| POOL A | ONT | NS | NWT | Record | |||
| Ontario | —– | 99-68 | 112-26 | (2-0) | |||
| Nova Scotia | 68-99 | —– | 104-28 | (1-1) | |||
| Northwest Territories | 26-112 | 28-104 | —– | (0-2) | |||
| POOL B | MAN | NB | PEI | ALTA | Record | ||
| Manitoba | —– | 79-74 | 87-71 | 73-66 | (3-0) | ||
| New Brunswick | 74-79 | —– | 74-50 | 57-54 | (2-1) | ||
| PEI | 71-87 | 50-74 | —– | 67-57 | (1-2) | ||
| Alberta | 66-73 | 54-57 | 57-67 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL C | QUE | SASK | NFLD | BC | Record | ||
| Quebec | —– | 88-48 | 66-50 | 86-78 | (3-0) | ||
| Saskatchewan | 48-88 | —– | 89-76 | 94-81 | (2-1) | ||
| Newfoundland | 50-66 | 76-89 | —– | 78-65 | (1-2) | ||
| British Columbia | 78-86 | 81-94 | 65-78 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| CONSOLATION POOL 9-11 | BC | ALTA | NWT | Record | |||
| British Columbia | —– | 76-51 | 90-18 | (2-0) | |||
| Alberta | 51-76 | —– | 77-17 | (1-1) | |||
| Northwest Territories | 18-90 | 17-77 | —– | (0-2) | |||
| QFs | New Brunswick 77 Saskatchewan 74 | |
| QFs | Quebec 87 Nova Scotia 83 | |
| QFs | Manitoba 92 Newfoundland 75 | |
| QFs | Ontario 94 Prince Edward Island 45 | |
| 5-8th | Saskatchewan 93 Prince Edward Island 80 | |
| 5-8th | Nova Scotia 82 Newfoundland 77 | |
| Semi | Manitoba 82 Quebec 76 | |
| Semi | Ontario 75 New Brunswick 64 | |
| 7th | Newfoundland 61 Prince Edward Island 55 | |
| 5th | Nova Scotia 102 Saskatchewan 85 | |
| Bronze | Quebec 65 New Brunswick 57 | |
| Final | Ontario 93 Manitoba 49 | |
In pool A round-robin play: …………………………………………………… Nova Scotia stomped the Northwest Territories 104-28 after leading 25-6, 63-10 and 85-20 at the quarters. Nate Darling paced Nova Scotia with 25 points and 10 boards. Dakeyo Downey added 15, Nick DePalma 15 Johnell Johnson 12, Gage Sabean 11, Liam Johnston 9, Chris Fitzgerald 6, Brett Dickie 5, Tristen Ross 3, Rowan Power 2 and Colin Smith 1, while Cole Wood was scoreless. Nova Scotia hit 39-70 (.560) overall, 25-38 (.660) from the floor, 14-32 (.440) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 8 turnovers, 6 steals, 4 blocks and 13 fouls. Mathew Brien paced the Territories with 9. Mackenzie Hotte-Joyce added 6, Kent Alacida 5, Austin Smith 4, Christopher Church 2 and Simon Arlooktoo 2, while Christian Roflo, Gabe Klengenberg, Andrew Wind, Kevin Roche, Blake Baillargeon and Nathan Mason were scoreless. The Territories hit 11-50 (.220) overall, 10-42 (.240) from the floor, 1-8 (.130) from the arc and 5-8 (.530) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 17 turnovers, 1 steal and 10 fouls. …………………………………………………… Ontario thrashed the Northwest Territories 112-26 after leading 25-7, 55-12 and 81-21 at the quarters. Corey Johnson paced Ontario with 22. Brody Clarke added 7, Tyrell Gumbs-Frater 16, Russell Baker 12, Daniel Cummings 12, Devonte Campbell 11, Kalif Young 8, Tyrell Leotaud 6, Dwan Williams 6, Calvin Epistola 2, while Michael Asemota and Glenn Thelemaque were scoreless. Ontario hit 46-84 (.550) overall, 33-55 (.600) from the floor, 13-29 (.450) from the arc and 7-10 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 13 turnovers, 23 steals, 2 blocks and 10 fouls. Matt Brien paced the Territories with 12. Mackenzie Hotte-Joyce added 6, Christian Roflo 4, Austin Smith 2 and Chris Church 2, while Kent Alacida, Simon Arlooktoo, Gabe Klengenberg, Andrew Wind, Kevin Roche, Blake Baillargeon and Nathan Mason were scoreless. The Territories hit 10-41 (.240) overall, 6-27 (.220) from the floor, 4-14 (.290) from the arc and 2-4 from the line, while garnering 16 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 34 turnovers, 7 steals, 2 blocks and 12 fouls. …………………………………………………… Ontario clubbed Nova Scotia 99-68 after leading 25-20, 53-29 an d78-57 at the quarters. Russell Baker paced Ontario with 19. Tyrell Gumbs-Frater added 17, along with 10 boards, Brody Clarke 17, Devonte Campbell 12, Daniel Cummings 11, Corey Johnson 7, Kalif Young 5, Dwan Williams 4, Michael Asemota 3, Tyrell Leotaud 2 and Calvin Epistola 2, while Glenn Thelemaque was scoreless. Ontario hit 38-80 (.480) overall, 35-57 (.610) from the floor, 3-23 (.130) from the arc and 20-29 (.690) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 14 turnovers, 9 steals and 18 fouls. Nick DePalma paced Nova Scotia with 22. Johnell Johnson added 16, Tristen Ross 8, Nate Darling 8, Dakeyo Downey 4, Colin Smith 4, Brent Dickie 2, Gage Sabean 2 and Chris Fitzgerald 2, while Liam Johnson, Rowan Power and Cole Wood were scoreless. Nova Scotia hit 26-67 (.390) overall, 19-43 (.440) from the floor, 7-24 (.290) from the arc and 9-20 (.450) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 23 turnovers, 6 steals, 2 blocks and 21 fouls.
In pool B play: …………………………………………………… New Brunswick nipped Alberta 57-54 after leading 16-13, 32-25 and 42-39 at the quarters. Daniel Luton paced New Brunswick with 14 points and 11 boards. Stanley Mayambo added 9, Jared Stafford 9, Keegan Gray 8, Val Nelson 6, Bradley Sanford 5, Julian Roche 4 and Ethan O’Neil 2, while Caleb Orser, Drew Robart and Zachary Foster were scoreless. New Brunswick hit 24-75 (.320) overall, 19-55 (.350) from the floor, 5-20 from the arc and 4-11 (.360) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 18 turnovers, 8 steals, 8 blocks and 15 fouls. Joshua Sparkes paced Alberta with 11. Jack Drybrough added 11, Mike Pierzchala 8, along with 12 boards, Saren Westrop 8, Zac Overwater 8, Luke Praught 3, Ryan Morck 3 and Otas Iyekekpolor 2, while Timothy McMahon, Darian Smigorowsky, Noma Obaseki and Marvin Washington were scoreless. Alberta hit 20-63 (.320) overall, 13-47 (.280) from the floor, 7-16 (.440) from the arc and 7-14 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 28 turnovers, 15 steals, 7 blocks and 14 fouls. …………………………………………………… Manitoba clipped Prince Edward Island 87-71 after leading 23-17, 49-42 and 75-58 at the quarters. William Yaworsky paced Manitoba with 19. Joseph Medrano added 17, Denzel Soliven 11, Michael Seidu 11, Raymond Heibert 11, Jowel Shuffler 7, Benjamin Miller 6, Dhamjit Dhillon 3 and Joshua Sleva 2, while Ivan Paskvalin, Alec Bernier and Ian Schaefer were scoreless. Manitoba hit 34-69 (.490) overall, 26-48 (.540) from the floor, 8-21 (.380) from the arc and 11-18 (.610) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 19 turnovers, 14 steals and 27 fouls. Brayden White paced PEI with 18. Stephen Seviour added 16, Logan Macdonald 14, Kenan Wilkie 8, Jack Macaulay 6, Noah Giddings 4, Dylan Terstege 3 and Mark Lloyd 2, while Patrick Murray, Jeremy Thompson, Folarin Oluyede and Jeffrey Morrison were scoreless. PEI hit 22-52 (.420) overall, 16-35 (.460) from the floor, 6-17 (.350) from the arc and 21-37 (.570) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 25 turnovers, 8 steals and 14 fouls. …………………………………………………… Prince Edward Island dusted Alberta 67-57. PEI led 14-9 after one quarter and 29-25 at the half. Alberta led 46-41 after three quarters. Logan Macdonald paced PEI with 18. Kenan Wilkie added 14, Noah Giddings 8, along with 11 boards, Patrick Murray 8, Stephen Seviour 8, Brayden White 5, Jack Macaulay 3 and Dylan Terstege 3, while Mark Lloyd, Jeremy Thompson, Folarin Oluyede and Jeffrey Morrison were scoreless. PEI hit 23-53 (.430) overall, 15-31 (.480) from the floor, 8-22 (.360) from the arc and 13-18 (.720) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 19 turnovers, 8 steals, 4 blocks and 20 fouls. Saren Westrop paced Alberta with 27 points and 11 boards. Jack Drybrough added 9, Zac Overwater 6, Mike Pierzchala 6, Joshua Sparkes 5, Otas Iyekekpolor 2 and Ryan Morck 2, while Timothy McMahon, Darian Smigorowsky, Noma Obaseki, Marvin Washington and Luke Praught were scoreless. Alberta hit 19-63 (.300) overall, 12-34 (.350) from the floor, 7-29 (.240) from the arc and 12-17 (.710) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 12 turnovers, 9 steals, 3 blocks and 21 fouls. …………………………………………………… Manitoba edged New Brunswick 79-74. New Brunswick led 22-15 after one quarter and 46-40 at the half. Manitoba led 65-57 after three quarters. Benjamin Miller paced Manitoba with 18 points and 13 boards. William Yaworsky added 17, Jowell Shuffler 15, Denzel Soliven 10, Joseph Medrano 7, Ivan Paskvalin 4, Raymond Heibert 4, Michael Seidu 2 and Joshua Sleva 2, while, Alec Bernier, Dhamjit Dhillon and Ian Schaefer were scoreless. Manitoba hit 31-66 (.470) overall, 27-52 (.520) from the floor, 4-14 (.290) from the arc and 13-24 (.540) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 25 turnovers, 12 steals, 2 blocks and 20 fouls. Daniel Luton paced New Brunswick with 19 points and 10 boards. Jared Stafford added 18, Stanley Mayambo 16, Ethan O’Neil 8, Val Nelson 6, Caleb Orser 3, Keegan Gray 2 and Bradley Sanford 2, while Drew Robart, Julian Roche and Zachary Foster were scoreless. New Brunswick hit 28-67 (.420) overall, 20-44 (.450) from the floor, 8-23 (.350) from the arc and 10-19 (.530) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 22 turnovers, 9 steals, 1 block and 25 fouls. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick crushed Prince Edward Island 74-50 after leading 20-2, 33-21 and 54-33 at the quarters. Julian Roche paced New Brunswick with 10 points and 17 boards. Val Nelson added 10 points and 10 boards. Daniel Luton scored 10, Caleb Orser 10, Bradley Sanford 8, Ethan O’Neil 7, Drew Robart 5, Keegan Gray 5, Zachary Foster 5 and Stanley Mayambo 4, while Jarred Stafford was scoreless. New Brunswick hit 27-73 (.370) overall, 24-62 (.390) from the floor, 3-11 (.270) from the arc and 17-20 (.850) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 12 turnovers, 5 steals, 2 blocks and 24 fouls. Noah Giddings paced PEI with 14. Kenan Wilkie added 12, Brayden White 8, Patrick Murray 4, Logan Macdonald 4, Mark Lloyd 3, Folarin Oluyede 3 and Jeffrey Morrison 2, while Jack Macaulay, Dylan Terstege, Jeremy Thompson and Stephen Seviour were scoreless. Pei hit 14-64 (.220) overall, 10-45 (.220) from the floor, 4-19 (.210) from the arc and 18-27 (.670) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 19 turnovers, 4 steals and 20 fouls. …………………………………………………… Manitoba edged Alberta 73-67 after leading 17-12, 27-24 and 48-43 at the quarters. Ivan Paskvalin paced Manitoba with 19. Raymond Heibert added 9, Jowel Shuffler 8, Josha Sleva 6, Michael Seidu 6, Denzel Soliven 5, William Yaworsky 5, Dhamjit Dhillon 5, Alec Bernier 4, Joseph Medrano 4 and Ian Schaefer 2, while Benjamin Miller was scoreless. Manitoba hit 23-71 (.320) overall, 20-56 (.360) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 24-37 (.650) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 15 turnovers, 3 steals, 3 blocks and 24 fouls. Luke Praught paced Alberta with 29. Saren Westrop added 14, Ryan Morck 8, along with 11 boards, Jack Dryborough 5, Marvin Washington 3, Zac Overwater 3, Timothy McMahon 2, Joshua Sparkes 1 and Mike Pierzchala 1, while Darian Smigorowsky, Noma Obaseki and Otas Iyekekpolor were scoreless. Alberta hit 21-55 (.380) overall, 12-31 (.390) from the floor, 9-24 (.380) from the arc and 15-24 (.630) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 30 turnovers, 9 steals, 3 blocks and 28 fouls.
In pool C play: …………………………………………………… Quebec clubbed Saskatchewan 88-48 after leading 24-16, 43-22 and 64-38 at the quarters. James Tyrrell and Biniam Ghebrekidan each scored 14 to pace Quebec. Malick Turenne added 13, Kendrick Jolin 12, Daniel Levitt 8, Jerome Desrosiers 7, along with 12 boards, Mitchell Keating 7, Abdul-Aziz Atta 6, Charles-Erik Marmen-Harvey 3, Javon Joseph 2 and Silvio Biabo 2, while Selvedin Planincic was scoreless. Quebec hit 35-80 (.440) overall, 8-24 (.330) from the floor, 8-24 from the arc and 10-18 (.560) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 13 turnovers, 14 steals, 6 blocks and 22 fouls. Mitchell Jackson paced Saskatchewan with 15. Chan De Ciman added 9, Joseph Barker 8, Atlee Simon 4, Braxton Dirham 4, Tomy Soltys 2, Opong Bramble 2, Kyle Robinson 2 and John Pflanzner 2, while Brett Solberg, Kieran Hebert and Mitchell Proctor were scoreless. Saskatchewan hit 16-58 (.280) overall, 15-44 (.340) from the floor, 1-14 (.070) from the arc and 15-22 (.680) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 29 turnovers, 8 steals, 2 blocks and 13 fouls. …………………………………………………… Newfoundland and Labrador clipped British Columbia 78-65. BC led 23-16, 36-23 and 48-42 at the quarters. Brett Warren paced Newfoundland with 28. Christian Greenland added 15, Cole Long 14, Stephen Ryan 14, Lucas Downey 3, Sean Hickey 2 and Andrew Murray 2, while Colin Connors, Nicholas Frew, David Grainger, Liam Dunphy and Brett Bouzane were scoreless. Newfoundland hit 25-61 (.410) overall, 12-28 (.430) from the floor, 13-33 (.390) from the arc and 15-20 from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 5 turnovers, 4 steals, 2 blocks and 22 fouls. Adam Karmali paced BC with 14. Grant Galbraith added 10, along with 11 boards, Denver Sparks-Guest 10, Joseph Davis 8, Martin Bogajev 8, Ryan Cowley 7, Matthew Neufeld 4, Tarik Scott 2 and Corey Hauck 2, while Elijah Campbell-Axson and Taylor Montgomery-Stinson were scoreless. BC hit 24-56 (.430) overall, 20-39 (.510) from the floor, 4-17 (.240) from the arc and 13-26 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 17 fouls. …………………………………………………… Quebec dumped Newfoundland and Labrador 66-50. The score was knotted at 15 after one quarter and at 29 at the half. Quebec led 50-38 after three quarters. James Tyrell paced Quebec with 17. Atta Abdul-Azia added 9, Kendrick Jolin 9, Malick Turenne 8, Daniel Levitt 6, Biniam Ghebrekidan 6, Charles-Erik Marmen-Harvey 6, Selvedin Planincic 2, Jerome Desrosiers 2 and Silvia Biabo 1, while Mitchell Keating and Javon Joseph were scoreless. Quebec hit 25-69 (.360) overall, 23-43 (.530) from the floor, 2-26 (.080) from the arc and 14-24 (.580) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 15 turnovers, 8 steals, 3 blocks and 23 fouls. Christian Greenland paced Newfoundland with 10. Stephen Ryan added 8, Andrew Murray 7, Brett Warren 7, Lian Dunphy 7, Cole Long 6, Lucas Downey 3 and Sean Hickey 2, while Colin Connors, Nicholas Frew, David Grainger and Brett Bouzane were scoreless. Newfoundland hit 13-61 (.210) overall, 6-28 (.210) from the floor, 7-33 (.210) from the arc and 17-28 (.610) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 21 turnovers, 7 steals, 1 block and 18 fouls. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan dispatched British Columbia 94-81 after leading 32-17, 46-35 and 70-58 at the quarters. Mitchell Jackson paced Saskatchewan with 23. Braxton Dirham added 21, Joseph Barker 13, along with 11 boards, Atlee Simon 11, Chan De Ciman 11, Opong Bramble 4, Kieran Hebert 3, Brett Solberg 3, Kyle Robinson 3 and Tommy Soltys 2, while Mitchell Proctor and John Pflanzner were scoreless. Saskatchewan hit 30-68 (.440) overall, 25-55 (.450) from the floor, 5-13 (.380) from the arc and 29-40 (.730) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 17 turnovers, 13 steals, 3 blocks and 29 fouls. Martin Bogajev led BC with 14. Denver Sparks-Guest added 13, Adam Karmali 12, Taylor Montgomery–Stinson 12, Joseph Davis 10, along with 11 boards, Grant Galbraith 8, Tarik Scott 5, Corey Hauck 3, Ryan Cowley 2 and Matthew Neufeld 2, while Elijah Campbell-Axson was scoreless. BC hit 25-67 (.370) overall, 19-45 (.420) from the floor, 6-22 (.270) from the arc and 25-38 (.660) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 22 turnovers, 8 steals, 1 block and 30 fouls. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan spanked Newfoundland and Labrador 89-76 after leading 23-18, 47-43 and 70-63 at the quarters. Atlee Simon paced Saskatchewan with 22. Chan De Ciman added 17, Mitchell Jackson 13, Kyle Robinson 10, Opong Bramble 9, along with 11 boards, Joseph Barker 8, Braxton Dirham 6, Mitchell Proctor 2 and Brett Solberg 2, while Tommy Soltys, Kieran Hebert and John Pflanzner were scoreless. Saskatchewan hit 27-68 (.400) overall, 22-45 (.490) from the floor, 5-23 (.220) from the arc and 30-40 from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 22 turnovers, 2 steals, 1 block and 16 fouls. Stephen Ryan paced Newfoundland with 25. Brett Warren added 14, Cole Long 11, Christian Greenland 6, Sean Hickey 6, Brett Bouzane 4, Andrew Murray 3, Nicholas Frew 3, David Grainger 2 and Liam Dunphy 2, while Colin Connors and Lucas Downey were scoreless. Newfoundland hit 28-83 (.340) overall, 16-44 (.360) from the floor, 12-39 (.310) from the arc and 8-17 (.470) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 17 turnovers, 8 steals and 30 fouls. …………………………………………………… Quebec defeated British Columbia 86-78. Quebec led 24-20 after one quarter and 43-33 at the half. BC led 58-55 after three quarters. James Tyrell paced Quebec with 16. Jerome Desrosiers added 15, Abdul-Aziz Atta 15, Kendrick Jolin 10, Daniel Levitt 9, Biniam Ghebrekidan 8, Malick Turenne 6, Javon Joseph 5 and Silvio Biabo 2, while Mitchell Keating, Charles-Erik Marmen-Harvey and Selvedin Planincic were scoreless. Quebec hit 36-84 (.430) overall, 33-71 (.460) from the floor, 3-13 (.230) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 11 turnovers, 7 steals, 2 blocks and 19 fouls. Martin Bogajev paced BC with 18. Adam Karmali added 14, Denver Sparks-Guest 13, Matthew Neufeld 9, Ryan Cowley 6, Grant Galbraith 5, Tarik Scott 5, Joseph Davis 4, Elijah Campbell-Axson 3 and Taylor Montgomery-Stinson 1, while Corey Hauck and Hayden Lejeune were scoreless. BC hit 29-65 (.450) overall, 23-46 from the floor, 6-19 (.320) from the arc and 14-21 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 25 turnovers, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 17 fouls.
In the 9-11th consolation pool: …………………………………………………… Alberta smacked Northwest Territories 77-17 after leading 23-1, 36-7 and 56-16 at the quarters. Saren Westrop paced Alberta with 23. Luke Praught added 15, Ryan Morck 8, Otas Iyekekpolor 6, Joshua Sparkes 6, Marvin Washington 6, Jack Drybrough 5, Mike Pierzchala 4 and Zac Overwater 4, while Timothy McMahon, Noma Obaseki were scoreless. Alberta hit 29-55 (.530) overall, 19-35 (.540) from the floor, 10-20 from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 21 turnovers, 13 steals, 1 block and 17 fouls. Simon Arlookto paced the Territories with 7. Mackenzie Hotte-Joyce added 6, Christian Roflo 3 and Matthew Brien 1, while Kent Alacida, Gabe Klengenberg, Andrew Wind, Austin Smith, Kevin Roche, Blake Baillargeon, Christopher Church and Nathan Mason were scoreless. The Territories hit 4-43 (.090) from the floor, 2-23 (.090) from the floor, 2-20 (.100) from the arc and 7-17 (.410) from the line, while garnering 17 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 2 assists, 23 turnovers, 7 steals, 1 block and 14 fouls. …………………………………………………… British Columbia annihilated the Northwest Territories 90-18 after leading 17-6, 39-12 and 65-16 at the quarters. “We came here to play our best and see how we compete with everyone, and before every game we said our team goals and for every game we accomplished what we wanted to do,” said Austin Smith, who opened the Games as the flag-bearer for the Territories. “I take away that I got to play against Ontario, got to play against guys that will probably play in the NBA, and I’ll remember that for the rest of my life. We’re going to close the gap between us and the better teams, come back and work harder on our weaknesses and stay strong as a team.” Corey Hauck paced BC with 17 points and 12 boards. Grant Galbraith added 16, along with 13 boards, Matthew Neufeld 12, along with 11 boards, Martin Bogajev 11, Taylor Montgomery-Stinson 9, Joseph Davis 8, Elijah Campbell-Axson 7, Ryan Cowley 5, Adam Karmali 3 and Denver Sparks-Guest 2, while Tarik Scott and Jayden Lejeune were scoreless. BC hit 33-76 (.430) overall, 25-55 (.450) from the floor, 8-21 (.380) from the arc and 16-23 (.700) from the line, while garnering 62 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 13 turnovers, 10 steals, 3 blocks and 15 fouls. Christian Roflo paced the Territories with 10. Kent Alacida added 2, Simon Arlooktoo 2, Austin Smith 2 and Mathew Brien 2, while Gabe Klengenberg, Andrew Wind, Kevin Roche, Blake Baillargeon, Christopher Church, Nathan Mason and Mackenzie Hotte-Joyce were scoreless. The Territories (coached by Nicholas Diem, assisted by Aaron Wells) hit 7-60 (.120) overall, 7-35 (.200) from the floor, 0-25 from the arc and 4-9 (.440) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 3 assists, 18 turnovers, 9 steals, 4 blocks and 20 fouls. …………………………………………………… British Columbia spanked Alberta 76-51 after leading 22-8, 43-20 and 61-24 at the quarters. Matthew Neufeld paced BC with 15 points and 9 boards. Denver Sparks-Guest added 15, Adam Karmali 11, Joseph Davis 9, Elijah Campbell-Axson 8, Tarik Scott 7, Corey Hauck 5, Grant Galbraith 4 and Ryan Cowley 2, while Martin Bogajev and Taylor Montgomery-Stinson were scoreless. BC (coached by Todd Jordan, assisted by Jonathan Acob) hit 31-61 (.510) overall, 25-46 (.540) from the floor, 6-15 (.400) from the arc and 8-14 (.570) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 25 turnovers, 12 steals, 1 block and 11 fouls. Saren Westrop paced Alberta with 18. Otas Iyekekpolor added 10, Luke Praught 6, Ryan Morck 6, Mike Pierzchala 4, Zac Overwater 4 and Joshua Sparkes 3, while Timothy McMahon, Darian Smigorowsky, Noma Obaseki, Marvin Washington and Jack Drybrough were scoreless. Alberta (coached by Mike Stevens, assisted by Dane Morris) hit 20-62 (.320) overall, 13-34 (.380) from the floor, 7-28 (.250) from the arc and 4-6 from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 23 turnovers, 15 steals, 1 block and 14 fouls.
In the quarterfinals, New Brunswick (2nd, pool C) edged Saskatchewan (2nd, pool B) 77-74. New Brunswick led 21-15 after one quarter and 38-29 at the half. But in the opening minute of the second half, Saskatchewan guard Braxton Dirham suffered a lower leg injury, had to be helped off the court, and did not return. Saskatchewan rallied around their fallen teammate and put together an inspired 15-4 run in the first five minutes of the third quarter to take the lead. The score was knotted at 54 after three quarters. With 35 seconds to play, out of a timeout, New Brunswick guard Keegan Gray swished a ten-foot jumper from the left side then stole the ball on the ensuing inbounds to seal to win. “I knew someone had to make a play and everyone was looking nervous so I thought this was my turn to step up,” Gray said. “When I got the shot, I took it and when it left my hands, I knew it was in. These past few years NB hasn’t placed that high. After winning this game we know we’re in the top four teams and we’ve shown people that NB can play basketball and that’s what we came to show people.” Stanley Mayambo paced New Brunswick with 20. Bradley Sanford added 18, Keegan Gray 14, Val Nelson 12, Daniel Luton 6, Jared Stafford 5 and Julian Roche 2, while Caleb Orser, Drew Robart, Sawyer Eddy, Ethan O’Neil and Zachary Foster were scoreless. New Brunswick hit 30-67 (.450) overall, 26-52 from the floor, 4-15 (.270) from the arc and 13-21 (.620) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 31 turnovers, 9 steals, 4 blocks and 21 fouls. Atlee Simon paced Saskatchewan with 17. Chan De Ciman added 16, Mitchell Jackson 12, Joseph Barker 10, along with 11 boards, Kieran Hebert 5, Kyle Robinson 4, Opong Bramble 4, Mitchell Proctor 3 and Brett Solberg 3, while Tommy Soltys, John Pflanzner and Braxton Dirham were scoreless. Saskatchewan hit 22-68 (.320) overall, 16-43 (.370) from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 24-30 (.800) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 25 turnovers, 14 steals, 1 block and 24 fouls.
Quebec (1st, pool C) nipped Nova Scotia (2nd, pool A) 87-83. Nova Scotia led 27-15, 52-34 and 68-60 at the quarters. Quebec rallied from a 28-point deficit and the shutdown Nova Scotia in the fourth quarter. “We ended the half really well with a nice long three, and then during halftime we spoke about it and knew we had to come out a lot harder defensively to finish the job,” said James Tyrell. “We closed it out with really good defence.” James Tyrrell paced Quebec with 27. Abdul-Aziz Atta added 20, along with 15 boards, Daniel Levitt 14, Jerome Desrosiers 12, Kendrick Jolin 7, along with 11 assists, Binima Ghebrekidan 6 and Javon Joseph 1, while Mitchell Keating, Charles-Erik Marmen-Harvey, Malick Turenne, Selvedin Planincic and Silvio Biabo were scoreless. Quebec hit 34-81 (.420) overall, 30-64 (.470) from the floor, 4-17 (.240) from the arc and 15-24 (.630) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 12 turnovers, 3 steals, 1 block and 18 fouls. Nick DePalma paced Nova Scotia with 22. Nate Darling added 16, Johneil Johnson 14, Chris Fitzgerald 7, Rowan Power 6, Tristen Ross 5, Liam Johnston 4, Dakeyo Downey 4, Gage Sabean 3 and Colin Smith 2, while Brett Dickie and Cole Wood were scoreless. Nova Scotia hit 29-77 (.380) overall, 20-52 (380) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 16-23 (.700) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 6 turnovers, 6 steals, 3 blocks and 22 fouls.
Manitoba (1st, pool B) clocked Newfoundland (3rd, pool C) 92-75. After hitting two early treys, Newfoundland never saw the lead again as Manitoba consistently found ways to score and shut down the perimeter game of their opponents. Manitoba led 2-18, 43-30 and 65-23 at the quarters and by as many as 22 points in the match thanks to their inside scoring and ability to take away Newfoundland’s perimeter shooting. “Our main strategy was to contest every shot they took,” said forward Billy Yaworsky. “We knew they put up a lot of shots. They had attempted 105 threes going into the game so we knew they were going to hoist them.” William Yaworsky paced Manitoba with 17 points and 13 boards. Benjamin Miller added 15, Joseph Medrano 14, Denzel Soliven 13, Joshua Sleva 13, Ivan Paskvalin 8, Jowell Shuffler 8, Michael Seidu 2 and Ian Schaefer 2, while Raymond Heibert, Alec Bernier and Dhamjit Dhillon were scoreless. Manitoba hit 36-89 (.400) overall, 27-64 (.420) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 11-16 (.690) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 18 turnovers, 11 steals, 3 blocks and 24 fouls. Cole Long paced Newfoundland with 26 points and 13 boards. Brett Warren added 16, Stephen Ryan 13, Christian Greenland 9, Andrew Murray 6, David Grainger 6 and Sean Hickey 2, while Colin Connors, Nicholas Frew, Lucas Downey, Liam Dunphy and Brett Bouzane were scoreless. Newfoundland hit 25-69 (.360) overall, 17-42 (.400) from the floor, 8-27 (.300) from the arc and 17-27 (.630) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 23 turnovers, 7 steals, 4 blocks and 15 fouls.
In the last quarterfinal, Ontario (1st, pool A) whipped PEI (3rd, pool B) 94-45. Ontario led 13-6, 44-15 and 63-31 at the quarters; and by as many as 51. “The key is to keep this momentum rolling through the semis tomorrow and into the finals,” said Corey Johnson. “We’ve got to keep pushing ourselves and playing to the best of our abilities. We have to bring our energy and focus with our zone and jump on teams early and when we do there’s very few teams that can keep up with us.” Corey Johnson paced Ontario with 17. Brody Clarke added 14, along with 10 boards, Calvin Epistola 12, Dwan Williams 11, Russell Baker 8, Michael Asemota 7, Tyrell Gumbs-Frater 7, Tyrell Leotaud 6, Glenn Thelemaque 5, Daniel Cummings 4, Kalif Young 2 and Devonte Campbell 1. Ontario hit 39-78 overall, 30-51 (.590) from the floor, 9-27 (.330) from the arc and 7-13 (.540) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 8 turnovers, 13 steals, 3 blocks and 18 fouls. Brayden White paced PEI with 10. Noah Giddings added 7, Kenan Wilkie 7, Logan Macdonald 5, Stephen Seviour 4, Jack Macaulay 3, Jeffrey Morrison 3, Jeremy Thompson 3, Mark Lloyd 2 and Dylan Terstege 1, while Patrick Murray and Fola Oluyede were scoreless. PEI hit 18-58 (.310) overall, 13-36 (.360) from the floor, 5-22 (.230) from the arc and 4-11 (.360) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 21 turnovers, 4 steals and 14 fouls.
In the 5-8th playoffs, Saskatchewan defeated Prince Edward Island 93-80 after leading 15-8, 40-33 and 66-55 at the quarters. With 31 points in the match, Chan De Ciman set a new Canada Games record for points scored in a single match, besting the previous mark of 30 set by Quebec’s Kris Joseph in 2005 and Kemy Osse in 2009. “I didn’t even know at first but now I’m excited to know that I beat the record set by an NBA player,” said De Ciman. “I just had a good game, I guess, I was hitting everything and it came naturally. I learned from a lot of people that helped me develop, my brothers and sisters, my whole family’s in basketball so I grew up with it and had some great coaches.” Brett Solberg added 12, along with 10 boards, Tommy Soltys 12, Mitchell Proctor 11, Joseph Barker 10, along with 12 boards, Atlee Simon 9, Opong Bramble 5 and Kieran Hebert 3, while John Pflanzner and Mitchell Jackson were scoreless. Saskatchewan hit 32-68 (.470) overall, 19-44 (.430) from the floor, 13-24 (.540) from the arc and 16-24 (.670) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 25 turnovers, 12 steals, 1 block and 19 fouls. Logan Macdonald paced PEI with 20. Kenan Wilkie added 15, Brayden White 13, Noah Giddings 11, along with 10 boards, Jack Macaulay 9, Patrick Murray 7, Stephen Seviour 3 and Dylan Terstege 2, while Mark Lloyd, Jeremy Thompson, Folarin Oluyede and Jeffrey Morrison were scoreless. PEI hit 30-78 (.380) overall, 21-45 (.470) from the floor, 9-33 (.270) from the arc and 11-21 (.520) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 20 turnovers, 14 steals, 2 blocks and 21 fouls.
In the other 5-8th playoff, Nova Scotia edged Newfoundland 82-77. Nova Scotia led 26-21 after one quarter. Newfoundland led 43-42 at the half and 63-59 after three quarters. Johnell Johnson paced Nova Scotia with 23 points and 12 boards. Nick DePalma added 22, Tristen Ross 14, Gage Sabean 11, Nate Darling 8, Dakeyo Downey 2 and Colin Smith 2, while Brett Dickie, Liam Johnston, Rowan Power, Chris Fitzgerald and Cole Wood were scoreless. Nova Scotia hit 30-64 (.470) overall, 21-40 (.530) from the floor, 9-24 (.380) from the arc and 13-19 (.680) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 10 turnovers, 5 steals, 1 block and 17 fouls. Brett Warren paced Newfoundland with 19. Christian Greenland added 16, Cole Long 15, Andrew Murray 13, Stephen Ryan 12 and David Grainger 2, while Colin Connors, Nicholas Frew, Lucas Downey, Liam Dunphy, Sean Hickey and Brett Bouzane were scoreless. Newfoundland hit 29-68 (.430) overall, 18-39 (.460) from the floor, 11-29 (.380) from the arc and 8-13 (.620) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 12 turnovers, 4 steals and 17 fouls.
In the semis, Manitoba edged Quebec 82-76. Quebec led 23-21 after one quarter. Manitoba led 44-42 at the half. Quebec led 59-58 after three quarters. The game featured 18 lead changes. With five minutes remaining in the match Quebec took the 69-66 lead and the momentum with a two-handed alley-oop jam by Jerome Desrosiers. But Manitoba’s defence clamped down and a pair of consecutive treys by guards Joseph Medrano and Denzel Solivan pushed the lead to 75-71 with 1:30 left in the game. Out of Quebec’s timeout they air-balled a three-point attempt and were forced to foul. Manitoba made their free throws to ice it. “I think we executed exactly the way we wanted to which is easy to say since we won, but we tried to get them to play to their weaknesses,” said Manitoba coach Stephen Tackie. “These players united on defence and I believe what they learned from this is if you unite on defence; you’re together, because you’ve got to play as one, and it ended up pretty good.” Benjamin Miller said “I thought we played hard with energy for a full forty minutes,” said Ben Miller. “We adjusted as we went and our matchups on defence were good. I knew we could do it, I wasn’t sure until after the game but I knew we had a good chance to go back to the finals.” Joseph Medrano added that “we talked about them being slow getting back in transition so we had a feel for that and that’s the way we practice – we run all the time. We’re just going to enjoy the moment now. Shout out to Manitoba!” Joseph Medrano paced Manitoba with 20 on 3-8 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Benjamin Miller added 16 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Joshua Sleva added 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Denzel Soliven added 11 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. William Yaworsky added 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 15 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks. Jowel Shuffler added 8 on 4-6 from the floor and 3 boards. Raymond Heibert added 4, along with 3 boards, and Ivan Paskvalin 2, along with 3 boards, while Michael Seidu, Alec Bernier, Dhamjit Dhillon and Ian Schaefer were scoreless. Manitoba hit 30-66 (.450) overall, 22-41 (.540) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 14-24 (.580) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 11 turnovers, 7 steals, 4 blocks and 16 fouls. Jerome Desrosiers paced Quebec with 20 on 8-14 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 10 boards. Daniel Levitt added 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. James Tyrrell added 11 on 1-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Abdul-Aziz Atta added 9 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 9 boards. Mitchell Keating scored 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 4 boards. Biniam Ghebrekidan added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Kendrick Jolin added 4, along with 4 boards and 4 assists, Charles-Erik Marmen-Harvey 4, along with 3 boards and Javon Joseph 2, while Malick Turenne, Selvedin Planincic and Silvio Biabo were scoreless. Quebec hit 32-83 (.390) overall, 26-61 (.430) from the floor, 6-22 (.270) from the arc and 6-13 (.460) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 9 turnovers, 8 steals, 1 block and 19 fouls.
In the other semi, Ontario clipped New Brunswick 75-64 after leading 24-12, 38-24 and 57-41 at the quarters. “We played focused, we played hard on defence and did what we do best and get on the fast break,” said Ontario guard Michael Asemota. “New Brunswick hit a couple shots at the end of the game because we just broke down at the end and they surprised us, but we’ll forget about that and move forward.” Ontario coach Fatih Asker noted “the guys worked really hard and I have to give credit to the New Brunswick team,” said Ontario head coach Fatih Asker. “They worked really hard and their heart was way bigger than ours and to be honest they outplayed us for about forty percent of this game and we weren’t able to match up with the intensity and we hoped to rest some guys before the final game but they ruined our plans. We had to play a lot of players and consume a lot of energy.” Tyrell Gumbs-Frater paced Ontario with 23 on 8-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 6 boards. Calvin Epistola added 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards 4 assists and 2 steals. Dwan Williams added 11 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, boards and 2 steals. Corey Johnson added 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kalif Young added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 16 boards and 2 blocks. Glenn Thelemaque added 5 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc. Devonte Campbell added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Russell Baker added 3, along with 3 boards, Brody Clark 3 and Michael Asemota 2, while Tyrell Leotaud and Daniel Cummings were scoreless. Ontario hit 27-73 (.370) overall, 21-48 (.440) from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 15-25 (.600) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 18 turnovers, 14 steals, 4 blocks and 22 fouls. Val Nelson paced New Brunswick with 27 on 7-12 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards and 6 steals. Bradley Sanford added 15 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 7 boards. Stanley Mayambo added 5, along with 5 boards and 2 assists, Daniel Luton 5, Drew Robart 3, Ethan O’Neil 3, along with 5 boards, Zachary Foster 3, along with 3 boards, Caleb Orser 2 and Keegan Gray 1, along with 4 boards and 5 assists, while Jared Stafford, Sawyer Eddy and Julian Roche were scoreless. New Brunswick hit 22-61 (.360) overall, 15-39 (.380) from the floor, 7-22 (.320) from the arc and 13-22 (.590) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 22 turnovers, 8 steals, 2 blocks and 21 fouls.
In the 7th place playoff, Newfoundland edged Prince Edward Island 61-55 after leading 15-9, 33-20 and 46-37 at the quarters. Stephen Ryan paced Newfoundland with 20 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Cole Long added 12 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 8 boards. Brett Warren added 12 on 4-20 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 15 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. David Grainger notched 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 12 boards. Andrew Murray added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-3 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Lucas Downey added 4, along with 3 boards, and Brett Bouzane 1, along with 4 boards, while Colin Connors, Nicolas Frew, Liam Dunphy, Christian Greenland and Sean Hickey were scoreless. Newfoundland hit 20-82 (.240) overall, 17-59 (.290) from the floor, 3-23 (.130) from the arc and 18-28 (.640) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 11 turnovers, 11 steals, 2 blocks and 17 fouls. Brayden White paced PEI with 13 on 4-12 from the floor, 5-8 from the line, 13 boards and 2 blocks. Kenan Wilkie added 11 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-6 from the line and 5 boards. Jack Macaulay added 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 5 boards. Jeffrey Morrison added 8 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 5 boards. Jeremy Thompson added 5, along with 3 boards, Patrick Murray 4, along with 5 boards, Stephen Seviour 2, Logan Macdonald 2 and Noah Giddings 2, while Mark Lloyd, Dylan Terstege and Folarin Oluyede were scoreless. PEI hit 19-72 (.260) overall, 13-44 (.300) from the floor, 6-28 (.210) from the arc and 11-18 (.610) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 22 fouls.
In the 5th place playoff, Nova Scotia clipped Saskatchewan 102-85. Saskatchewan led 21-12 after one quarter. Nova Scotia led 44-37 at the half and 73-61 after three quarters. Nick DePalma paced Nova Scotia with 33 on 3-6 from the floor, 8-12 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 12 boards and 3 assists. Nate Darling added 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Liam Johnston added 15 on 7-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Tristen Ross added 12 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Johnell Johnson notched 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Gage Sabean scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Colin Smith added 4, along with 5 boards and 2 assists, Rowan Power 3, along with 3 boards, Chris Fitzgerald 2, along with 2 boards and Dakeyo Downey 2, along with 2 boards and 2 assists, while Cole Wood and Brett Dickie were scoreless. Nova Scotia hit 39-89 (.440) overall, 27-55 (.490) from the floor, 12-34 (.350) from the arc and 12-19 (.630) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 16 turnovers, 9 steals, 5 blocks and 19 fouls. Atlee Simon paced Saskatchewan with 28 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Mitchell Jackson added 20 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 10 boards. Joseph Barker added 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-7 from the line and 7 boards. Opong Bramble added 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Chan De Ciman added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Tommy Soltys added 5 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc, Brett Solberg 2 and Kieran Hebert 2, along with 3 boards and 2 assists, while Mitchell Prodctor, Kyle Robinson, John Pflanzner and Braxton Dirham were scoreless. Saskatchewan hit 31-67 (.460) overall, 24-47 (.510) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 9 turnovers, 5 steals, 2 blocks and 15 fouls.
In the bronze medal match, Quebec edged New Brunswick 65-57 after leading 22-12, 45-23 and 53-41 at the quarters. Quebec led by as many as 25 but the New Brunswick rallied to within 55-51 down the stretch. “Everyone underestimated us from the start,” said New Brunswick point guard Val Nelson. “They didn’t know we were going to come up to the top four and it feels great showing everybody we were better than they thought.” But Quebec coach Thierry Paul called a timeout and settled his troops. “I find not only consolation, but pride in that we worked and played hard as a team to get on the podium,” said Paul. “We’re going to remember this as a team, when I cross paths and see these guys years from now, I’ll say we won something together. We have this forever.” Abdul-Aziz Atta added that “like my coach said, the only medal you win is gold or bronze, I mean, we got a medal. We were strong and we finished hard and that’s all that matters.” Daniel Levitt paced Quebec with 17 on 2-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Jerome Desrosiers added 9 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. James Tyrrell added 8 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Mitchell Keating added 6 on 2-2 from the arc, Kendrick Jolin 6, along with 3 assists, Malick Turenne 6, along with 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals, Abdul-Azia Atta 6, along with 16 boards, 2 steals and 3 blocks, Biniam Ghebrekidan 4, along with 3 boards and 3 steals, and Javon Joseph 3, while Charles-Erik Marmen-Harvey, Selvedin Planincic and Silvio Biabo were scoreless. Marmen-Harvey nabbed 4 boards. Quebec hit 23-59 (.390) overall, 14-41 (.340) from the floor, 9-18 from the arc and 10-14 (.710) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 33 turnovers, 14 steals, 8 blocks and 26 fouls. Ethan O’Neil paced New Brunswick with 16 on 8-13 from the floor and 4 boards. Val Nelson added 16 on 3-14 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 7-11 from the line, 4 boards and 5 steals. Keegan Gray added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 8 boards. Daniel Luton added 7 on 2-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Stanley Mayambo added 5, along with 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals, Bradley Sanford 4, along with 4 boards, and Julian Roche 2, along with 6 boards, while Caleb Orser, Drew Robart, Jared Stafford and Zachary Foster were scoreless. New Brunswick hit 19-77 (.250) overall, 18-56 (.320) from the floor, 1-21 (.050) from the arc and 18-27 (.670) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 3 assists, 23 turnovers, 13 steals, 4 blocks and 18 fouls.
In the final, Ontario smoked Manitoba 93-49 after leading 29-10, 48-26 and 69-40 at the quarters. Ontario dominated in the paint, on the rebounds, from behind the arc and in transition, forced turnovers and led by as many as 46 points in a display of talent and depth. Playing in the Canada Games “was probably the most amazing sports experience I’ve ever had, there’s nothing that can compare,” said Ontario 6-7 forward Brody Clarke. “It wasn’t just basketball we embraced everything of the Canada Games and had a great time, once in a lifetime. There’s just talent down the ranks at every level in Ontario. It’s going to continue to build and people are going to see how important it is to play for a provincial team.” Point guard Calvin Epistola said “you can tell Canada basketball is on the rise because it’s not just Ontario or Quebec anymore,” said 5-10 point guard Calvin Epistola. “Manitoba’s right in the picture and I give them a lot of credit, BC’s usually near the top but the top but they finished low because there’s just so many other good teams.” Ontario coach Fatih Asker said “give credit to Newfoundland, give credit to Manitoba, New Brunswick. These guys and these coaches did a wonderful job. I knew we were mature enough to handle any barriers. We would have team meetings then these guys would go back to their dorm room and have their own meetings and be prepared for games psychologically.” Brody Clarke paced Ontario with 17 on 7-11 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 14 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Russell Baker added 16 on 8-13 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc. Corey Johnson added 15 on 5-9 from the arc and 3 boards. Tyrell Gumbs-Frater added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Devonte Campbell added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Calvin Epistola added 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Michael Asemoto added 5, along with 2 boards, Tyrell Leotaud 5, along with 7 boards and 4 steals, Dwan Williams 4, along with 2 boards, and Daniel Cummings 2, while Glenn Thelemaque and Kalif Young were scoreless. Young nabbed 5 boards. Ontario hit 39-89 (.440) overall, 32-63 (.510) from the floor, 7-26 (.270) from the arc and 8-13 (.620) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 15 turnovers, 13 steals, 1 block and 15 fouls. Joseph Medrano paced Manitoba with 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals. Benjamin Miller added 12 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Jowel Shuffler added 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 3 boards. Ivan Paskvalin added 5, along with 2 boards, William Yaworsky 4, along with 7 boards, Josha Sleva 4, along with 6 boards, Raymond Heibert 2 and Dhamjit Dhillon 1, while Denzel Soliven, Michael Seidu, Alec Bernier and Ian Schaefer were scoreless. Soliven added 3 boards and Seidu 2. Manitoba hit 19-62 (.310) overall, 17-43 (.400) from the floor, 2-19 (.110) from the arc and 9-14 (.640) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 25 turnovers, 7 steals and 13 fouls.
The bronze medalists from Quebec: Malick Turenne; Jerome Desrosiers; Abdul-Aziz Atta; Daniel Levitt; Kendrick Jolin; James Tyrell; Biniam Ghebrekidan; Mitchell Keating; Charles-Erik Marmen-Harvey; Javon Joseph; Selvedin Planincic; Silvio Biabo; coach Thierry Paul; assistant Philippe Hurtubise
The silver medalists from Manitoba: William Yaworsky; Joseph Medrano; Jowell Shuffler; Raymond Heibert; Benjamin Miller; Denzel Solivan; Michael Seidu; Joshua Sleva; Dhamjit Dhillon; Alex Bernier; Ian Schaefer; Ivan Paskvalin; alternate Keiran Zziwa; alternate Kieran McGrath; coach Stephen Tackle; assistant Jeremy Martin; manager Sukhvir Singh
The gold medalists from Ontario: Corey Johnson; Tyrell Gumbs-Frater; Devonte Campbell; Brody Clarke; Calvin Epistola; Glenn Thelemaque; Daniel Cummings; Tyrell Leotaud; Kalif Young; Dwan Williams; Russell Baker; Michael Asemota; coach Fatih Akser; assistant Sherwyn Benn; assistant Warren Williams