WEST ROUND ROBIN BC ALTA MAN SASK Record
British Columbia —– 87-86 111-67 92-80 (3-0)
Alberta 86-87 —– 70-66 83-63 (2-1)
Manitoba 67-111 66-70 —– 67-65 (1-2)
Saskatchewan 80-92 63-83 65-67 —– (0-3)
Bronze Manitoba 83 Saskatchewan 76
Final British Columbia 88 Alberta 77

        In West round robin play, held in Saskatoon: …………………………………………………… Manitoba edged Saskatchewan 67-65 as Maciej Mikulec hit a pair of free throws with 2 seconds on the clock. Saskatchewan was in a dog-fight the entire game. An early 22-4 run gave Saskatchewan a lead it would hold until the end of the first half, but turnovers and careless play reduced the lead to just one point, 36-35. In the second half, Manitoba put on a clinic on offensive rebounding and was in control until Saskatchewan turned the game into a helter-skelter affair. Saskatchewan guard Courtney Kolla hit a three-point play, and teammate Mark Roblin connected to tie it 65-65. On the ensuing possession, Manitoba got called for a 10-second backcourt violation, giving the ball to the hosts with :23 left. Saskatchewan was trying for one shot, but a poor exchange between Roblin and Kolla allowed Manitoba’s Maciej Mikulec to pick up the ball. He was fouled going to the hoop. He hit both free throws with two ticks left, sending Saskatchewan from the verge of victory to the feeling of letting one slip away. “They played their butts off and it came down to one error,” said Saskatchewan head coach Len Jeffries. “We played a good game and had a chance to win it. That one mistake, but what can you do? We’ll play hard the rest of the tournament.” Kolla led Saskatchewan with 11 points. Mikulec had 17 for Manitoba. …………………………………………………… British Columbia defeated Alberta 87-86. B.C. had the lead until two monster dunks by Mike Card helped give Alberta a 78-71 lead. B.C. stormed back, led by Pasha Bains. He scored eight of his team-high 27 points in the last three minutes, and a fade-away jumper by Steve Ross with two seconds left gave B.C. the win. Kris Campbell led Alberta with 29 points. …………………………………………………… Alberta defeated Saskatchewan 83-63. Two three-pointers by Alberta’s Phil Scherer with eight minutes to go in the half was the beginning of Saskatchewan’s demise. Alberta went on an 18-7 run and led 37-29 at the break. “We hit a dead spot when Alberta went on that run,” said Saskatchewan coach Len Jeffries. “We were playing with them, and then bam, just like that.” Saskatchewan was without point guard Courtney Kolla, who injured a foot in a game Thursday. Without Kolla, Saskatchewan turned the ball over frequently in the second half and had trouble running its offence. “We will stay respectable this weekend, don’t quit,” Jeffries said. “That’s one thing they won’t do, no matter we play for third.” Mark Roblin led Saskatchewan with 12 points. Scherer had 14 for Alberta. …………………………………………………… B.C. downed Manitoba 111-67. Superb three-point shooting by B.C. and a pesky defence were the stories of the game. Pasha Bains led B.C. with 26 points. Ife Okwumabua had 10 for Manitoba. …………………………………………………… Alberta dispatched Manitoba 70-66 as Mike Card scored 25 and Leo Morrison 16. Dave Barr led Manitoba with 21. Alex Dyck added 10 and Maciej Mikulec 10. …………………………………………………… British Columbia clipped Saskatchewan 92-80 as Pasha Bains scored 26 and Steve Ross 10. Jason Drummon paced Saskatchewan with 13. Jemahl Manning added 13 and Ashley Yeaman 13.

        In the bronze medal match, Manitoba defeated Saskatchewan 83-76. The hosts got a boost from Saskatoon’s Cory Andrews, who scored 15 early points, and Ashley Yeaman. After a Jemahl Manning three-point play, Saskatchewan led 38-35 at half. The lead see-sawed until the last five minutes when Manitoba took control. With the score knotted at 61-61, Saskatchewan had four bad possessions, and Manitoba took a seven-point lead, mostly by releasing a man to score uncontested layups. Corey Andrews led Saskatchewan with 24 points, Manning had 13 and Yeaman, 12. All-star Ernest Nortay had a game-high 23 for Manitoba. “We had no flow on offence today. If we could have fast breaked more, the result may have been different,” said Yeaman.

        In the West final, British Columbia defeated Alberta 88-77 as Steve Ross scored 17. Mike Card led Alberta with 20. The B.C. men’s team was not challenged until eight minutes remained in its game. Coming back from deficits as great as 25, Alberta cut B.C.’s lead to nine. Pasha Bains struggled, while MVP Mike Card of Alberta picked up his play, finishing with a game-high 20, including a one-handed dunk over two B.C. defenders that whipped the gym into a frenzy. Steve Ross bailed B.C. out in the end, hitting clutch shots and finishing with 17 points. “This is a relief because I didn’t want to be the coach that lost the streak,” B.C. coach Chris Kennedy told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “We played the best defence of the tournament, and got better each game.”

        The all-tournament team featured: MVP Mike Card (Alberta); Ernest Nortay (Manitoba); David Robinson (Saskatchewan); Ryan Anderson (Alberta); Pasha Bains (BC); Atnas Maeko (BC)

        The West bronze medalist Manitoba: Ernest Nortay; Maciej Mikulec; Ife Okwumabua; Dave Barr; Alex Dyck;

        The West silver medalist Alberta: Mike Card; Kris Campbell; Phil Scherer; Ryan Anderson; Leo Morrison; coach Mike Fullerton

        The West gold medalist British Columbia: Darren Apels; Pasha Bains; Hidesh Bhardwaj; Gil Cheung; Jeff Dallin; Scott Fraser-Dauphinee; Paris Jackson; Atnas Maeko; Damian Moe; Steve Ross; Jesse Tupper; alternate Shawn Mervin; alternate Andy Olson; coach Chris Kennedy, assistant Ted Cusick.

EAST ROUND ROBIN NS NFLD PEI
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Nova Scotia —– 104-69
Newfoundland 69-104 —– 105-63
PEI 63-105 —–
Bronze
Final

       

        In Eastern round robin play, held in Moncton: …………………………………………………… Newfoundland crushed PEI 105-63 as Mike Ash scored 34 and Andy Moss 16. …………………………………………………… Nova Scotia whipped Newfoundland 104-69. Mike Pope led Newfoundland with 14.

        Nova Scotia: Vanteo Grant, Coach Darryl Johnston

        In the bronze medal match, Newfoundland & Labrador defeated X.

        In the final, x defeated New Brunswick:

        The East bronze medalist Newfoundland & Labrador: Mike Pope; Mike Ash; Andy Moss; Darren Hoyles; Anthony Crocker; John Gibbons; Randy Ryan; Dustin Newhook; Robin Learmonth; Mike Harvey; Dave Ellis; coach Randy Ash; coach Wayne White; manager Sharon Ash

        The East silver medalist New Brunswick:

        The East gold medalist x: