REGULAR SEASON
| Brandon | 11-9 | 23-13 | Jerry Hemmings | ||
| Manitoba | 9-11 | 15-19 | Rick Suffield | ||
| Winnipeg | 9-11 | 13-19 | Bill Wedlake | ||
| Regina | 4-16 | 7-24 | James Hillis | ||
In the semis, Brandon defeated Regina 94-76; 75-86; 87-77 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one Brandon defeated Regina 94-76 despite trailing most of the half and 46-44 at the break. The Bobcats took control in the second half. Louisville, Kentucky-product Earnest Bell scored 23, grabbed 9 boards and hit 10-14 from the floor and 3-3 from the line while stealing the ball twice. Gil Cheung hit 4-6 from beyond the arc and 6-8 from the line while scoring 20. Greg Walker added 19 points, 6 rebounds and was 8-10 from the floor. Josh Masters scored 18, nabbed 7 boards, 4 steals and hit 5-7 from the line. Regina hit a mere 7-34 from beyond the arc. Steve Podwin led Regina with 19 points, including 5 from beyond the arc, and 4 boards. Brenan Schwartz added 15 and hit 7-10 from the floor. Tyler Wright scored 14, grabbed 9 boards and hit 4-6 from the floor. The Cougars lost guard Ashley Yeaman to ankle injury at the 10-minute mark. “The snake-bit season continues,” lamented head coach James Hillis. “We can’t seem to keep our whole team on the floor this season. We were down 71-68 with six minutes left and then we had a tough time scoring. But the back-breaker for us was when we were down by five points with three minutes left and (Brandon) had it for 1:30. They hit a three-pointer to end it and we were down eight.” The Cougars shot 58 per cent from the floor, but just 21 per cent from three-point land. “That’s not going to cut it,” Hillis said. “We’re a small team and we need to hit those shots.” …………………………………………………… In game two, Regina defeated Brandon 86-75. The Bobcats sprinted to an eight-point lead at the half but had difficulties from the line in the second half as Regina rallied to take the lead with five minutes to play and ran away from the victory. The Cougars hit 7-25 from beyond the arc. Brenan Schwartz led the way with 35 points, including 12-17 from the floor and 11-14 from the line. He added three steals. Tyler Wright added 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals, while Scott Goebel tossed in 12 and stole the ball four times. Greg Walker led the Bobcats with 18 points, 10 rebounds, 7 steals and hit 7-8 from the line. Josh Masters hit 12 points and 4 boards, while Earnest Bell scored 15 and grabbed 8 boards. …………………………………………………… In the deciding contest, Brandon defeated Regina 87-77. “It was clearly apparent throughout this game that both teams were desperate to win, but the Bobcats just played with more intensity that the Cougars. We did a lot better today in the three free throw department and was certainly a factor in our win,” coach Jerry Hemmings wrote on the CIAU discussion list. “The main contributing factor this afternoon was our defence, which forced the men in green to resort to a lot of three-point attempts but they made only 9-33.” Earnest Bell led Brandon with 21 points, 12 boards, 5-6 from the line and 8-10 from the floor. Walker also scored 21, nabbed 7 boards, 9-12 from the line and 6-10 from the floor. Josh Masters added 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4-4 from the line. Brenan Schwartz paced Regina with 29 points, 6 rebounds, 10-14 from the line and 2 steals. Chris Warnecke added 17 points, and 4 boards. Scott Goebel tossed in 12 points, hit 9-11 from the line and nabbed 3 boards.
In the other semi, Manitoba defeated Winnipeg 74-68; 61-72; 68-65 (2g-1).
In the finals, Brandon defeated Manitoba 86-76; 74-59 (2g-0).
In game one, Brandon defeated Manitoba 86-76, despite trailing by 18 points in the first half. But the Bobcats rallied back to cut the margin to five, 44-39 at the half. Earnest Bell led Brandon with 34 points, including 20 in the first half. He also nabbed 9 boards and was perfect 6-6 from the line and 11-12 from the floor. Junior Leslie added 18 points, 6 rebounds and hit 9-12 from the floor, with three steals. Greg Walker added 15 points and 8 rebounds. Manitoba shot .406 from the floor, .286 from beyond the arc and .500 from the line. Ogo Okwumabua paced the Bisons with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Chad Yardwood added 13 points and 10 boards. Matthew Lechasseur scored 11 and got 2 steals.
In game two, Brandon prevailed 74-59. The Bobcats sprinted to a 7-0 lead in a fast-paced game before the Bisons rallied and teams traded the lead in a barnburner. Bobcat Josh Masters drilled a 40-footer at the buzzer to give Brandon a 35-34 lead at the half. But the Bobcats shot the lights out in the second half, including .625 from the floor and .667 from beyond the arc, while their defence contained Manitoba to .414 from the floor and .100 from beyond the arc. Greg Walker led Brandon with 20 points, 5 boards and 3 steals, while shooting 10-14 from the floor. Josh Masters added 19, including four threes and 3 rebounds. Earnest Bell hit 15, nabbed 12 boards and was 5-8 from the line. Jacob Hall had 4 boards. Ogo Okwumabua led Manitoba with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Chad Yardwood tossed in 10 points, 5 rebounds and hit 4-5 from the floor.
The co-bronze medalist Regina Cougars: Brenan Schwartz; Chris Warnecke; Scott Goebel; Tyler Wright; Jon Salgado; Ashley Yeaman; Steve Podwin; Mike Staffen; Geoff Glasspell; Mark Moroz; Scott Graham; Dale Holmes; Murray Giesbrecht; coach James Hillis
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Wesmen: Suk Singh; Matej Maroti; Sherwin Vasallo; Joey Dominguez; Michael Olynick; Lucas Buller; Shawn Cross; J.P. Lynch; Ryan Watson; Daniel Duggan; Chris Peerless; Blair Chan-Kent; Paul Lodewykes; Braden Hammond; coach Bill Wedlake
The runner-up Manitoba Bisons: Ogo Okwumabua; Chad Yarwood; Jonathan Lundgren; Josh Payne; Chris Lucas; Chris McDole; Tosin Opanubi; Ryan Dulder; Matthew Lechasseur; Paul Fust; David Wiebe; Stephen Robins; Jeff Cuff; coach Rick Suffield
The champion Brandon Bobcats: Earnest Bell; Gilford Cheung; Greg Walker; Josh Masters; Charlton Weasel Head; Ronald ‘Junior’ Leslie; Joseph Asante; Mike Raimbault; Joshua Masters; Donald Phillips; Chris Passley; Carlos Martinez; Jacob Hall; Jermaine Harden; Jason Dawkins; Len Mauthe; Brendon Plamondon; coach Jerry Hemmings