Saturday 27 January 2007

Saturday Games, Canada West Friday Night in the CIS


For those around the country who did not see any video on Tuesday's Capital Hoops Classic, here are a couple of clips from youtube.com including the sequence that ended with the game winning shot by Josh Gibson-Bascombe Game winning shot and Fall away at the end of the first half As well as a well-written piece on the game from the Fulcrum, Ottawa's English-language student newspaper Fulcrum report

LATE RESULTS FROM GAMES ON FRIDAY NIGHT
For scores and game reports from Friday's earlier games, click here

Ryerson defeated RMC by 8 in Kingston, giving the Rams a three-game lead on Laurentian for the final playoff spot in the OUA East. Ryerson and Laurentian play one more time in Sudbury in two weeks.

Manitoba (6-11) 81 at #2 Brandon (15-2) 83 The Cats blew a big lead but then held on for the late win at home. Issac Ansah had 31 points for Manitoba in the loss. Brandon web site game report PLUS Box Score

Winnipeg (8-9) at Regina (6-11) All-Canadian candidate Erfan Nasajpour had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals as the Wesmen broke open a tight game at halftime with a 45 point second half to grab a two-game lead for second place in the Great Plains division. Winnipeg can all but clinch second with a win again tonight at Regina. Box Score

Saskatchewan (11-6) 90 at Alberta (12-5) 71 The Huskies got 20 points and 10 rebounds from star Andrew Spagrud and got a tremendous all round effort from Kyle Grant (18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists) as they moved to within a game of first-place Alberta before 1,100 fans in Edmonton. The Huskies dominated the glass, outrebounding the hometown Bears 32-19 including 16 offensive rebounds while holding Bears top gun Scott Gordon to only 5 points. The teams meet again tonight at the U of A gym Game Report from Bears web site plus huskiehoops.com as well as box score

Calgary (7-10) 109 at Fraser Valley (5-14) 76 Shooting a sizzling 79.3% while scoring a CIS season-high 70 points in the second half, the Calgary Dinos strengthened their hold on the third and final playoff spot in the Mountain division by running away from the home town Cascades. Sonny Khangara came off the bench to lead all scorers with 24 while Ross Bekkering added 22 for Calgary. The loss virtually eliminates UCFV from the post-season. Game Story and box score

Lethbridge (6-11) 94 at Thompson Rivers (0-19) 89 The Horns stayed within a game of the final Mountain division playoff spot with a tight win at Thompson Rivers.

Simon Fraser (9-10) 49 at #8 Victoria (15-3) 79 The Vikes had possibly their strongest defensive outing of the season, holding the Clan to 19 first-half points while jumping out to a 20 point halftime lead as no Vikes starter played more than 21 minutes. Vikes Crush Clan from Simon Fraser web site as well as box score

Read more on Acadia's big win at home against X as Lake Superior State transfer Sean Berry broke open a tie with a late slam dunk (captured nicely on the site) Acadia wins in front of 1,200

OUA West
2:00 pm Waterloo (6-9) at Laurier (6-8) The first of two in the cross-town rivalry in what could end up being the battle for the final playoff spot in the OUA West. Laurier played Mac tough on the road on Wednesday while Waterloo, losers of 3 in a row, had maybe their poorest effort of the season in a home loss to Brock.
4:00 pm Guelph (6-8) at Brock (8-6) The Gryphs, who have been reeling losing 3 straight, desperately need a victory to maintain site of fourth place and a home playoff date. The Badgers must finish with a better record than Mac to grab second spot (Mac holds the tie-breaker).
8:00 pm Lakehead (1-14) at Western (7-7) The Mustangs look to move over .500 for the first time in 4 seasons with a home win. Western still has a chance to finish second with a strong surge to the end of the regular season.
8:00 pm McMaster (8-6) at Windsor (11-3) In the first meeting since the Marauders ended the Lancers season last March in the OUA West semi-finals, student (Chris Oliver) meets mentor (Joe Raso) in what is expected to be a capacity crowd at the St. Denis Center. Key matchups include Windsor's front line against Mac's fifth-year star Adam Steiner and Windsor's emerging 6'2" All-conference candidate Ryan Steer and Mac's 5'8" Martin Ajayi, the conference's leading scorer. Look for 6'4" John Obrovac to be assigned the task of shutting down Windsor's explosive Kevin Kloostra.

AUS
3 PM local/2 PM Eastern UNB (2-10) at Saint Mary's (5-5)
4 PM local/3 PM Eastern #4 StFX (7-4) vs. Dalhousie (5-7) AT HALIFAX METRO CENTRE
8 PM local/7 PM Eastern Cape Breton (8-1) at UPEI (4-6)
8 PM local/7 PM Eastern Memorial (4-6) at Acadia (8-4)

QSSF
8:00 pm McGill (5-4) at UQAM (2-8)
8:00 pm Laval (5-3) at Bishop's (2-7)

OUA East
4:00 pm Toronto (9-6) at RMC (1-14)
8:00 pm Ryerson (6-9) at Queen's (9-6)
8:00 pm Laurentian (3-12) at #9 Ottawa (13-3)
8:00 pm York (9-6) at #1 Carleton (15-1)

Canada West
8 PM local/ 9 PM Eastern Manitoba (6-11) at #2 Brandon (15-2)
8 PM local/ 10 PM Eastern Saskatchewan (11-6) at #10 Alberta (12-5)
8 PM local/ 10 PM Eastern Winnipeg (8-9) at Regina (6-11)
8 PM local/ 11 PM Eastern Simon Fraser (9-10) at #8 Victoria (15-3)
8 PM local/ 11 PM Eastern Trinity Western (8-11) at #6 UBC (16-2)
8 PM local/ 11 PM Eastern Lethbridge (6-11) at UCFV (5-14)
8 PM local/ 11 PM Eastern Calgary (7-10) at Thompson Rivers (0-19)

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