallas; Jack Vander Pol; Justin Jones; Scott Bleue;
The gold medalists from British Columbia: Phil Tapley; Mark Osachoff; Robin Lott; Chris Frye; Cam Aronetz; Dale Dergousoff; Jason Leslie; Glen Coste; Colin Brousson; Paul Slaymaker; Jason Brinham; Kent Hecker; coach Mike McNeill; assistant Steve Beauchamp