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Saturday, Oct. 13th CIS Schedule
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Winnipeg 94, #4 Concordia 93 (OVERTIME) (Pembina Chrysler Winnipeg Classic) Courtesy of Winnipeg Sports Information.... Fifth year guard Erfan Nasajpour hit the winning basket with just six seconds left on the clock in overtime as the Wesmen upset the Stingers in front of 1,300 fans at the Duckworth Center. The Wesmen forced overtime when guard Nick Lother was fouled on a three point shot attempt with two seconds left in regulation time with the Stingers ahead 83-81. After missing his first attempt, Lother calmly drained the next two shots to tie the score at 83-83. Concordia showed their resilliance fighting back from a 42-26 deficit at halftime. The Stingers got back into the contest outscoring the Wesmen 27-16 in the third quarter to close the Wesmen lead to five points at 58-53. The fourth quarter saw Concordia go on a 11-5 run to take the lead at 64-63.It was their first lead since early in the first quarter. The Stingers held their biggest lead of the game at 78-71 when the tide turned in Winnipeg's advantage. Dan Shynkaryk and James Horaska connected on three point plays to pull Winnipeg to within a point trailing 78-77 with just over two minutes to play. Horaska sank back-to-back jumpers to pull the Wesmen to within two points, setting the stage for Nick Lother. Concordia outmuscled Winnipeg on the boards finishing with a 55-27 rebounding advantage. Dan Shynkaryk led the Wesmen with 18 points, followed by James Horaska's 17 points. The Stingers were led by guard Levi Vann's 22 points, including four three pointers. Erfan Nasajpour was named tournament MVP. Nasajpour averaged 20 ppg, seven rebounds, six assists and seven steals in the two games. James Horaska was named a tournament all-star averaging 12 points and providing solid play in both games. Dwayne Buckley and Andre Johnny were named to the all-star team for Concordia.

UCFV 71, Manitoba 69 OVERTIME (Pembina Chrysler Winnipeg Classic) The Cascades outscored Manitoba 10-8 in the extra frame to claim their first win of the tournament. Earlier, freshman guard Tristan Smith drained a three pointer with one second left in regulation to even the score at 61-61 after regulation time. Smith led Fraser Valley with 20 points, including four three pointers. Isaac Ansah led Manitoba with a game high 24 points. Smith and Ansah were both named to the tournament all-star team.

Toronto 76, Waterloo 53 (Naismith Tournament) The Blues rode a 15-3 run in the third quarter to open up a double digit lead and Varsity coasted to the easy victory, holding Waterloo to just 27% shooting in the second half. Toronto had four players in double figures, led by Rob Paris with 16 points and Paul Sergautis with 15. Cam McIntyre led the Warriors with 16 points, while Jordan Hannah added 10 points. The Blues meet Calgary this afternoon for the tournament championship Toronto/Waterloo Box Score

#2 Brandon 103, #5 Saskatchewan 87 (Brandon Tournament) Courtesy of Brandon Sports Info... BRANDON, MB – Call it a super sweep for the Brandon University Bobcats. Fueled by 26 points and 9 assists from 5th year guard Yul Michel, the ‘Cats improved their pre-season record to 3-0 on Saturday night, dismantling the Saskatchewan Huskies 103-87 in the finale of the Super 8 Invitational. For the third straight game, the ‘Cats looked unstoppable on offense, shooting a remarkable 66% (43-65) from the field. “We don’t want to put a number on what we expect offensively,” said first year Brandon head coach Mike Raimbault, whose team averaged 96 points per game this weekend. “We like to run and play an up-tempo style of game, and we’ve got talented guys who are capable of putting the ball in the hole. The past couple of nights we’ve been able to get stops on defense, which has led to the execution of our offense.” The ‘Cats were firing on all cylinders Saturday night, turning a four point half-time lead into a 15-point advantage at the end of three. It was an impressive performance, but Raimbault scoffed at the notion that this victory - over a perennial Canada West powerhouse - was some type of a “statement” to the rest of the conference. “We’re not about making statements. I know it’s a clichéd thing to say, but we’re about taking this season one game at a time. Every time we step on the floor, the guys believe they can win, and they work towards that. We’re not looking to the future, we’re focused on the task before us each night.” In addition to Michel’s spectacular effort – 10/12 from the field and 6/6 from the free throw line – 5th year forward Adam Hartman delivered 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists, while big man Yuri Whyms dropped 16 points. “My goal was to play a calm, relaxed style of basketball tonight,” said a smiling Whyms, who spent much of the weekend’s first two games on the bench with foul trouble. “I’ve been coming out super-pumped, and I’ve been over-doing it. The way I played tonight is the way I plan on playing from here on out.” Nikosey Quick added 13 and Dany Charlery had 10 for the ‘Cats. Andrew Spagrud led the way for the Huskies, notching 23 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. Rejean Chabot and Rob Lovelace added 16 and 15 points respectively. Brandon/Saskatchewan Box Score

#10 Laval 85, UPEI 76 (Mickey Place UPEI Tournament) Les Rouge et Or broke open a tight five point game at halftime to win by 9 as 6'7" J.P. Morin had a monster 26 point, 20 rebound effort while 6'3" sophomore J.F. Beaulieu added 23 points/6 assists. Laval's fine 6'4" freshman Jerome Turcotte added 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists as the Rouge et Or "Big 3" accounted for 68 of their 85 points. Gurad Brent McClaren led the Panthers with 20 points, while Seneca College transfer Andrew Black added 14 points/9 rebounds and another solid freshman 6'6" Manock Lual authored a double/double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

McGill 101, #3 Windsor 98 (McGill Redbird Classic) The Redmen ran at every opportunity and held off the late charging Lancers in a fast-paced game as 6'4" Sean Anthony had a career-high 33 points including 3-4 3's, going 16 for 18 from the line and adding 14 rebounds. The Lancers jumped out to a quick 8 point lead in the first quarter but the Redmen got their transition game going to quickly grab an 8 point lead of their own which they maintained until late but held off Windsor. Windsor's 6'8" center Greg Surmacz also had his career-high with 30 points and added 10 rebounds. 6'5" Kevin Kloostra added 28 for Windsor, going 5-10 from three point land while 6'0" Ryan Steer had his usual stellar outing distributing, defending and scoring (15 points). Nick Chouinard and Moustafa El-Zanaty each had 19 for McGill, which went 11-32 from 3 point land.

Queen's 73, UNB 42 (exhibition) The Gaels took control with a dominating second half to whip the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds. Leading just 31-22 at halftime, Queen's held the Reds to just eight points and took a 24 point leadinto the fourth quarter. Leading the way for the Gaels was Baris Ondul with 21 points, rookie Nick DiDonato with 12 and fellow freshman Travis Mitchell with 11. The Gaels outrebounded UNB 51-38 behind eight apiece from Simon Mitchell and Jon Ogden. The Gaels are at home next Saturday October 20 at 4pm against McGill at the Bartlett Gym.

#9 Acadia 91, Ryerson 69 (Stu Aberdeen Classic) The Axemen bounced the Rams with Leonil Saintil netting a double-double. The former MUN star had 20 points and 11 boards. Luckern Dieu added 16 points, Shawn Berry 13, Peter Leighton 11 and Andrew Kraus 10 for the winners. The Axemen led 46-27 at the half. Boris Bakovic and Brandon Krupa had 16 each for Ryerson. Acadia/Ryerson Box Score

Calgary 104, McMaster 77 The Dinos outscored Mac by 16 in the third quarter, breaking open a tight 4 point game at the half and rode to a convincing win. Cody Darrah led Calgary with 21 points while 6'6" Henry Bekkering added 20, going only 4-11 from the floor but a perfect 12 for 12 at the line. Aminu Bello led Mac with 17 while 6'6" Mouctar Diaby added 15 on 7-10 shooting. Freshman Tyrell Vernon finished with 10 for the Marauders. Calgary/Mac Box Score

Lakehead 76, Simon Fraser 70 (Brandon Tournament) Warren Thomas led the way for Lakehead with 31 points and 7 rebounds. Kiraan Posey added 20 points and 7 boards. Brandon native Jorden Nostedt topped all Simon Fraser scorers with 18. Lakehead/Simon Fraser Box Score

Dalhousie 89, UQAM 77(House-Laughton Tournament at Carleton) 6'1" Simon Farine again had a solid effort, scoring 17 points, adding 9 assists and 6 rebounds leading Dal to their second consecutive win at the House-Laughton. The Tigers used a 33-11 run bridging the first and second quarters to lead by 20 at halftime as 6'5" Drew Stratton continually getting free off pick and pops with Farine to knock down a series of 15 footers, scoring 11 of his 13 points in the first half. The Citadins made a frantic charge back from being down by 17 early in the fourth quarter, led by 6'4" Joseph Atangana (15 points, 6 rebounds) and 6'4" Mario Joseph (12 points, 7 rebounds), who led a 20-5 run to allow UQAM to claw back to within 2 but then Farine took over, feeding cutters for back door layups and making key free throws down the stretch as Dal finished the game on a 10-0 run. 6'2" Sam Johnson also had 15 points for UQAM while 6'7" Ryan deWinter came off the bench to score 13 for Dal.

Bishop's 91, York 85 (McGill Redbird Classic) 6'8" Hermon Tesfaghebriel had 26 points and 10 rebounds in 20 minutes while 6'2" Junior Nicolas was spectacular offensively with 23 points on 4/9 from the 3 and more importantly defensively, holding All-Canadian candidate Tut Ruach to only 9 points in the Gaiters win. Gaiters Cam Mowat came through with 16 points while Andy Wright added 12 points and 5 assists.

Cape Breton 100, #8 Brock 78 (Mickey Place UPEI Tournament) The Capers defeated a Top 10 team for the second consecutive evening, jumping out to a 26-10 lead after one quarter, watching the Badgers come back to within 11 by halftime and then coasting to a relatively easy victory. The Capers shot a scorching 57% from the floor and were led by 6'5" Eric Breland's 29 points. Fellow fifth-year wing Paul Blake added 24. Brock's All-Canadian point guard Brad Rootes had another strong game with 31 points while 6'7" Owen White added 19 for the Badgers, who shot only 7-30 from three point land.

#7 Saint Mary's 55, Victoria 54 (Stu Aberdeen Memorial Challenge) The Huskies got a late basket to defeat the Vikes in front of about 400 fans at the Tower in Halifax in a game that had several lead changes down the stretch. Vic's Brandon Dunlop hit a big 3 for his only points of the game late and then there were 2 more lead changes as St. Mary's moved to 2-0 in the Stu Aberdeen Challenge. Both teams had strong defensive efforts as each team had 16 turnovers. 6'4" Louisville native Brandon Mullins led St. Mary's with 13 while 6'1" Shane Morrison added 10 as did 6'3" Mark McLaughlin, who played his first game after being injured recently. Aaron Duncan had 6 points and 5 assists for the Huskies. 6'6" Tyler Hass with 10 points led Victoria which had 11 different players hit the scoresheet in a balanced attack. Victoria closes their tour of Atlantic Canada tomorrow afternoon in Wolfville, NS when they meet #9 Acadia while St. Mary's prepares for the Eric Garland Tournament at UNB where they will meet Western Mustangs in the first round of the eight-team event. UVic/SMU Box Score

Lethbridge 112, Quest College 42 (Thompson Rivers Desert Classic)

AIA 100, TRU 77 (Thompson Rivers Desert Classic) AIA broke out to a 12 point first quarter lead, extended the lead to 28 by halftime and rolled to an easy win over the host Wolfpack. Drew Bleth led TRU with 13 points while tournament all-star Kamar Burke posted 12 and big man Matt Pierce added 11 points. AIA's Jonathan Raney was named tournament MVP and TRU's Brian Smith was also named an all-star.

#1 Carleton 72, Guelph 69 (House-Laughton Tournament) The Ravens came back from a 13 point third quarter deficit to edge the Gryphs as 6'5" Daron Leonard got active on the offensive glass and the Ravens outscored 34-18 in the last 13 minutes of the game. After 6'1" freshman Mike Patrella and 6'4" Nick Pankerichan hit back-to-back 3's with 5 minutes left in the third quarter, Guelph led 51-38 and an upset was brewing. But the Ravens clamped down defensively, holding Guelph to only 3 points in the next 7 minutes and eventually took a 5 point lead on a Leonard put back. But Guelph had one last run in them as Borko Popic got to the rim to bring the game back closer. The game was still in doubt when Patrella drove the lane but his runner rolled around and came off; on the next possession, Elliot Thompson got to the rim to give the Ravens a 70-65 lead with only 22 seconds remaining to seal the game. Wayne Kondro's article in this morning's Ottawa Citizen Ravens Survive Here is a report from goravens.ca

8 PM Paul Smith College (NAIA) at RMC (exhibition)