| Semi | Winnipeg St. Andrews Super Saints 80 Windsor Thompson Sport Centre 71 |
| Semi | Halifax Raiders 88 Vancouver Capilanos 82 |
| Bronze | Vancouver Capilanos 88 Windsor Thompson Sport Centre 74 |
| Final | Winnipeg St. Andrews Super Saints 93 Halifax Raiders 72 |
In the Ontario Senior A tourney, the Windsor Thompson Sports Centre dumped Toronto Vic Tanny’s 87-78 as Peter Mingay scored 21, Chris Wydrzynski 18, Jerry Sovran 13, Walter Lozynski 11, Dave McGuffin 9, Mike Chalut 7, Paul Mazza 6 and Jim Gomes 2. Laaniste led Toronto with 17. Greg Gillies added 13, Dempster 12, Misikowetz 11, Albo 10, Sutton 10, Skowron 2, Waugh 2 and Rutmik 1. …………………………………………………… Windsor STC thrashed the Toronto YMHA Blues 94-67 as Jerry Sovran scored 21, Peter Mingay 21, Paul Mazza 13, David McGuffin 12, Chris Wydrzynski 11, Walter Lozynsky 8, Norb Rammler 4, Mike Chalut 2 and Jim Gomes 2. Feldman led YMHA with 12. Sternberg added 12, Kane 11, Kimel 9, H Cohen 7, E Cohen 6, French 6, Hebert 2 and Spearglass 2. …………………………………………………… Toronto Vic Tanny’s dusted the Toronto YMHA Blues 95-60. …………………………………………………… Windsor Thompson Sports Centre finished 2-0 to capture the provincial title.
Windsor Thompson Sports Centre was scheduled to face the Quebec champs in the Ont/Que playoffs but the Montreal forfeited and Windsor moved directly into the national tourney.
In the British Columbia semis, the Victoria Scorpions defeated the Burnaby-New Westminster Broncos 102-103; 111-99; 121-109 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Broncos prevailed 103-102 as Derek Sankey scored 32, including the winner in the final seconds of play. …………………………………………………… In game two, Victoria evened the series with a 111-99 win as Bob Burrows scored 46 and Brian McKenzie 20. Bill Letham led the Broncos with 23. …………………………………………………… In game three, Victoria took the series with a 121-109 win as Bob Burrows scored 37 and Dave Morgan 25. Derek Sankey led the Broncos with 24. The Broncos also included Bill Letham, Ken Zokol.
In the other B.C. semi, the Vancouver Capilanos defeated the Richmond Merchants 101-85; 102-94 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Vancouver clipped Richmond 101-85 as Billy-Joe Price scored 30. Alex Devlin led the Merchants with 28. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Capilanos took the series with a 102-94 win as Bob Barrazoul scored 20. The Merchants included Alex Devlin, Gary Smith, Brent Watson.
In the B.C. finals, the Vancouver Capilanos defeated the Victoria Scorpions 99-113; 100-111; 105-95; 101-95; 87-79 (3g-2). …………………………………………………… In game one, Victoria prevailed 113-99 as Bob Burrows scored 36 and Brian McKenzie 27. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Scorpions clipped the Capilanos 111-100 as Bob Burrows scored 44, Dave Morgan 20 and Brian McKenzie 20. …………………………………………………… In game three, Vancouver clipped Victoria 105-95 as Bob Barrazoul scored 32. Bob Burrows led the Scorpions with 40. …………………………………………………… In game four, Vancouver evened the series with a 101-95 win as Billy-Joe Price scored 26, Terry McKay 21 and Bob Barrazoul 19. Bob Burrows led Victoria with 33. …………………………………………………… In game five, the Capilanos took the series with an 87-79 win but 6-9 centre Billy Joe Price broke both his arms in a collision with Tom Holmes and Dave Morgan with 30 seconds left to play. Vancouver led 48-29 at the half. Price scored 21 and nabbed 12 rebounds before breaking his arms. Terry MacKay added 16 and 20 boards, Kim O’Leary 12 and Bob Barrazoul 11. Price was driving for a layup when he was sandwiched between the two Victoria players. He fell head first to the floor and attempted to break the fall with his arms. His left arm was fractured at the wrist and two bones were broken in his right arms. A graduate of New Mexico State and a resident of B.C. since 1961, the 37-year-old Price had been playing the game for 25 years. Bob Burrows led the Scorpions with 21. Brian McKenzie added 16 and Gord Hoshal 16.
In the national semis, the Winnipeg St. Andrews Super Saints defeated the Windsor Thompson Sport Centre 80-71. Winnipeg took a 40-36 lead at the half versus Windsor, and opened the second half with a 20-6 run, paced by Stoesz. Windsor shot an icy 3-15 during that interval. Windsor coach Bob Hanson told the Windsor Star that “the second half has always been our half. But tonight, we lost our discipline in the second half. We took shots when we shouldn’t have bene taking them and because so many of our big guys (Mingay, Lozynsky and Wydrzynski) were in foul trouble, we had to stop crashing the boards. That, plus our cold spell of shooting, turned the game around for them. There sure wasn’t many fouls called on them (four) in the second half, was there? They got away with a lot of stuff under the basket. The officials always seemed to be looking up at the rim.” The Super Saints were paced by Ted Stoesz, who scored 25 and keyed the second-half rally, including 9-11 from the line. Stoesz shot 8-13 from the floor and 9-11 from the line, while grabbing 14 rebounds, including 12 on the defensive glass. Bob Town added 16, Ross Wedlake 15, Hymie Fox 11, Dave Mills 10, and Ruppel 3, while Hanec and Beaver were scoreless. Walt Lozynski led Windsor with 16. Dave McGuffin added 15, Peter Mingay 15, Paul Mazza 7, Jerry Sovran 6, Chris Wydrzynski 6 and Mike Chalut 5, while McCullough, Jim Gomes and Norb Rammler were scoreless. Windsor saw 27 of the game’s 37 fouls called against them. Winnipeg shot .440 from the floor and 8-13 from the line in the first half. They also shot 22-30 from the line. Windsor shot .430 from the floor and 5-9 from the line. Winnipeg out-rebounded Windsor 40-24 but committed 21 turnovers to only seven for Windsor. “Two things figured in our win,” Super Saints coach Bob Hazell told Canadian Press. “The good spurt we put on in the second half and we started hitting the basket. Teddy’s spurts up and down the court turned the game around for us.” Hazell told the Windsor Star that “I’d have to say that they are the second-best team here after what I saw tonight. My guys were tight in that first half but we got that spurt going for us early in the second.”
In the other semi, the Halifax Raiders nipped the Vancouver Capilanos 88-82 on the strength of sterling 35 point 12-rebound performance by 6-8 Gene Doyle. Steve Bezanson added 17 and 6 rebounds, and John Cassidy 16 points and 10 rebounds. The Capilanos were led by Derek Sankey with 23, Terry Mackay 21, Bob Barrazoul 12 and Bill Ruby 12. Halifax out-rebounded Vancouver 36-32. “We just played our style of game. It took us a little while to get untracked but we pulled through,” said Halifax coach Tom Inkpen. Halifax had left three players at home for “personal reason” and when they arrived discovered that guard Brian Heaney had an infection in his leg due to a boil and was whisked off to hospital. Heaney didn’t play in the semis and wasn’t expected to play in the final.
In the bronze medal final, the Vancouver Capilanos defeated Windsor Thompson Sport Centre 88-74 as Derek Sankey scored 19, Bob Barrazzoul 18, Bill Ruby 9, Knapfl 8, Terry McKay 8, Joe Carpenter 6, O’Leary 6, Clark 4, Turliff 4, Kennedy 4 and Chamberlain 2. The Capilanos led 24-19, 50-42 and 64-52 at the quarters. Windsor briefly rallied to within 41-40 but Joe Carpenter hit a field goal and Derek Sankey a field goal to restore a working margin. Vancouver hit 33-77 from the floor and 22-28 from the line. Paul Mazza scored 20 to lead Windsor. Jim Gomes added 16, Peter Mingay 9, Chris Wydrzynski 7, Walt Lozynski 6, Norbert Rammler 6, Mike Chalut 5 and Dave McGuffin 5, while McCullough, Gloster and Turner were scoreless. Windsor coach Bob Hansen said “I’m afraid most of my players were going through the motions. … We must have missed at least eight one and ones.” Windsor star Jerry Sovran did not play because of a left foot fracture, while Dave McGuffin was rushed to the hospital before the game with a body rash caused by food poisoning. Windsor hit 31-88 from the floor and 12-28 from the line.
In the nationally televised final, the Winnipeg St. Andrews Super Saints thrashed the Halifax Raiders 93-72 after shooting a sterling .585, hitting 41-70 from the field. The Saints were up 26-19 at the quarter; 50-39 at the half and 75-59 at the three-quarter mark. Tourney MVP Ted Stoesz, a member of the Canadian national team hit for 25, including 11-11 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. “No really?, I didn’t think it was 100%,” he later noted. “That’s great. But they were all layups.” Town added 23, including 10-18 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. He also grabbed nine rebounds, while 6-5 forward Wedlake pitched in 21, shot .670 from the floor and grabbed nine defensive boards. 6-4 forward Dave Mills added 10 points, while Hymie Fox scored 12 and Irv Hanec 2. Gene Doyle scored 28 to lead Halifax. John Cassidy added 20, Brian Heaney 14, Steve Bezanson 4, Staunwhite 4 and Guild 2. The Raiders shot a mere .390 or 33-81. Winnipeg out-rebounded Halifax 36-33. Heaney left the hospital to play and was still wearing a hospital bracelet. “I got out on a day pass. I have to go back and stay there a few days yet.” A boil on his calf had become infected. “My leg and foot were swelled up and I could hardly walk. Right now (postgame), it is beginning to throb a little but it’s not bad.” Winnipeg coach Bob Hazel said “he simply played our best game when we need it the most. Town was very instrumental in that he did a great job on Gene Doyle. I think it was good that Bobby had Doyle on him. He needed that challenge.” Winnipeg shot .580 from the floor and .780 from the line. Halifax was .400 from the floor and .540 from the line. Raiders head coach Tom Inkpen told Canadian Press that Winnipeg “shot tremendous today. Stoesz shot 100% and when you do that, that’s some kind of playing.” The Raiders had difficulty getting their offence untracked against the tough Saints defence. “Doyle may have gotten 28 but Town did a super job on him.”
The all-tourney team featured: MVP Ted Stoesz (Winnipeg St. Andrews); Bob Town (Winnipeg St. Andrews); Hymie Fox (Winnipeg St. Andrews); Gene Doyle (Halifax Raiders); and John Cassidy (Halifax Raiders)
The bronze medalist Vancouver Capilanos: Derek Sankey; Bob Barrazzoul; Bill Ruby; Knapfl; Terry McKay; Joe Carpenter; O’Leary; Clark; Turliff; Kennedy; Chamberlain;
The runner-up Halifax Raiders: Gene Doyle; John Cassidy; Steve Bezanson; Brian Heaney; Staunwhite; Guild; coach Tom Inkpen
The champion Winnipeg St. Andrews Super Saints: Dave Mills; Ross Wedlake; Bob Town; Ted Stoesz; Hymie Fox; Tim Ruppel; Irv Hanec; Gord Puttaert; Greg Ross; Al Beaver; Ron Smith; Ben Szymkow; coach Bob Hazell; manager George Kunupkyj; president George Fontaine