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UBC Coach Kevin Hansen's comments

On Saturday afternoon we won the last of our exhibition games, 67-61 over Waterloo, and now we are getting ready for our SEASON OPENER at home this Friday against a very good Trinity Western team. Apparently, they are bringing bus loads so we want to PACK THE GYM!!! Bring some friends and make a night of it. It is going to be a battle! Then we will see you at Mahony’s for some post-game talk.

Overall, all three exhibition games were extremely good for us. All of these teams (Laval, Windsor, Waterloo) at some point will be in the top 10. They are three very well coached teams with veteran players and each game was a great experience. From our team stand point we know that we are deep but we need to start defining roles. We have nine returning players and six new guys but we need to start playing together better. As coaches we expect that players can pick things up quickly and should be able to execute but maybe sometimes (and often) our expectations are too high. We need to keep the big picture in mind and continue to grow as a team.

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Acadia over Holland College

With 3 of the 5 forwards battling injury and the flu, Alex Traikov and Joe Nwabuzor were asked to play 40 minutes of basketball last night. And they answered the call delivering montrous performances, leading their team to a 94-72 victory. Traikov notched a game high 32 points combined with 9 Rebounds, while Nwabuzor was not far behind with 29 points and 15 rebounds.

The game was played North East Kings Education Centre. As part of community outreach, the Axemen play some of their pre-season games at local high schools in hopes to promote basketball in the area.

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Team discipline powers Toronto to Tip-Off title, Host Gee-Gees beat Bishop's to claim bronze

It's impossible to understate the value of veterans who know how to execute an offence, as the University of Toronto Varsity Blues demonstrated in the Jack Donohue Tip-Off Tournament championship Sunday at Montpetit Hall.

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McMaster stays on unbeaten hoops streak

The McMaster University men's basketball team improved its non-conference record to 8-0 with two victories on the weekend against a pair of perennially tough Atlantic Conference opponents.

The Marauders topped St. Francis Xavier X-Men 88-54 on Friday and followed that with a 77-61 win over the Saint Mary's Huskies last night. Both were played at Burridge Gym.

"That was probably as good a game as we've played in the last 10 years," Mac coach Joe Raso said of his team's performance against the previously undefeated X-Men.

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Thanks to Dale for his great game report from last night's Mac win over Saint Mary's. The Huskies finish their tour of Ontario with a match tonight in St. Catharines against the winless (vs. CIS) Brock Badgers.

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The dynamic inside duo of Keenen Jeppesen (Stoney Creek, ON) and Ryan Christie (Hamilton, ON) combined for 47 points, including 32 in the second half, leading the McMaster University Marauders to a 77-61 victory over the St. Mary's University Huskies, in CIS non-conference action on Sunday evening at the Burridge Gym.

The win extends Mac's winning streak to begin the season to 8 games (7-0 CIS), while the Huskies fall to 1-4.

So far this year, the Marauders have been used to jumping out to quick leads at the start of the game. On this day, they were able to grab the lead, but were not able to extend the margain to more than 5 points in the first quarter, with the period ending with Mac up 15-11.

The Maroon and Grey continued to run their transition game, with good results. But the visitors responded by setting multiply screens to get open looks against the very tough Mac defense.

As the second quarter began, the home side started to take control, quickly increasing the lead to 11 points, before heading into the locker room with a 34-22 advantage.

Out of the intermission, Jeppesen and Christie took over. Both standout forwards moved well without the ball, and when they got it, both knew where to go. Since the Marauders weren't hitting anything from beyond the three-point arc (0-for-16 on the night), they needed to look inside for their points. Jeppesen and Christie were only too happy to oblige. Jeppesen was 9-for-10 from the floor in the second half, and Christie was 5-for-8.

Mac extended the lead to as many as 20 points in the third quarter, before ending the frame with a 50-36 lead.

But the visitors had one last run in them, clawing back to within 7 points, 64-57, with 3:37 remaining, before Jeppesen decided enough was enough, and took over the contest once again, leading the Marauders to the victory.

Jeppesen finished with a 27 point, 16 rebound double-double, while Christie chipped in with 20 points. Guard Tyrell Vernon (Hamilton, ON) flirted with a triple-double, ending with 8 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists.

Simon Marr (Saint John, NB) paced the Huskies with 11 points and 7 rebounds. Joey Haywood (Vancouver, BC) contributed 10 points.

The Marauders hit the road next week to play a pair of NCAA Division 1 opponents. They open their two-game trip at West Point, where they will meet Army. Following that contest, it's on to Staten Island, for a date with Wagner College.

Leaving Quebec City with a 3-0 record shortly after dismantling the Laval Rouge et Or 80-56 in their last game prior to the start of Canada West League play next weekend, the Calgary Dinos gave the look of a team capable of contending for championship honours this season.

Again, the Dinos locked down the Laval offense, in allowing 54 pts. on 29% shooting. Calgary had 14 steals, and won the rebounding battle 53-38. Robbie Sihota hit for 17 pts. and 11 boards, while Ross Bekkering, trading blows with several of the Laval heavyweights, had 12 pts. and 13 rebounds. Tyler Fidler, sitting with 2 fouls for much of the first half, came out hot in the 3rd frame, and finished with 16 pts. and 4 rebounds.

The ultra-quick Jarred Ogunbemi Jackson 10 pts, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists in dealing with the veteran guards of Laval. Terrence Blake had his best game of the weekend with 9 pts. and 3 picks. All 12 Dinos played, with 8 in double figure minutes. Patrick Walker,the rookie post, did not dress, and acted as official photographer.

The Rouge et Or, who are now 1-4 against Canada West teams, were led by Jean-Francois Maheux with 19 points, and got 10 apiece from Francois-Olivier Hebert, and Etienne Labreque. The Rouge et Or gave up 17 free throws to Calgary and the Dinos cashed 15 compared to only 5/8 for Laval. Calgary pulled away in the middle two quarters with a 46-21 advantage.

Turnovers, bad shooting costs Badgers in loss to X-Men

The numbers just didn’t add up for the Brock Badgers.

The Badgers shot an abysmal 28.8% from the field and committed 24 turnovers, which led to 35 points as they dropped a 74-54 decision to the St. Francis Xavier X-Men in university men’s pre-season basketball at the Bob Davis Gym Saturday.

Brock coach Ken Murray was forthright and blunt when assessing the effort.

“At the end of the first quarter, we were shooting just 16.7%,” he said. “I’m talking layups, wide open jumps shots.… We were awful. What else can you say? I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.

“We did everything we wanted to defensively. We forced them into 30 turnovers, but the worst part was, we turned the ball over 24 times and they scored 35 points off those turnovers. That’s half their points and it’s tough to win games like that.”

Brock fell behind 12-0 early before rallying to tie the game at 18-18 early in the second quarter. SFX then went on a 17-3 run over the next six minutes to build a 35-21 lead.

“Every time we’d put together a run where we’d score six or eight points, we’d make a real bad mistake and they’d come down and score,” Murray said. “It just seemed to take everything away from us.”

Jordan Johnson paced the Badgers with 13 points and Andrew Cicutinni added 12 and Clinton Springer-Williams had 10.

Christian Upshaw led the X-Men with 18.

Murray said he’s going to have to exercise patience with his young charges, particularly early in the season.

“With a young team like we’ve got, better that it happen now as opposed to when we get in conference play,” Murray said. “If it was an experienced team I’d be really discouraged, but with a young team I’ve got to bite my tongue and make sure I’m not too hard on them and hope we bounce out of it.”

Brock, 1-4, is back in action today at home against St. Mary’s at 7 p.m.

Our first look at the CISHOOPS.CA Top 10 after about three full weeks of pre-season/tournament basketball.

#1 Carleton (6-0) The Ravens have looked dominant in spurts but struggled at points this weekend in Victoria still coming away with another tournament championship. Replacing two All-Canadians and the Defensive POY is difficult however the Ravens can still throw eight or nine very good CIS players at opponents and continue to defend and rebound. 6'3" Elliott Thompson may be the toughest Raven pound for pound and he was excellent against Vic on Sunday while 6'8" Kevin McCleery continues to be a consistent scorer and rebounder. #1 until someone beats them.

#2 UBC (3-0) With three home wins against quality opponents (Windsor, Laval and Waterloo), the T-Birds have not looked dominant, having to come from behind late in the Laval and Waterloo games but they remain undefeated. Much like Carleton having to plug in new talent after losing their two best post players and best scorer to graduation, the T-Birds remain deep and are led by a Moser Award candidate 6'1" Josh Whyte. #2 until someone beats them.

#3 Calgary (3-0) Playing in arguably the toughest pre-season tournament in the CIS this season, the Dinos rolled to three victories with only Dal providing a strong test however Calgary turned it on late in that game. With a tremendous front line and an emerging gem in the backcourt in 5'9" freshman guard Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, who showed on the weekend that his ability to guard the ball and get the Big 3 of 6'9" Tyler Fidler, 6'6" Robbie Sihota and 6'8" Ross Bekkering involved, will be key going forward, the Dinos deserve to be ranked at or near the top of the CIS currently.

#4 McMaster (7-0) It is reasonably clear that 6'6" Keenan Jeppesen is the most important and influential transfer of the young season, as he has led the Marauders with some dominating performances in their 7 victories vs. CIS teams thus far. With plenty of depth, the strong play of veteran guard Jermaine DeCosta and one of Canada's finest freshmen in 6'8" Ryan Christie, Mac comes at teams in waves defensively and has shown a great ability to score in transition.

#5 Dalhousie (5-1) The Tigers first five have been as good as virtually any in the CIS thus far and Dal's only loss was to Calgary on Saturday in a game that was tied very late. Dal has ridden 6'1" Simon Farine with good reason as he has shown he is one of Canada's top players and 6'9" transfer Joe Schow and 6'7" Sandy Viet gives the Tigers important low post presence at both ends. Dal has also continued to play usually-stifling half court "d" after last season's emergence at that end of the floor.

#6 Toronto (6-1) An impressive victory Sunday over a very strong Cape Breton Capers team, despite missing their top scorer in 6'2" Rob Paris (shoulder) and 6'8" Nick Snow (ankle) shows that strong systems do work. In the case of the Varsity Blues, having intelligent offensive systems and the players in place to execute will keep teams in every game. A very strong start for Coach Mike Katz's group despite having to deal with several injuries more than justifies this ranking.

#7 Trinity Western (1-0) A team that finished last season very strong before finishing fourth in the CW Final Four, the Spartans have added some very good talent to an already strong core. In their only win, TWU was impressive in defeating visiting Waterloo Warriors who went winless out west this weekend. This team has much promise and with more action vs. CIS teams other than the one game, expect TWU to push to show the country they can push for an even higher ranking.

#8 Cape Breton (2-1) A very deep, athletic and talented team led by 6'4" Phil Nkrumah and 6'3" newcomer Paris Carter, a U.S. import (who may have broken his hand today against Toronto), the Capers can go 11 or 12 deep with virtually no drop off in talent and were dominating in their first two games in Ottawa before stumbling in the face of Toronto's zone and precision sets offensively. Along with Dalhousie, the Capers appear to be good enough to finish at the top of the AUS.

#9 Windsor (2-1) The young Lancers, who likely had Canada's top overall recruiting class went out west and took 2 of 3 games against solid CW sides. How their young guys, especially in the backcourt, adjust to playing in a long season will determine how well Windsor does. However, the group is talented enough and showed out west that they are worthy of Top 10 consideration.

#10 Saskatchewan (5-1) POY candidate 5'10" Showron Glover has already put up some big numbers and with veteran 6'8" Troy Gottselig up front the Huskies look poised to compete with the top teams in Canada West.

Honourable Mention: Queen's (4-0); St. FX (5-2); Laurier (4-1).

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Composite Division/Conference Standings: 98 games played (through Sunday Oct 25th)
OUA West 21-13 (+8)
OUA East 22-17 (+5)
Canada West Prairie 16-16 (even)
AUS 17-18 (-1)
Canada West Pacific 9-10 (-1)
QSSF 13-24 (-11)

From Mike Tucker at UVic... 6'3" Elliot Thompson hit 7 threes for Carleton which led by as many as 20 only to have Vic bring it back to within 5 late but the Ravens held on at the end despite 6'8" Kevin McCleery going only 1 for 8 from the foul line.

In a rematch of the 2006 CIS Championship game, the Carleton Ravens again got the better of the UVic Vikes men's basketball team with a 76-70 victory to close out the Guy Vetrie Memorial Tournament.

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This time around the stakes were not as high as in 2006, but the game had the feel of a post-season match between schools that rank no. 1 and 2, in terms of number of CIS Championships won. Top-caliber defences were not willing to concede any easy baskets and the game's stars were forced to make big shots.

The Vikes had trailed by as many as 20 points but used defence to cut into Carleton's lead in the fourth quarter. On two occasions in the final minutes, the Vikes had brought the game within four points but both times the Ravens answered on the opposite end.

Ravens guard Elliot Thompson led all scorers with 26 points, shooting 9-14 with seven three-pointers. Thompson and forward Kevin McCleery came up big for Carleton in the final frame with both players hitting clutch shots in the stretch run. McCleery scored six of his 19 points in the final frame, also finishing with eight rebounds.

For the Vikes, it was Ryan MacKinnon and point guard Zac Andrus combining for 31 points. MacKinnon, who finished with 17 points, gave the Vikes late life by scoring seven of his points in the final two minutes of regulation. Andrus was good for 14 points and also picked up six assists.

"With all the new players this weekend was important to play some games and get comfortable together," said MacKinnon. "We still have to do a lot of things better, but the future looks bright."

In earlier action at the Guy Vetrie Memorial Tournament, the Fraser Valley Cascades hung on to defeat the Alberta Golden Bears 72-71.

The Vikes end the pre-season owners of a 1-2 record. The Canada West regular season begins next weekend with McKinnon Gym hosting the Simon Fraser Clan. The Vikes swept the season series from the Clan last season. Tip off is Saturday at 8 p.m.

The Marauders held comfortable leads virtually the entire way except for a mid-fourth-quarter run that got the Huskies back to single digits with 3 1/2 minutes left to play as 6'6" Keenan Jeppesen dominated once again, keeping McMaster undefeated and 7-0 vs. CIS teams. A third quarter run gave the Marauders a 42-26 lead as Jeppesen and 6'8" freshman Ryan Christie had big games. Saint Mary's plays their final game of their tour of Southern Ontario tomorrow night at Brock while the Marauders face a pair of NCAA Division 1 teams this coming week, travelling to West Point to meet the Army Cadets in a 4 PM start on Thursday followed by a game at Wagner College where they will meet a team with several Canadians on it on Hallowe'en Saturday October 31st at 2 PM.

Breaking open a tight 8 point game after halftime, the physically stronger and bigger Dinos broke away on a 24-8 run led by their Big 3 up front to win the Laval tournament championship and establish themselves as one of the top teams in the CIS. 6'9" Tyler Fidler led the second half charge, scoring 13 of his 16 points after the intermission while 6'6" Robbie Sihota (17 points, 11 rebounds) and 6'8" Ross Bekkering (12 points, 13 rebounds) both again had double doubles. The Big 3 scored 55 of the Dinos 80 points. 6'3" J.F. Beaulieu-Mahieux had 19 to lead Laval while 6'5" Etienne Labrecque had a 10 point/12 rebound double double and hard-working 6'5" F.O. Gagnon-Hebert added 10 points for les Rouge et Or.

Calgary 18-22-24-16=80
Laval 19-13-8-16=56

Much thanks to our tremendous on-site observer, Jacques Paiement Sr. for his prompt and insightful comments and statistics delivered win or loss, rain or shine !

6'4" tournament all-star Josh Gibson-Bascombe had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the Gee-Gees to their lone win of the weekend against the Gaiters who were led by their 6'7" fifth-year post Hermon Tesfaghbriel with 23 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out late. Ottawa took over in the second half of this sloppy game after the teams went to halftime tied at 32. Ottawa native Jeremy Leonard-Smith had 13 points for Bishop's, which lost all 3 games this weekend.

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Jack Donohue Memorial Tip-off tournament All-Stars
Andrew Wasik, Toronto (MVP)
Rob Paris, Toronto
Paris Carter, Cape Breton
Phil Nkrumah, Cape Breton
Orien Green, Bishop's
Josh Gibson-Bascombe, Ottawa

Once again the Gryphs displayed great energy defensively, building leads as large as 18 and holding the X-Men to only 39 points after 3 quarters to win their second consecutive game at home vs. an AUS team. 6'4" Jay Mott was the catalyst offensively for Guelph, going 6 for 9 from downtown for 22 points in only 24 minutes before shutting it down for the afternoon after injuring his ankle in the third quarter. Guelph was generally able to handle X's pressure until the fourth quarter when St. FX got it back to 5 with about 2 1/2 minutes remaining but could not get any closer. The X-Men mixed in some zone but Mott made them pay with his long-range shooting. Guelph jumped out to a 21-11 first quarter lead and led by 14 at 38-24 before 5'10" Christian "T-Bear" Upshaw banked in a long 3 at the halftime buzzer to close the gap to 11 at the break. The Gryphs continue to set the tone with their "d" in the third quarter to lead 57-39 after 3 but the X pressure started to pay some dividends in the fourth when the X-Men created some turnovers and mounted their only real charge of the game as Upshaw (25 points including 4 3's) did much of his offensive damage. With X trailing by only 5, Guelph's Dan McCarthy hit a big bucket and 6'7" Adam Bering (12 points/8 rebounds), who continues to supply excellent production in the post at both ends for Guelph, scored in the post, extending the lead and clinching the win for Guelph (2-1 vs. CIS teams). 6'4" Jonathan Moscatelli added 14 for Guelph while 5'11" Mike Patrella had 12. 6'8" Alberto Rodriquez had 9 points/10 rebounds while 6'5" sophomore Jeremy Dunn had 13 including 2 3's for X, which went 8 for 13 overall from downtown. Guelph meets Darrell Glenn's Humber College Hawks this coming Wednesday in Guelph.

The Blues were able patiently run their precision sets for many open looks and comfortable scoring situations while limiting Cape Breton's explosive transition and spread offenses by converting and playing their efficient zone "d" to capture the tournament championship at the Jack Donohue Memorial tournament at uOttawa. The Blues pounded the ball inside to 6'7" tournament MVP Andrew (don't call me Marek) Wasik, who finished with a 16 point/10 rebound double/double this afternoon while 6'6" Drazen Glizic added 10 points/12 rebounds.

Playing without 6'2" Rob Paris (injured shoulder in last night's OT win over Ottawa but still named to the tournament's all-star team) and 6'8" Nick Snow (ankle injured last weekend vs. Manitoba at Waterloo tournament), the Varsity Blues looked to a new inside source for their offense and the burly, yet-slimmed-down Wasik delivered with a series of inside moves, put backs and short face up jumpers throughout the tournament. As well, 6'3" Patrick Sewell (13 points, 9 rebounds) and veteran reserve Justin Holmes (9 points 2-4 3's), among others, took up the slack from downtown.

Capers star 6'4" wing Paris Carter, also named a tournament all-star, left the game with about 4 minutes remaining in the second quarter with what is suspected to be a broken hand. 6'2" Jimmy Dorsey led Cape Breton with 13 points however his technical foul with about 4 minutes remaining and his team down 6 at 66-60 broke whatever momentum the Capers could generate to mount any come back. 6'4" Phil Nkrumah, who some observers were refering to as "LeBron" given his chizled, man-child like body, added 12 for the Capers, who finish the tournament at 2-1.

Toronto built small leads in the first half on some excellent outside shooting as Holmes has hit threes and 6'3" freshman Dakota Laurin broke down a Caper off the dribble and hammered home a dunk to give the Blues a 26-23 lead with 6 minutes remaining in the second quarter.

The Tigers locked in defensively giving up only 21 first-half points and stayed in the hunt for the tournament championship, finishing the weekend at 2-1. Dal rode their best player 6'1" Simon Farine again this morning as Farine scored 24 points, playing all but 2 minutes of the entire weekend (118 minutes in 3 games). The Tigers led by 13 at the half (34-21) and then pulled away with a 24 point fourth-quarter as steady 6'7" forward Sandy Viet chipped in with 13 points. 6'4" Andy Wedemire led Western with 19.

Dal 18-16-22-24=80
Western 10-11-13-15=58

Here are today's CIS games (all times listed as Eastern time)

11:00 AM: Western vs. Dalhousie (Laval Tournament) Dal lost their first game of the season yesterday to undefeated Calgary and the Mustangs are looking for their first win on the weekend.
NOON: Cape Breton vs. Toronto (Jack Donohue Memorial championship game) The Capers have looked very impressive for the most part in Ottawa with a deep, athletic team and two new Americans. The Blues continue to compete led by their veteran guards Rob Paris and Nick Magalas.
1:00 PM: St. FX at Guelph Steve Konchalski can equal Jerry Hemmings for the all-time lead in CIS men’s basketball coaching wins today against the Gryphs, who put together a strong defensive effort yesterday and got a nice game from veteran Jay Mott.
2:00 PM: Bishop's at Ottawa (Jack Donohue Memorial Third Place game) The Gee-Gees are on a three-game losing streak and come off an emotionally-draining overtime loss to rivals Toronto in a game in which their defense finally started to show signs of returning.
3:00 PM: Calgary at Laval (Laval Tournament) Excellent matchup of two very good teams with the Dinos looking to capture the tournament championship with a victory today.
4:00 PM/1 PM PT: Fraser Valley vs. Alberta (Guy Vetrie Memorial tournament at UVic) UFV looks for their first win of the weekend against CW rival Golden Bears, who stayed with Carleton for about 25 minutes before succumbing.
5:00 PM: Saint Mary's at McMaster The undefeated Marauders look to send the Huskies to their third straight loss in a rare Sunday late afternoon game in Hamilton.
6:00 PM/3 PM PT: Carleton at Victoria (Guy Vetrie Memorial championship game) The Ravens look to capture the Vetrie crown with a win today against the home side which had a very promising performance at home last night against CW Pacific rivals Fraser Valley.

Gee-Gees to play for bronze after falling in OT

Only rarely could the level of play have been called picturesque. In fact, all of the coaches, with perhaps the exception of Cape Breton's Jim Charters, probably contemplated jumping off the rim at one point or another.

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Individual game reports scattered below (or use side bars to click on each game)

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Guelph 82, Saint Mary's 60

Ryerson 89 (Boris Bakovic 36 points/5 assists; Josh Budd, 17 points/9 rebounds), Prokom Development Team (Polska) 76. * Congratulations to Roy Rana on his first victory as Head Coach of the Rams

Laval Tournament
Calgary 64, Dalhousie 57 BOX SCORE
Laval 91, Western 83 BOX SCORE

Jack Donohue Memorial Tournament
Cape Breton 97, Bishop's 55
Toronto 81, Ottawa 77 OVERTIME

UQAM 110, RMC 60
Queen's 79, UNB 53

St. FX 74, Brock 54

Pembina Chrysler Winnipeg Tournament
Concordia 80, Winnipeg 71
Manitoba 88, Laurentian 71

Graham Construction Saskatchewan Tournament
Regina 76, Thompson Rivers 63 BOX SCORE
Saskatchewan 73, McGill 65 BOX SCORE

Guy Vetrie Memorial Tournament at UVic
Carleton 84, Alberta 64
Victoria 76, Fraser Valley 64

UBC 67, Waterloo 61

Montana Tech (NAIA) 83, Lethbridge 81

From Winnipeg web site...

Manitoba 88 Laurentian 71

STRONG FIRST HALF CARRIES BISONS TO VICTORY

The Manitoba Bisons raced out to a big lead and never looked back. Manitoba defeated Laurentian 88-71 Saturday evening at the 2009 Pembina Chrysler Invitational Tournament in Winnipeg.

Manitoba led 34-18 after the opening frame and after Laurentian mounted a charge in the second half led 52-43 at halftime.

Sean Maxwell led Manitoba with a game high 29 points, including eight-three pointers. Nathan Dixon had a strong game finishing with 24 points. Dan Purvis-Collins led the Bisons with eight rebounds.

Paul Kovacs led the Voyageurs with 19 points. Manny Pasquale was next with 12 points. Georges Serresse led the team in rebounds with seven.

Manitoba continued to lead throughout the entire second half outscoring Laurentian 36-28 to secure the victory.

Manitoba and Laurentian both finish the tournament with identical 1-1 records.

Emerging All-Canadian candidate 6'6" Mitch Leger had another sterling effort, scoring 29 points (10/13 shooting, 8/8 FT), adding 11 rebounds and 5 steals in only 21 minutes as the Gaels romped at home to go 4-0 vs. CIS teams in the pre-season. After the V-Reds came out of the gate strong in the first quarter, the Gaels put together a very focused defensive effort, allowing only 16 points in the second and third quarters combined. 6'2" Dan Bannister added 14 points for Queen's while 6'1" Baris Ondul had 11 for the Gaels who shot 8 of 15 as a team from 3 and 19-21 from the free throw line. 6'5" veteran Michael Anderson led the way for UNB with 15 points while forwards 6'6" Colton Wilson (14 points/5 rebounds) and 6'5" Alex DesRoches (13 points/8 rebounds) helped the Reds, who shot only 33% as a group and were outrebounded 39-29.

from Mike Tucker at UVic Sports Info....

A balanced scoring attack and tight defensive effort led the UVic Vikes men's basketball team to their first victory of the season after handing the Fraser Valley Cascades a 76-64 loss.

Four scorers reached double figures, led by a 16-point performance from transfer point guard Zac Andrus. Andrus, who joined the Vikes via Whatcom College, shot 5-6 from the floor and matched those numbers at the free-throw line.

"I was a little nervous in the first game, but felt way more comfortable tonight," said Andrus, who also passed out four assists. "This team is still getting to know each other and there's a lot of room for improvement."

The Vikes had a much-improved effort on defence from Friday's loss to Alberta. The Vikes defence tightened as the game wore on and held the Cascades to 38.9 percent shooting and won the battle of the 'boards 38-31.

Ryan MacKinnon paced the offense early with 15 points, while Cyril Indome and Nick Adair had big second halves, finishing with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Eight of Indome's points came in the second half, while Adair scored five and added five rebounds in the final quarter, to stave off the Cascades comeback.

Fraser Valley's Kyle Grewal held the game's scoring high with a 17-point effort. The Surrey native completed the double-double with 12 rebounds. BC High School championship teammates Joel Friesen and Jasper Moedt, formerly of Yale, scored 13 and 11, respectively. The 6-foot-7 Moedt also had seven rebounds.

Earlier, the Carleton Ravens cruised to an 84-64 decision over the Alberta Golden Bears. The defending CIS champs outscored Alberta 27-17 in the final frame to take a comfortable win.

Carleton will play the Vikes in Sunday's tournament finale, with a 3 p.m. tip-off at McKinnon Gym. The game is a rematch of the 2006 CIS title game, which the Ravens won 73-67.

The Montana Tech Orediggers outlasted the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns 83-81 Saturday in Butte, Montana. The always tight tilt was tied 42-42 at the half.

Tech plays in the NAIA Division I Frontier Conference. They were 8-21 overall in 2008-09.

U of L received significant contributions from multiple sources.

Derek Waldner (6'7", 2nd-year, post, Okotoks) scored 18 points and hauled in 11 rebounds. He went 8-10 on two pointers.

Danhue Lawrence (6'2-1/2", 4th-year, guard, Toronto) tickled the twine for 18 markers.

University of Calgary transfer Jeff Price (6', 4th-year, guard, Calgary) had a 17-point, seven rebound outing.

Red Deer College grad Randy Davis (6'4", 4th-year, forward, Red Deer) contributed 10 points and seven boards.

Rob Cooper (6'5-1/2", 5th-year, post, Toronto) had eight points and snared six caroms.

Quinn Van Gaalen (6'1-1/2", 2nd-year, wing, Foremost) scored seven.

U of L completes the pre-season with a 2-3 record on their schedule.

U of L opens Canada West action in Edmonton versus the University of Alberta Golden Bears next Friday and Saturday.

Western: Garrett Olexiuk 15pt 7 rbs
Brett Lawrence 19pts
Jason Milliquet 17 pts
Andy Wedemire 19 pts

Laval:
F.O. Gagnon-Hebert and J.F. Beaulieu-Mahieux 14
Jerome Turcotte-Routhier 17pts
J.P. Renaud and Cloutier and
Christian Trottier 11pts