REGULAR SEASON
| Winnipeg | 12-4 | 26-14 | Bill Wedlake | ||
| Manitoba | 12-4 | Rick Suffield | |||
| Brandon | 10-6 | Jerry Hemmings | |||
| Regina | 6-10 | 9-26 | Ken Murray | ||
| Lakehead | 0-16 | 1-27 | Bruno Colavecchia | ||
Playoff non-qualifier:
Lakehead Thunderwolves: John Laplante, Jeff Byerley, Dave Barkwell, Mike Kaysor, Andy Hirslund, Mike Connolly, Rob Quesnel, Gord Bruyere, Rene Pawliak, Rob Hendricks, Brent Quinn, Peter Himanen, Harry Sillen, Stuart Gray, Terry Stewart, coach Bruno Colavecchia, assistant Brian Addunno
In the semis, Brandon thumped Winnipeg 86-76 as 6-5 Pat Jebbison scored 20 and 6-3 Frank Bojarske drilled 16. Brandon led 43-34 at the half. Winnipeg was paced by Gord Tucker’s 27 points. Art Koop added 21. Brandon out-rebounded Winnipeg 38-28, including 13 offensive rebounds.
In the other semi, Manitoba defeated Regina 103-77 as Joe Ogoms hit 31 points and 6-4 Tony Kaufman scored 17. In the bronze medal match, Winnipeg thumped Regina 96-81. The Cougars (coached by Ken Murray, assisted by Glenn Szabo and Gord Burgess) included James Hillis, Chris Biegler, Bill Knudsen, Lawrence Biegler, Cam Uhren, Robert Andrist, Greg Czech, John Rusconi, Jeff Christiansen, Kevin Koster, Mike Gatin and Darrel Devernichuk.
In the final, Manitoba nipped Brandon 78-77 as 6-3 guard Terry Garrow hit a baseline jumper that arched over the corner of the backboard, bounced once off the rim and dropped in with 10 seconds to go to give the Bisons the win. Manitoba coach Rick Suffield told the Regina Leader-Post that “I think Dr. J. Garrow’s shot from the corner was unbelievable. I don’t know if it was planned. I had nothing to do with it. You’ll have to ask Terry if that was a planned play.” Garrow said “no it wasn’t. I just knew there wasn’t much time left on the shot clock. So, I had to get it away.” Brandon coach Jerry Hemmings told Canadian Press “that shot took us from the penthouse to the basement.” Courtney Bailey brought the ball down for Brandon, fed it to Huntersville, North Carolina-product John Carson, who missed a shot. Manitoba fumbled the rebound with two seconds to go. Bailey inbounded it to Carson, who was covered by Kaufman, and got off a shot which bounded off the rim. Marvin Russell tipped it in for Brandon but referee Dave Bauman ruled the ball was tipped in after the buzzer. Tournament MVP Tony Kaufman scored 24 for Manitoba. Terry Garrow added 20 and Joe Ogoms 16. Carson led Brandon with 26. Patrick Jebbison added 19 and Courtney Bailey 10. Brandon out-rebounded Manitoba 38-29. John Carson had 12 boards and John Bukich 11. Joe Ogoms led Manitoba with 13 rebounds. Tony Kaufman added 8. The game was tied at 39 at the half. Brandon coach Jerry Hemmings mused about the final shot. “It’s hard to say. I thought from my angle, there could have been a foul on the shot. When John went up, the defensive player hit him right under the chest.” Manitoba coach Rick Suffield noted that “we just had to concentrate and try and block out. We knew were going to be in for a battle on the boards. We tried to some pressure on John (Carson) and tried to be really conscious of Patrick (Jebbison) after a shot.”
The bronze medalist Winnipeg Wesmen: Gord Tucker; Art Koop; Will Parker; David Filmon; Blaine Acton; Murray Gehman; Mark Johannson; Joey Vickery; Jason Choppard; Terry Lamoureaux; Dean Goodbrandson; Merv Voth; coach Bill Wedlake; assistant John Loewen; athletic director Aubrey Ferris; SID Doug Vickery
The runner-up Brandon Bobcats: Patrick Jebbison; Frank Bojarski; Courtnay Bailey; John Carson; Marvin Russell; John Bukich; James Pettiford; Don Thomson; Vince Bowen; Kevin St. Kitts; Reggie Simms; Warren Watt; Courtney Dwyer; Robert Clarke; Kenny Gilleland; Milton Vaughn; coach Jerry Hemmings; assistant Bob Eamer; assistant Earl Roberts; manager Darcy Marshall; equipment manager Anna Neufeld; athletic director Nancy Stanley
The champion Manitoba Bisons: Joe Ogoms; Terry Garrow; Tony Kaufman; Merv Vorth; Bryan Gray; Geoff House; Scott Martin; Tony House; Dan Brown; Rick Derksen; Neil Enns; Glen Seidel; Ron Majors; Charles Sabourin; coach Rick Suffield, assistant Laurie May; assistant Tony Scott; athletic director Joyce Fromson; SID Terry Gavan