REGULAR SEASON
| Alberta | 19-1 | 27-4 | Barnaby Craddock | |||||
| U.B.C. | 17-3 | 24-5 | Kevin Hanson | |||||
| Calgary | 16-4 | 29-5 | Dan Vanhooren | |||||
| Lethbridge | 12-8 | 18-12 | Mike Hanson | |||||
| Manitoba | 12-8 | 16-12 | Kirby Schepp | |||||
| Regina | 11-9 | 16-15 | Steve Burrows | |||||
| Thompson Rivers | 11-9 | 12-11 | Scott Clark | |||||
| Victoria | 10-10 | 17-14 | Craig Beaucamp | |||||
| Winnipeg | 10-10 | 13-14 | Mike Raimbault | |||||
| U.N.B.C. | 10-10 | 13-16 | Todd Jordan | |||||
| Saskatchewan | 10-10 | 12-16 | Barry Rawlyk | |||||
| Brandon | 9-11 | 10-15 | Gil Cheung | |||||
| Mount Royal | 8-12 | 9-16 | Marc Dobell | |||||
| MacEwan | 5-15 | 6-19 | Eric Magdanz | |||||
| Fraser Valley | 5-15 | 5-17 | Adam Friesen | |||||
| Trinity Western | 3-17 | 4-18 | Aaron Muhic | |||||
| UBC Okanagan | 2-18 | 2-23 | Peter Guarasci | |||||
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Fraser Valley Cascades: Mark Johnson, Matt Cooley, Riley Braich, Jordyn Sekhon, Navjot Bains, Andrew Morris, Sukhman Sandhu, Daniel Adediran, Mike VanderWerff, Joban Pandher, Aaron Adrian, Sagar Dulay, Felix Sun, Vick Toor, Harsimran Bhullar, Kenan Hadzovic, coach Adam Friesen, assistant Trevor Pridie
MacEwan Griffins: Ryan Coleman, Deonte Doslov-Doctor, Harrison Lane, Adonis Montfort-Palomino, Jake Notice, Ali Raza, Tre Ross, Tarik Scott, Atlas St. Paul-Butler, Lincoln Anderson, Jay Carter, Dustin Gatzki, Luke Harold, McWesley Jibrin, Fisayo Moibi, Ben Niles, Abdullah Shittu, Liban Yousef, coach Eric Magdanz, assistant Jackson Parker, assistant Jesse McLean, assistant Graeme Ryder, graduate assistant Lee Danderfer, assistant manager Scottie Mergaert
Mount Royal Cougars: Craig Martin, Ryan Cunningham, Nicholas Tancon, Wiande Kher, Noah Lewis, Glen Yang, Matthew Guinto, Josh Ross, John ‘L.J.’ Hegwood, Ben Kapinga, Charnjot Gill, Quinn Taylor, Matt Fullerton, Sean Petrone, Patrick Vandervelden, Kristian Zjak, coach Marc Dobell, assistant Dane Morris, assistant Steve Hamaliuk, assistant Ivan Frade, strength & conditioning Hidesh Bhardwaj, student therapist Moira Taylor, student therapist Juanita Roy
Trinity Western Spartans: Josiah Allison, Pogos Trunyan, Ben Reddy, Max Viitala, Vartan Tanielian, Eric Rogers, Peter Spangehl, Daniel Stead, Aaron Paetkau, Josiah Meppelink, Tee Mayberry, Ethan DaSilva, Levi Leyenhorst, Steve Sesink, coach Aaron Muhic, assistant/spiritual mentor Dave Klassen, assistant Matt Guynup
U.B.C.-Okanagan Heat: Triston Matthews, Spencer Thomas, Justin Melnychuk, Aldrich Berrios, Gurman Bhangu, Philip Okanlawon, Jacob Stokker, Patrick Dujmovic, Cameron Servatius, Mahamed Omar, Kareem Moussa, Aloysius Callaghan, Ben Kornelsen, Owen Keyes, Kyrin Cybenko, Neil Hayes, Sterling Peterson, coach Pete Guarasci, assistant Landry Ndayitwayeko, assistant Yassine Ghomari, assistant Will Sherrett, assistant Mitch Goodwin, strength & conditioning Kevin Phillips, therapist Jeff Thorburn, student trainer Sam Goodwin
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Regina Cougars pounded the 12th-seeded Thompson Rivers Wolfpack 93-68 after leading 29-13, 53-39 and 79-59 at the quarters. The Cougars broke to a 14-2 run on treys by Alex Igual, Benjamin Hillis, and Shaquille Harris. They then went on 11-0 and 13-3 runs in the second quarter to take a 24-point lead into halftime and soon extended their lead to 30 in the third quarter. “Tonight we were able to do tonight what has made us successful this year,” Cougars coach Steve Burrows said. “I was impressed that we had 13 assists and only two turnovers in the first half, and that’s a testament to how well we moved the ball around on offence. And defensively, we stayed disciplined and executed our game plan. We were able to get some stops early and that gave us a few run-outs.” Wolfpack coach Scott Clark said “we really struggled defensively. We had some injuries which slowed us down. They were good. It is what it is. We were exposed a little bit to the playoffs. We now have to evaluate and retool and go from there.” Shaquille Harris paced the Cougars with 18 on 7-11 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 assists. Brandon Tull added 16 on 8-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Samuel Hillis notched 16 on 7-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Brian Ofori scored 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-8 from the line, 7 boards and 3 blocks. Alex Igual notched 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 0-3 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Brayden Kuski scored 8 on -37 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 5 assists. Benjamin Hillis added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists. Nigel Warden scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 4 boards. Kornel Tokolyi scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor. The Cougars hit 39-73 (.534) from the floor, 12-32 (.375) from the arc and 3-15 (.200) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 8 steals, 6 blocks, 8 turnovers and 16 fouls. Luke Morris paced the Wolfpack with 21 on 9-23 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Derek Rhodes added 17 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Mike Rouault notched 12 n 5-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Anton Bilous scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Nolan Willett added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Joe Davis scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Tyus De Vries added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 4 boards. Madhu McConnell added 1, along with 2 boards, while Devin Halcrow, Jon Steele and Dean Lemphers were scoreless. The Wolfpack hit 26-69 (.377) from the floor, 8-22 (.364) from the arc and 8-16 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 5 steals, 15 turnovers and 13 fouls. The Wolfpack (coach Scott Clark, assistant Volodymyr Iegorov, assistant Ted Murray, assistant Quinn Groenheyde, assistant Andrew Kaban, strength & conditioning Ciaran McDonnell) also included Elijah Hillis-Gold and Enrico Nuno. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves stunned the 6th-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen 71-68. The score was knotted at 24 after one quarter. Winnipeg led 43-39 at the half and 62-58 after three quarters. The Wesmen had ripped off a 9-0 run late in the third quarter but went ice cold in the final frame. Jovan Leamy paced the Timberwolves with 18 on 8-19 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks. Volodymyr Pluzhnikov added 17 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Vaggelis Loukas added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. James Agyeman scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 assists. Marcus MacKay added 7 on 3-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Anthony Hokanson scored 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Daniel Stark scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Adam Pahl scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Tyrell Laing scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Nolan Hanson was scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 28-71 (.394) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 9-12 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 8 steals, 5 blocks, 10 turnovers and 16 fouls. Narcisse Ambanza paced the Wesmen with 15 on 7-15 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 6 assists. Matthew ‘Billy’ Yaworsky added 14 on 6-17 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 13 boards and 2 blocks. Sean Tarver notched 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 13 boards and 2 assists. Dwight ‘D.J.’ Dixon notched 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. William Sesay scored 10 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Francesco Tocci scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Denzel Lynch-Blair added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists, while Joshua Gandier and Don Dayrit were scoreless. Dayrit dished 2 assists. The Wesmen hit 27-72 (.375) from the floor, 3-20 (.150) from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 14 turnovers and 12 fouls. The Wesmen (coach Mike Raimbault, assistant John Giesbrecht, assistant Ben Dethoit, assistant Kyle Vince, therapist Jeff Billeck) also included Marcello Kambola, Louis Makot, Denzel Soliven, Nathaniel Johnson, Nabi Ghani and Spas Nikolov. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies nipped the 9th-seeded Victoria Vikes 82-80. The score was knotted at 14 after one quarter. The Huskies led 42-24 at the half and 63-57 after three quarters. With 25 seconds to play, Victoria took its first lead of the game on a Jordan Charles trey. But veteran Huskies guard Alex Unruh countered with a jumper. The Vikes again took the lead, on a pull-up by Hayden Lejeune, but Unruh drove the paint for an ‘and-one’ with 11 seconds to play. An open look at a trey by Vike Jason Scully missed the mark as the clock expired. “Overall this game represented our season,” said Vikes coach Craig Beaucamp. “There were a lot of ups and downs and it ended in a very tough loss. At this point we have no choice but to be positive about what we learned, the experience we gained and we know what we can do better for next year. … We got off to a really slow start and the room for error is slim when you do that. The game was won and lost more in the first 20 minutes of play than the final minute. … Both teams missed shots in the first quarter and in the second we continued the same way while theirs started to fall. We had a tough time getting our legs going, got a little frustrated and they put us in a big hole.” Alex Unruh paced the Huskies with 24 on 9-14 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Emmanuel Akintunde added 18 on 8-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Maxwell Amoafo scored 15 on 7-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 13 boards. Lawrence Moore scored 13 on 6-18 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. J.T. Robinson notched 10 on 4-19 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Addison Dewar scored 2, while Devin Wittow was scoreless. The Huskies hit 35-81 (.432) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 9-12 from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 11 steals, 7 turnovers and 21 fouls. Jordan Charles paced the Vikes with 20 on 7-15 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 14 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Mason Loewen scored 20 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 10-14 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Scott Kellum added 14 on 5-16 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc and 2 assists. Hayden Lejeune scored 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Jason Scully scored 6 on 2-9 from the floor and 2-8 from the arc. Justin Kinnear scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Jake Newman scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Taylor Montgomery-Stinson and Graeme Hyde-Lay were scoreless. Montgomery-Stinson nabbed 4 boards. The Vikes hit 27-67 (.403) from the floor, 9-36 (.250) from the arc and 17-23 (.739) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 1 steal, 6 blocks and 16 turnovers. The Vikes (coach Craig Beaucamp, assistant Josh Mullen, strength & conditioning Gary Peden, mental fitness coach Phil Ohl, student therapist Noelani Avveduti) also included Jaden Touchie, Dalton Thompson, Hunter Hughes, Jaamel Slack, Aaron Tesfagiorgis, Andrew Goertzen, Eric Hegadoren and Trent Monkman. …………………………………………………… In the last opening round match, the 7th-seeded Manitoba Bisons dispatched the 10th-seeded Brandon Bobcats 82-76. The score was knotted at 24 after one quarter. The Bobcats led 40-35 at the half. The Bisons led 62-53 after three quarters. Bisons guard Justus Alleyn dominated the third quarter as the Bisons pulled out the win. “Justus was Justus,” Bisons coach Kirby Schepp said. “He’s one of the greatest scorers in the history of our program.” Kirby also credited the Bobcats with a solid effort. The Bobcats were “really prepared and energized. Alleyn said “I was kind of flat in the first half. We regrouped at halftime, came out really aggressive, and it worked for us.” Rookie Bison forward Cameron O’Hara, who notched a double-double, was chosen player of the game. “That’s a phenomenal performance from a first-year kid that really needs to be recognized,” said Schepp. Justus Alleyn paced the Bisons with 31 on 9-23 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 9-14 from the line and 7 boards. Rashawn Browne added 19 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 6 assists. Cameron O’Hara notched 13 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 13 boards and 2 steals. James Wagner scored 8 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Keiran Zziwa added 7 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Dharmjit Dhillon added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 7 boards, while Wyatt Tait and Zach Giesbrecht were scoreless. The Bisons hit 28-69 (.406) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 19-29 (.655) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 6 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 12 fouls. Tyvon Cooper paced the Bobcats with 21 on 8-16 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jonathan Range added 18 on 8-17 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 6 boards. Aidan ‘Pookie’ Saunders notched 16 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 2 boards. John Paul scored 9 on 4-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Kobyn Jopp added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Troy Grant scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jaleel Webb added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 4 boards, while Mikee Dosado was scoreless. The Bobcats hit 30-69 (.435) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 11 turnovers and 24 fouls. The Bobcats (coach Gil Cheung, assistant Brett Nohr, assistant Kevin Phillip, assistant Keith Van Wallegham, assistant O’Neil Gordon) also included Mitch Marquis, Girece Kazumba, Josh Bell, Dale Cook and Steven Chieng.
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Lethbridge Pronghorns defeated the 5th-seeded Regina Cougars 115-68; 105-98 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Pronghorns clocked the Cougars 115-68 after leading 33-13, 55-27 and 89-48 at the quarters. The Pronghorns opened with a 7-0 run, hit 7 treys in the opening quarter, and coasted, scoring a season-high 115. Pronghorns coach Mike Hansen told the Lethbridge Herald that horrific road conditions aided his troops. “We’ve had slow starts all semester and we really talked about jumping out early. “I feel horrible for coach (Steve Burrows). They got trapped on the highway yesterday outside of Medicine Hat. It took them nine or 10 hours to get here. They got in late last night and they were trying to get set to go. So I told the guys it’s playoff time and I feel bad for them, but we had to jump on them early. We were able to get an early lead and then from there you could just tell they didn’t have any legs. We’re going to have to be a lot better tomorrow defensively and close up some of those gaps. … I thought Dejon [Burdeaux] really stepped up tonight and it’s hard with him out of the lineup for so long (that) I think it was tough for them to game plan it and they’re going to focus in on him a little more tomorrow. Overwater really stepped up, guys made shots. I think the key for us is we just have to continue keeping them from getting downhill on us and get to the rim.” Zac Overwater said “that was a great start. We came out hot and had the home court, so the energy was up. It’s always nice playing at home. We came out and jumped on them early and caused some turnovers. We played great defence, hit the glass, and we shot the ball really well, too. They didn’t shoot the ball as well, (but) we can’t count on that tomorrow night.” Zac Overwater paced the Pronghorns with 24 on 10-15 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 11 boards, 3 steals and 2 blocks. DeJon Burdeaux added 22 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 11-12 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Colton Gibb notched 19 on 6-10 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Saren Westrop added 15 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Awak Piom scored 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 8 boards. Kyle Peterson added 10 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 4 boards and 7 assists. Brett Warren added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 assists and 2 steals. Josh Sparkes scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Cameron Fischer added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Favour Adekojo and Mark Rodehutskors were scoreless. Rodehutskors nabbed 8 boards and pilfered 2 balls. Adekojo nabbed 2 boards. The Pronghorns hit 35-71 (.493) from the floor, 12-21 (.571) from the arc and 33-39 (.846) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 24 assists, 12 steals, 3 blocks, 18 turnovers and 19 fouls. Brandon Tull paced the Cougars with 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Alex Igual added 9 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 4 boards. Samuel Hillis scored 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Shawn Lathan added 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 6 boards. Brian Ofori scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Nigel Warden scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 assists. Shaquille Harris added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Benjamin Hillis notched 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 3 boards. Kornel Tokolyi added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Brayden Kuski scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 assists. The Cougars hit 27-70 (.386) from the floor, 4-26 (.154) from the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 10 steals, 5 blocks, 26 turnovers and 27 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Pronghorns completed the series sweep by dispatching the Cougars 105-98 in overtime. Lethbridge broke to a 10-0 lead and were ahead 24-23 after one quarter. The Cougars took their first lead in the second frame on a jumper by Shaquille Harris but Zac Overwater converted a three-point play to knot the score at 45 at the half. Shawn Lathan hit back-to-back treys as the Cougars built a 10-point lead in the third quarter on an Alex Igual trey and led 77-70 after the frame. But the Pronghorns stiffened their defence, held Regina scoreless for 5.5 minutes, while ripping off an 8-0 run and rallying to knot the score at 89 after regulation. An attempted Igual trey at the buzzer rimmed out. The Pronghorns scored the first 6 points in the extra session as the Cougar were in major foul trouble (four had fouled out) and starter Brian Ofori was ineligible after being suspended for the game due to accumulation of technical fouls. Regina was down to their final 5 plays for the last 2 minutes of play. “Regina played great tonight and their veterans really battled to the end,” said Pronghorns coach Mike Hansen. “We had too many breakdowns but made played when we really needed to. “[Zac] Overwater and [Kyle] Peterson were brilliant tonight and Burdeaux gutted out an unbelievable defensive effort in his last home game. This is a special group, it’s been 18 years since we last reached the Canada West Semi-finals. This team has placed itself in some elite company.” Zac Overwater paced the Pronghorns with 43 on 15-29 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 13-19 from the line, 16 boards and 2 steals. Kyle Peterson added 30 on 8-20 from the floor, 6-14 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 7 boards, 12 assists and 2 steals. DeJon Burdeaux notched 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Brett Warren scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Josh Sparkes added 6 on 2-3 from the arc. Colton Gibb notched 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-3 from t heard and 5 boards. Awak Piom scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards, while Saren Westrop and Mark Rodehutskors were scoreless. Westrop dished 2 assists, while Rodehutskors nabbed 2 boards. The Pronghorns hit 33-77 (.429) from the floor, 9-28 (.321) from the arc and 30-39 (.769) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 9 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 26 fouls. Alex Igual paced the Cougars with 27 on 9-23 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 13 boards and 4 assists. Shaquille Harris added 24 on 10-16 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Brandon Tull notched 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Shawn Lathan added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Benjamin Hillis scored 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 6 boards and 6 assists. Brayden Kuski added 9 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Samuel Hillis scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards, while Nigel Warden and Kornel Tokolyi were scoreless. The Cougars hit 36-84 (.429) from the floor, 9-41 (.220) from the arc and 17-30 (.567) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 18 turnovers and 29 fouls. The Cougars (coach Steve Burrows, assistant Wade Hackl, assistant Joel Hunter, player development Addison Docherty, strength & conditioning Dan Farthing) also included Johneil Johnson, Ramiro Martinez, Carter Millar, Nick Barnard and Matt Barnard.
The 3rd-seeded University of British Columbia Thunderbirds defeated the 7th-seeded Manitoba Bisons 106-74; 97-72 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, U.B.C. pounded Manitoba 106-74 after leading 22-18, 46-32 and 81-53 at the quarters. Conor Morgan dominated the first quarter as the Thunderbirds said they were determined to avenge a quarterfinal series loss to the Bisons a year earlier. The Bisons never seriously threatened. U.B.C. coach Kevin Hanson said ““I thought there was a little bit of playoff jitters early obviously for the veteran guys coming back there was a little bit of a memory from last year. We didn’t really talk too much about it but I think it was there and just the early start putting us off our routine a little. We eventually found our legs, and once we made some things happen they played loose and once we played loose we were fine. What I really liked was our guys stuck to the game plan that we came up with through the week and I said to them to them post game that there was a lot of positives on the defensive and offensive end. There was a lot of individual performances that were really good but overall there was a lot of guys that did some really good things and I think our depth really showed in the end of this game.” Conor Morgan paced the Thunderbirds with 21 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 11 boards and 5 assists. Phil Jalalpoor added 17 on 6-15 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 4 steals. Grant Shephard added 17 on 7-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Grant Audu scored 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Taylor Browne notched 11 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Mason Bourcier added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 assists. Anthony Mcnish scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor and 2 boards. Luka Zaharijevic added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 steals. Patrick Simon scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Izaiah Ugoalah added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Isaiah Familia and Parker Simson were scoreless. Familia nabbed 6 boards and dished 2 assists. Simson nabbed 2 boards. The T’Birds hit 38-76 (.500) from the floor, 9-21 (.429) from the arc and 21-29 (.724) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 26 assists, 8 steals, 6 blocks, 14 turnovers and 16 fouls. Cameron O’Hara paced the Bisons with 18 on 7-8 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Dharmjit Dhillon added 16 on 5-9 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. James Wagner scored 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Rashawn Browne added 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 7 assists. Justus Alleyn scored 8 on 3-18 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Keiran Zziwa added 3 on 1-5 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Risto Zimbakov scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Isaac Miller-Jose added 1 on 1-2 from the floor, while Zach Giesbrecht, Wyatt Tait and Osahon Eghosa were scoreless. Giesbrecht dished 3 assists, while Tait nabbed 2 boards. The Bisons hit 27-73 (.370) from the floor, 9-31 (.290) from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 8 steals, 3 blocks, 12 turnovers and 21 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Thunderbirds completed the series sweep by dusting the Bisons 97-72 after leading 26-18, 42-34 and 76-63 at the quarters. U.B.C. broke to a 12-0 lead on a pair of treys by Taylor Browne. He added two more treys as the Thunderbirds built an 8-point lead after one quarter. The Bisons knotted the score at 31 but Conor Morgan blocked a Justus Alleyn layup to ignite an 8-0 U.B.C. run. He then added a trey as the Thunderbirds rebuilt their lead to 6 at the half. Morgan hit back-to-back treys and Mason Bourcier added a bomb as U.B.C. built a double-digit lead and pulled away in the second half as the Bisons tired. Browne hit a trio from beyond the arc to ice the win. Browne said “it was from the start, even from yesterday you could see that we wanted to play hard, play smart, play tough and win for each other. These past two games show how unselfish of a team we are and how we all put in our efforts to win the game. Yesterday I was 1-for-1 from outside and I told myself tomorrow I’m going to shoot my shot and I’m going to connect on a lot of three’s, I had that mindset going into it and from there it just came to me naturally, I just let it come to me.” U.B.C. coach Kevin Hanson said “both games showed true signs of our depth which sparked us at both ends, especially being able to bring guys in defensively to rotate onto Justus Alleyn who had a heck of a game tonight. I’ve had the chance to coach him and he’s a great person and a great basketball player so he should be holding his head high leaving this gym after his last USports game. … You know we’re a funny team that if we get hot and on a roll, we get in a positive mindset and can score in a multitude of ways. They did a good job on us as we went through a little dry spell in the second-quarter but our I felt our defence held us in for the most part when we weren’t getting those opportunities. Overall, I’m really pleased with it.” Taylor Browne paced the Thunderbirds with 23 on 8-13 from the floor, 7-12 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Conor Morgan added 16 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 16 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Grant Audu notched 13 on 4-7 from the floor, 5-8 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Anthony Mcnish scored 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Phil Jalalpoor added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Grant Shephard scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 4 boards. Mason Bourcier scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 8 assists. Luka Zaharijevic added 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Izaiah Ugoalah added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Isaiah Familia, Parker Simson and Patrick Simon were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 39-73 (.534) from the floor, 12-28 (.429) from the arc and 7-13 (.538) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 27 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks, 14 turnovers and 12 fouls. Justus Alleyn paced the Bisons with 24 on 7-19 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 4 boards. Rashawn Browne added 15 on 6-15 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. James Wagner notched 12 on 4-15 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Keiran Zziwa added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Cameron O’Hara scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 blocks. Dharmjit Dhillon added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Wyatt Tait scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards. The Bisons hit 26-69 (.377) from the floor, 12-28 (.429) from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 7 steals, 5 blocks, 16 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Bisons (coach Kirby Schepp, assistant Keenan Bennarroch, assistant Srdjan Komlenovic, assistant Luke Penner, assistant Jeff Laping, strength & conditioning Shawn Preston, director of operations Tyler Penner, manager Arjun Nirula, therapist Mandy Los, student therapist Richard Libera, student therapist Caitlin Williams) also included Zach Giesbrecht, Joel Adu-Queye, Joseph Nitychoruk, Osahon Eghosa, Malik Irwin, Risto Zimbakov, Isaac Miller-Jose and Gavin Pearce.
The top-seeded University of Alberta Golden Bears defeated the 11th-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves 98-64; 80-41 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Alberta pounded U.N.B.C. 98-64 after leading 26-15, 49-34 and 67-51 at the quarters. Austin Waddoups was hot early as they quickly built a double-digit lead and coasted to the easy win. Their depth and marksmanship completely undid the Timberwolves. Mamadou Gueye paced the Golden Bears with 23 on 7-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 7 boards. Brody Clarke scored 18 on 6-11 from the floor, 6-9 from the arc, 8 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Nolan Woodward added 12 on 5-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Geoff Pippus notched 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 6 assists. Austin Waddoups scored 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Andre Kelly notched 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Cole Knudsen scored 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 assists. Dwan Williams added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Ivan Ikomey scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Sam Newman added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Jonah Weyessa was scoreless. The Golden Bears hit 34-66 (.515) from the floor, 11-23 (.478) from the arc and 19-23 (.826) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 12 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 11 fouls. Volodymyr Pluzhnikov paced the Timberwolves with 16 on 6-10 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jovan Leamy added 16 on 6-17 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Marcus MacKay notched 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Vaggelis Loukas scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 8 boards. James Agyeman added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. Adam Pahl scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-3 from the line. Tyrell Laing added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Anthony Hokanson scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Daniel Stark added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 assists, while Saje Gosal, Nolan Hanson and Jesse Mushiana were scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 24-63 (.381) from the floor, 10-29 (.345) from the arc and 6-9 (.667) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 7 steals, 1 block, 19 turnovers and 17 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta completed the series sweep by clubbing the Timberwolves 80-41 after leading 17-14, 34-25 and 59-30 at the quarters. The Golden Bears dominated the third quarter as forwards Mamadou Gueye and Brody Clarke took command. Brody Clarke paced the Golden Bears with 21 on 7-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Mamadou Gueye added 18 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Sam Newman notched 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 6 boards. Geoff Pippus scored 10 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 8 boards. Ivan Ikomey scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 steals. Cole Knudsen added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 6 boards. Nolan Woodward added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Jonah Weyessa added 2 on 2-2 from the line. Andre Kelly scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Dwan Williams added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Austin Waddoups was scoreless on 0-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4 assists and 2 steals. The Golden Bears hit 29-69 (.420) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 15-17 (.882) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 12 steals, 1 block, 17 turnovers and 10 fouls. Marcus MacKay paced the Timberwolves with 10 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 3 boards. James Agyeman added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Volodymyr Pluzhnikov added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Tyrell Laing scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Jovan Leamy added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Daniel Stark scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 assists. Saje Gosal scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Vaggelis Loukas scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 6 boards and 3 blocks, while Anthony Hokanson, Adam Pahl, Jesse Mushiana and Nolan Hanson were scoreless. Hokanson and Hanson each nabbed 3 boards. The Timberwolves hit 16-57 (.281) from the floor, 5-24 (.208) from the arc and 4-7 (.571) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 4 steals, 4 blocks, 22 turnovers and 15 fouls. The Timberwolves (coach Todd Jordan, assistant Aaron Brouwer, assistant Dale Dergousoff, assistant Nav Parmar) also included Austin Chandler, Kaelen Mcneight and Kyler Eckess.
In the last quarterfinal series, the 2nd-seeded Calgary Dinos defeated the 8th-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies 98-73; 100-76. …………………………………………………… In game one, Calgary clubbed the Huskies 98-73 after leading 27-16, 54-24 and 86-47 at the quarters. The Dinos ripped-off 10-0 and 13-0 runs in the first half as they took command quickly. They led by as many as 44. “Mambi [Diawara] was…terrific tonight,” said Dinos coach Dan Vanhooren. “You can’t ask for much more from one of your leading players. I thought he was unbelievable. … I was pleased with how we played the game. Our starting group and our top 10 guys played very well through two and a half quarters. I was disappointed with the fourth quarter from our bench – they shouldn’t turn the ball over that much, and we know we can complete a game better than we did. Overall for a playoff game to be able to play a number of guys, it was a great game for us.” Mambi Diawara paced the Dinos with 23 on 7-10 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 9 boards and 6 assists. Jason Foreman added 17 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Lars Schlueter added 13 on 5-7 from the floor and 3-5 from the arc. David Kapinga scored 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Connor Foreman scored 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Lucas Mannes added 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Andrew Milner notched 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Sasha Pojuzina added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Jhony Verrone scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Max Eisele added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 steals, while Jake Nielson was scoreless and dished 2 assists. The Dinos hit 35-63 (.556) from the floor, 12-25 (.480) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 11 steals, 2 blocks, 16 turnovers and 18 fouls. J.T. Robinson paced the Huskies with 21 on 7-15 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 assists. Lawrence Moore added 19 on 7-17 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Alex Unruh scored 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 steals. Emmanuel Akintunde added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Maxwell Amoafo added 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 steals. Devin Wittow scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Addison Dewar added 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals, while Jesse Ralph and Sebastien Turcotte were scoreless. The Huskies hit 26-60 (.433) from the floor, 8-28 (.286) from the arc and 13-17 (.765) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 9 steals, 1 block, 17 turnovers and 18 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Calgary completed the series sweep by clipping the Huskies 100-76 after leading 27-12, 46-38 and 70-59 at the quarters. David Kapinga ignited a 9-0 run in the final quarter as the Dinos pulled away from the Huskies. Lars Schleuter was dominant in the paint, which was uncharacteristic for the German-born forward, who typically played on the perimeter. “It was new,” said Schlueter. “My teammates were letting me hear it, but I had to show them what was up.” Lars Schlueter paced the Dinos with 27 on 9-15 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. David Kapinga added 20 on 8-14 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Lucas Mannes added 15 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 5 boards. Connor Foreman scored 14 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Mambi Diawara added 9 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 7 assists. Jhony Verrone scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 assists and 4 steals. Jake Nielson scored 3 on 3-4 from the line. Andrew Milner added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 assists. Sasha Pojuzina added 2 on 2-2 from the line, while Max Eisele was scoreless. The Dinos hit 36-68 (.529) from the floor, 7-29 (.241) from the arc and 21-30 (.700) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 11 steals, 5 blocks, 13 turnovers and 23 fouls. Lawrence Moore paced the Huskies with 32 on 10-23 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 10-14 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alex Unruh added 13 on 4-13 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. J.T. Robinson added 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Emmanuel Akintunde added 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Devin Wittow scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 7 boards. Maxwell Amoafo added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-7 from the line and 10 boards. Sebastien Turcotte scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Addison Dewar and Jesse Ralph were scoreless. Dewar nabbed 3 boards and pilfered 2 balls. The Huskies hit 25-64 (.391) from the floor, 8-28 (.286) from the arc and 18-29 (.621) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 10 steals, 20 turnovers and 31 fouls. The Huskies (coach Barry Rawlyk, assistant Chad Jacobson, assistant Dan Dewar, assistant Brian Carduner, strength & conditioning Jordan Harbidge) also included Chan De Ciman, Joseph Barker, Harold Memita, Noel Aito, Savion Tyson and Aidan Smithen.
In the other semi, the top-seeded University of Alberta Golden Bears defeated the 4th-seeded Lethbridge Pronghorns 109-66; 103-91 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Golden Bears pounded Lethbridge 109-66 after leading 29-12, 58-32 and 96-47 at the quarters. The Golden Bears dominated the glass, pushed the tempo and were never threatened. Austin Waddoups paced the Golden Bears with 23 on 9-12 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ivan Ikomey added 19 on 6-10 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Geoff Pippus notched 17 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 4 boards and 7 assists. Mamadou Gueye added 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Brody Clarke scored 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Cole Knudsen added 9 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Sam Newman scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 steals. Lyndon Annetts notched 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 assists and 2 steals. Dwan Williams added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Jonah Weyessa scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Nolan Woodward was scoreless, nabbed 4 boards and dished 2 assists. The Golden Bears hit 41-70 (.586) from the floor, 16-31 (.516) from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 29 assists, 15 steals, 5 blocks, 19 turnovers and 22 fouls. Brett Warren paced the Pronghorns with 14 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. DeJon Burdeaux added 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Kyle Peterson scored 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Mark Rodehutskors scored 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-8 from the line and 2 boards. Zac Overwater scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Cameron Fischer scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 0-1 from the line. Colton Gibb scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Josh Sparkes scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Awak Piom added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists, while Saren Westrop and Favour Adekojo were scoreless. The Pronghorns hit 23-62 (.371) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 14-26 (.538) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 12 steals, 1 block, 19 turnovers and 16 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta completed the series sweep by clipping Lethbridge 103-91 after leading 22-20, 55-38 and 76-64 at the quarters. The Golden Bears again dominated the glass and set a torrid tempo. Lethbridge cut the margin to seven in the final quarter but a trio of treys from Austin Waddoups and Ivan Ikomey down the stretch iced the Golden Bears win. Brody Clarke paced the Golden Bears with 25 on 12-15 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Austin Waddoups added 18 on 6-13 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 6 assists. Mamadou Gueye notched 17 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Lyndon Annetts scored 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Ivan Ikomey added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Nolan Woodward scored 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Geoff Pippus notched 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 6 assists. Sam Newman scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Dwan Williams added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Jonah Weyessa and Cole Knudsen were scoreless. The Golden Bears hit 38-74 (.514) from the floor, 12-31 (.387) from the arc and 15-21 (.714) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 14 turnovers and 17 fouls. Colton Gibb paced the Pronghorns with 29 on 10-18 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 6 boards. DeJon Burdeaux added 17 on 6-8 from the floor, 5-5 from the line, 5 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals. Zac Overwater scored 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Kyle Peterson notched 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Saren Westrop added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Josh Sparkes scored 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 3 assists. Brett Warren added 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Mark Rodehutskors scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Awak Piom and Favour Adekojo were scoreless. Piom nabbed 2 boards. The Pronghorns hit 33-62 (.532) from the floor, 10-22 (.455) from the line and 15-16 (.938) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 7 steals, 1 block, 13 turnovers and 22 fouls.
In the sudden-death final, the 2nd-seeded University of Calgary Dinos tripped the top-seeded host University of Alberta Golden Bears 84-77 to capture their second Canada West crown in three years and avenge a homecourt loss to the Golden Bears a year earlier. The Golden Bears led 24-19 after one quarter and 41-40 at the half. The Dinos led 63-61 after three quarters. “Coming back after getting swept for the first time in three years during the season (against Alberta). To come back and win on their gym. It’s incredible,” said Connor Foreman. “It’s another step. We have three more games next week [at nationals], and we have to be ready for those. We are gonna come out, and give it our all.” Dinos coach Dan Vanhooren told Canada West TV that “I’m so proud of our guys. They worked really hard at our game plan, they battled for every rebound. We just beat a really good basketball team, by doing what we were supposed to do. David [Kapinga] had a tremendous basketball game tonight, and it showed why he was on the FISU national team with us and such a leader for us. Our perimeter created so many turnovers, which has been our M.O. all year.” David Kapinga paced the Dinos with 32 on 13-23 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Connor Foreman added 15 on 7-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Jhony Verrone notched 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Mambi Diawara scored 11 on 3-12 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Lucas Mannes added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Lars Schlueter added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Mason Foreman, Andrew Milner and Max Eisele were scoreless. Milner had 2 steals. The Dinos hit 33-72 (.458) from the floor, 10-29 (.345) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 15 steals, 2 blocks, 14 turnovers and 20 fouls. Austin Waddoups paced the Golden Bears with 17 on 6-12 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc and 4 assists. Mamadou Gueye added 15 on 7-16 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Brody Clarke notched 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Dwan Williams scored 12 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 7 boards. Lyndon Annetts added 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Ivan Ikomey added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Nolan Woodward scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 6 boards. Andre Kelly added 2 on 2-2 from the line, while Geoff Pippus and Cole Knudsen were scoreless. Pippus nabbed 4 boards and dished 3 assists. The Golden Bears hit 27-60 (.450) from the floor, 10-31 (.323) from the arc and 13-16 (.813) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 27 turnovers and 14 fouls.
The co-bronze medalist Lethbridge Pronghorns: DeJon Burdeaux; Brett Warren; Cameron Fischer; Zac Overwater; Josh Sparkes; Colton Gibb; Mark Rodehutskors; Awak Piom; Kyle Peterson; Saren Westrop; Favour Adekojo; Nick Myndio; Canyon Lewis; coach Mike Hansen; assistant Alex Fletcher; assistant Rick Pawlak
The co-bronze medalist U.B.C. Thunderbirds: Charles Dai; Isaiah Familia; Jauquin Bennett-Boire; Izaiah Ugoalah; Taylor Browne; Phil Jalapoor; Parker Simson; Conor Morgan; Patrick Simon; Roger Milne; Luka Zaharijevic; Cameron Morris; Anthony McNish; Grant Shephard; Grant Audu; Mason Bourcier; Brian Wallack; coach Kevin Hanson; assistant Spencer McKay; assistant Vern Knopp; assistant Dahman Boudraa; trainer Andy Hung; trainer Myles Sy; trainer Rachel Cherniwchan; therapist Kevin Valcke; psychologist Derek Swain
The silver medalist University of Alberta Golden Bears: Geoff Pippus; Austin Waddoups; Andre Kelly; Sam Newman; Ivan Ikomey; D’Wan Williams; Lyndon Annetts; Mamadou Gueye; Cole Knudsen; Brody Clarke; Hugo Cluysen; Nolan Woodward; Jonah Weyesa; coach Barnaby Craddock; assistant Kent Johnson; assistant Jordan Baker; assistant Slav Kornik; assistant Nick Maglisceau; manager Zale Smordin
The gold medalist University of Calgary Dinosaurs: David Kapinga; Mambi Diawara; Jake Nielson; Maximilian Eisele; Jhony Verrone; Lars Schlueter; Sasha Pojuzina; Connor Foreman; Andrew Milner; Lucas Mannes; Mason Foreman; Angelo Mbituyiamana; coach Dan Vanhooren; assistant Matt Skinn; assistant Sean Foote; assistant Dan Pearson; assistant Phil Barndt; scout Blaine Miciak; strength & conditioning Rich Hesketh; manager Dean McCord