#2 UBC 91 Calgary 82

Dinos-T-Birds Stats

by Ben Schach, UBC Sports Information

VANCOUVER - It was another classic battle between conference foes UBC and Calgary, but an undermanned Dinos squad couldn't quite hang with the #2 Thunderbirds who emerged with a 91-82 victory at War Memorial to sweep the weekend series.

T-Bird fourth-year Melvyn Mayott scored 11 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, including nine straight early on to help UBC edge ahead after leading 63-62 to open the final frame.

Alex Murphy, the T-Birds' fifth-year point guard, then took over as he scored nine of his game-high 20 points to seal the win. Murphy was joined in double-figures by Mayott as well as fifth-years Brent Malish (16) and Josh Whyte (14) and fourth-year Doug Plumb (12).

The T-Birds had to rely on their veterans against a young, scrappy, and hard-working Calgary squad that were battling the injury bug. First-year Matt Letkeman finished with a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Trevor Debolt came off the bench to lead his team with 18 points. Fiddler (17) and Youri Anissovets (10) also cracked double figures for the visitors.

UBC (14-2) hits the road next weekend to battle the Brandon Bobcats while Calgary (5-9) return to Calgary for a series against the TWU Spartans.

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#3 Saskatchewan 121 Manitoba 88

Huskies-Bisons Stats

by Jordan Thompson, U of Manitoba Sports Info Assistant

WINNIPEG - The #3 Saskatchewan Huskies won a second straight decision over the hometown Manitoba Bisons, this time 121-88 on Saturday at the Investors Group Athletic Centre in Winnipeg.

With the result Saskatchewan climbs to 10-3 on the season and Manitoba falls to 7-6.

Leading scorers for the game were Jamelle Barrett for the Huskies and Kevin Oliver for Manitoba.

Manitoba plays next in Alberta against the Pandas, while Saskatchewan hosts Thompson Rivers.

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Thompson Rivers 66 Regina 65

WolfPack-Cougars Stats

by Braden Konschuh, U of Regina Sports Information

REGINA – Chas Kok hit a three-pointer with 3.6 seconds left on the game clock to give the Thompson Rivers WolfPack a 66-65 victory over the Regina Cougars on Saturday night in Canada West men’s basketball action at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.
 
With Thompson Rivers (3-13) trailing by two points in the waning moments of the contest, Kevin Pribilsky passed out of a double team to a wide-open Kok, who buried the three ball to put the visiting WolfPack ahead by one. The Cougars (8-6) called a timeout and successfully inbounded to Jeff Lukomski, but the fifth-year guard’s turnaround baseline jumper hit the side of the backboard.
 
Pribilsky was fantastic for Thompson Rivers in the victory, going 5-for-10 from three-point land and ending up with a game-high 22 points. Greg Stewart notched a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds and also led all players with four blocked shots. 
 
Paul Gareau led the Cougars in scoring for the second consecutive night, ending up with 21 points and a game-high five steals. Lukomski had 13 points and led all players with six assists, while Marek Downarowicz had 10 points and a team-leading eight rebounds.
 
The Cougars will travel to Winnipeg for a pair of contests against the 2-12 Wesmen next weekend, while Thompson Rivers is back in action against Saskatchewan (11-3) in Saskatoon.
 
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Victoria 71 Winnipeg 64

Vikes-Wesmen Stats

by Sheldon Appelle, U of Winnipeg Sports Information

WINNIPEG - For the second consecutive night the Victoria Vikes used a strong fourth quarter to defeat the Winnipeg Wesmen. The Vikes scored 29 points in the final quarter to defeat the Wesmen 71-64 Saturday night in Winnipeg.

The victory completes a weekend sweep for Victoria and improves their record to 9-7. Winnipeg's record sits at 2-12.

Ryan Mackinnon led Victoria with 21 points, including three-three pointers. Marco Dolcetti finished with 20.

Kelvin Smith led the Wesmen with 18 points. Nolan Gooding added 13 and Benny Iko had 12 points and nine rebounds.

Victoria will host the Lethbridge Pronghorns next weekend. Winnipeg will host the Regina Cougars on Friday and Saturday in Winnipeg.

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Alberta 88 Fraser Valley 70

Golden Bears-Cascades Stats

by David Kent, UFV Sports Information

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Alberta Golden Bears earned a split of the two game Canada West regular season series with a 84-70 victory over the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades.  The loss drops the Cascades regular season record to 6-10 good for 8th Place in the Canada West standings.  
  
The Cascades were led by James Elliott, Perth, Western Australia with a team high 20 point performance.  Zeon Gray, Los Angeles, California added 16 points and Joel Friesen, Abbotsford, BC chipped in with 12 points.  Sam Freeman, Coquitlam, BC led all Cascades with 5 total rebounds as UFV pulled down 27 boards for the game.

Next week Alberta hostst Manitoba; Fraser Valley has next weekend off.

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Lethbridge 81 Brandon 72

Bobcats-Horns Stats

by Eoin Colquhoun, U of Lethbridge Sports Information

LETHBRIDGE, AB – A tight defensive battle was blown open in the fourth quarter and clutch free throw shooting down the stretch lifted the Lethbridge Pronghorns to a weekend sweep over the Brandon Bobcats, with a 81-72 victory.

With the win the Horns improve to 5-11, while the Bobcats fall to 4-10.

After going scoreless in the opening quarter, senior guard Danhue Lawrence exploded for 26 points over the final three quarters to lead all scorers, and with 11 rebounds picked up his second double-double of the season. Derek Waldner also registered a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds, while Horns leading scorer Randy Davis chipped in with 23 points. Junior College transfer Niko Kovac had his best night as a Horn grabbing 12 boards, including 10 at the offensive end.

For the Bobcats Kyrie Coleman registered the third double-double of the game and led the visitors with 17 points and 12 rebounds. O’Brian Wallace was once again productive coming off the bench for the Bobcats chipping in with 15 points.

The Horns will now head out on the road, traveling to Victoria to face the Vikes, and the Bobcats will return home to face the UBC Thunderbirds next weekend.

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