| POOL A | ALTA | BC | NFLD | Record | |||
| Edmonton Express | —– —– | 82-81 90-80 | 99-73 110-73 | (4-0) | |||
| Fraser Valley Bullets | 81-82 80-90 | —– —– | 96-86 117-74 | (2-2) | |||
| Newfoundland Terra Novas | 73-99 73-110 | 86-96 74-117 | —– —– | (0-4) | |||
| POOL B | ALTA | MAN | ONT | SASK | Record | ||
| Calgary Sky Kings | —– | 87-86 | 96-93 | 96-87 | (3-0) | ||
| Winnipeg Nicolett Inn | 86-87 | —– | 83-69 | 111-87 | (2-1) | ||
| Toronto Estonia | 93-96 | 69-83 | —– | 116-76 | (1-2) | ||
| Regina Plainsmen | 87-96 | 87-111 | 76-116 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| Semi | Winnipeg Nicolett Inn 79 Edmonton Express 62 | |
| Semi | Fraser Valley Bullets 86 Calgary Sky Kings 63 | |
| 5-7th | Newfoundland Terra Novas 80 Regina Plainsmen 74 | |
| 5th | Ontario 122 Newfoundland 59 | |
| Bronze | Edmonton Express 112 Calgary Sky Kings 99 | |
| Final | Winnipeg Nicolett Inn 95 Fraser Valley Bullets 83 | |
In the four-team Ontario tournament: …………………………………………………… Toronto Estonia defeated Hamilton Myer Sports 86-81 as Bob Sharpe scored 19, Mike Frisby 17 and Val Pozzan 14. Phil Tollestrup led Hamilton with 26. Cam Hall added 21. …………………………………………………… Hamilton Myers clipped Windsor (coach Bob Hanson) 89 -75 as Phil Tollestrup scored 21 and Dave Rose 20. …………………………………………………… Hamilton Myers spanked Toronto BVK 88-70 as Dave Rose scored 18 and Henry Vandenberg 14. …………………………………………………… Toronto Estonia clocked Toronto BVK 81-35. …………………………………………………… Toronto Estonia clipped Windsor 117-93. …………………………………………………… Windsor dumped Toronto BVK 116-96. …………………………………………………… The all-tournament team featured Jamie Russell (Estonia); Bob Sharpe (Estonia); Cam Hall (Hamilton Myers). …………………………………………………… Final standings: Toronto Estonia (3-0); Hamilton Myer Sports (2-1); Windsor Thompson Sport Centre (1-2); Toronto BVK (0-3).
In the Manitoba finals, Winnipeg Nicolett Inn defeated Winnipeg St. Andrews x-x; 89-79 (2g-0)
In the Saskatchewan finals, the Regina Plainsmen defeated the defending champion Saskatoon Basketball Club 88-67; 90-80 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Regina prevailed 88-67 as Glen Fekula scored 18. Wayne Dyck led Saskatoon with 18. …………………………………………………… In game two, Regina took the series with a 90-80 win as Lad Fogarty scored 20, Rob Pyne 17 and Jerry Brhelle 16. Wayne Dyck led Saskatoon with 25.
At the national playoffs, held in Edmonton, with an entry fee of $1750, pool A played a double round-robin: …………………………………………………… The Edmonton Express defeated the Fraser Valley Bullets 82-81 as Doug Baker scored 27 and Tom Bishop 22. Billy Robinson led the Bullets with 20. Ken MacKenzie added 17. Express coach Joe Danyluk told the Edmonton Journal “we had them down by 10 in the second half but we let them back in the game. … Or rather, Billy Robinson shot them back into it. He had way more than half of their last 20 points and we weren’t giving up that many shots. But we showed some composure in the end when we had to. And that’s a tribute to the players.” …………………………………………………… The Fraser Valley Bullets thrashed the Newfoundland Terra Novas 96-86 as Brian MacKenzie scored 27, Billy Robinson 26 and Ken MacKenzie 25. …………………………………………………… The Edmonton Express thrashed the Newfoundland Terra Novas 99-73 as Tom Bishop scored 19 and Doug Baker 14. Glenn Normore hit 24 for Newfoundland. …………………………………………………… In the second round of play, the Edmonton Express defeated the Fraser Valley Bullets B.C. 90-80 as Tom Bishop scored 31. Bishop claimed that the Bullets didn’t play well and cheated the crowd of 700 because they wanted to avoid playing Winnipeg in the semis. Bishop told the Edmonton Journal that “something like that really bothers me. To do that to a crowd, that’s pretty bad. I guess when they’re that age, they’re pacing themselves.” …………………………………………………… Fraser Valley defeated the Newfoundland Terra Novas 117-74 as Brian MacKenzie scored 27 and Ken MacKenzie 25. Newfoundland’s Tom Wadden scored 16. …………………………………………………… The Edmonton Express defeated Newfoundland 110-73 as Dave Holland scored 17 and Dick DeKlerk 16.
In pool B play: …………………………………………………… The Calgary Sky Kings dumped the Regina Plainsmen 96-87 as Wally Bilodeau scored 20. Ladd Fogarty led Regina with 19. The Sky Kings led 47-38 at the half. Jerry Brhelle paced the Plainsmen with 18. Plainsmen guard Merv Prier told Canadian Press that “it was a very close game. It went down to the last minute. We were down three points with 1.5 minutes to go. We started full-court pressing, made a couple of mistakes and they got a few easy baskets.” …………………………………………………… Winnipeg Nicolett Inn defeated Toronto Estonia 83-69 as Rick Watts scored 22. Estonia, which led 40-36 at the half, was paced by Mike Frisby’s 20 points. Winnipeg coach John Loewen told the Edmonton Journal that “on paper, they’re the best team here (but are selfish). We play a team game. We depend on five guys. They tend to play a lot of one-on-one.” …………………………………………………… The Calgary Sky Kings defeated Winnipeg Nicolett Inn 87-86 as Greg Hess scored 26, Ian MacKay 15 and Jim Lathrop 12. Nicolett led 45-37 at the half and blew a 14-point lead with 10 minutes to go. Hess told Canadian Press that the Sky Hawks forced Winnipeg into a “sloppy shooting game. We don’t play a very organized game on offence. We’re just a bunch of guys who run all night. I think we tired them out. But we missed only one shot in the last three minutes and that didn’t hurt us.” Grant Watson led Nicolett with 24 points. Rick Watts added 20 and Martin Riley 16. “We just couldn’t penetrate the zone defence and Calgary just kept pecking away at our lead,” said Nicolett manager Morris Glimcher. Hess told the Edmonton Journal that “I guess you can tell the uniforms are borrowed. But that’s senior basketball in Alberta. We’re not too flashy but we just keep running. I think we tired them out in the second half.” …………………………………………………… Toronto Estonia beat the Regina Plainsmen 116-76 as Wayne Allison scored 24, Jamie Russell 21, Val Pozzan 18, Bob Sharpe 17 and George Rautins 16. Randy Prokopanko responded with 22 for Regina. …………………………………………………… Winnipeg Nicolett Inn defeated the Regina Plainsmen 111-87 as Martin Riley scored 16 and Rick Watts 14. Craig Chamberlain paced the Plainsmen with 20. Merv Prier added 16. Prier told Canadian Press that “their fast break was just cooking. It was a situation where we hardly ever got a second shot, mainly because of the height difference between the teams. But we didn’t do that badly. Usually, if we score that many points, we win.”
In the semis, the Fraser Valley Bullets defeated the Calgary Sky Kings 86-63 after leading 36-32 at the half. Bill Robinson scored 16 and Brian MacKenzie and Ken MacKenzie, each 14. Mike Bukrop paced Calgary with 14. Greg Hess added 12. Fraser Valley post Ken McKenzie told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that “we came here to win the tournament, not to please anybody. They can call it bush league (throwing the final round robin game) if they want but we’ve been in this thing before and it’s not often you get to choose who you meet in the second round. We didn’t exactly play that game (in the round robin) to win.”
In the other semi, Winnipeg Nicolett Inn defeated the Edmonton Express 79-62 on the strength of a stingy defence which allowed only 22 points in the second half. Winnipeg was ahead by a single point 41-40 at the break but coach John Loewen switched to a zone defence with 12 minutes to go and completely shut down Edmonton. Darryl Rumsey led Winnipeg with 22 points, including a 10-12 effort from the floor. Rick Watts tossed in 18 and grabbed 11 rebounds. Martin Riley added 13 and Grant Watson nabbed 9 boards. Edmonton was paced by Tom Bishop’s 19 points, including a 7-19 effort from the floor. Doug Baker added a mere 8, hitting 4-22 from the floor. Phil Christie added 12. Express coach Joe Danyluk told the Edmonton Journal that “I was a little disappointed in our lack of maturity. I guess I should have pulled Baker out. But he’s such a streak shooter, I was hoping he’d get it back.”
In the fifth-place qualifier, the Newfoundland Terra Novas defeated the Regina Plainsmen 80-74 as Glenn Normore scored 23 and Ron Tobin 18. The Plainsmen were led by Jerry Brhelle’s 15 points. Ladd Fogarty added 14. The Plainsmen also included Rob Pyne, Glen Fekula, Darrel Puscus. Plainsmen Merv Prier told Canadian Press “we’re sort of a hot and cold team and if we’re not hot, we’re in trouble. Newfoundland was much better than a couple of years ago when we saw them in Regina. I get tired of saying it, but we didn’t play well.”
In the fifth-place match, Toronto Estonia stomped the Newfoundland Terra Novas 122-59 as Phil Schlote tossed in 21. Estonia (coach Harry Livv) also included Mike Frisby, Val Pozzan, Bob Sharpe, Wayne Allison, Jamie Russell, George Rautins. The Terra Novas included Glenn Normore, Tom Wadden.
In the bronze medal contest, the Edmonton Express defeated the Calgary Sky Kings 112-99 as Tom Bishop scored 33. Dave Price led Calgary with 21.
In the final, Martin Riley scored 32 to lead Nicolett Inn to the title with a 95-83 win over the Fraser Valley Bullets. Ken MacKenzie replied with 37 for Fraser Valley on a variety of hooks and jumpers. Bill Robinson added 20 for the Bullets. Fraser Valley had led 40-38 at the half. “They’re younger and they’re a hell of a team,” said Fraser Valley’s Billy Robinson, adding that Riley’s “the best. He was 16 when he first came to the national team and I taught him a lot of what he knows. Now he’s beating me with it. He’s not too flashy but he’s the best because he never quits.” Tourney MVP Riley noted that “Billy always used to tell me when he was hot the hoop looking like a swimming pool and he could just toss the ball in. Well, it looked like an ocean to me tonight.” Riley shot .670 from the floor.
The all-tourney team featured: MVP Martin Riley (Winnipeg Nicolett Inn); Bill Robinson (Fraser Valley); Rick Watts (Winnipeg Nicolett Inn); Darryl Rumsey (Winnipeg Nicolett Inn); Tom Bishop (Edmonton Express)
The bronze medalist Edmonton Express: Tom Bishop; Doug Baker; coach Joe Danyluk
The runner-up Fraser Valley Bullets: Bill Robinson; Brian MacKenzie; Ken MacKenzie;
The champion Winnipeg Nicolett Inn: Darryl Rumsey; Jan Kreutzer; Martin Riley; Kevin Kelleher; Greg Daniels; Dan Maskiw; Rick Watts; Brian Rumsey; Terry Burns; Hank Lemoine; Grant Watson; Ed Tawkin; coach John Loewen; trainer John Hayward; sponsor John Antoniuk; manager Morris Glimcher; ball boy Mike Antoniuk