SATURDAY
#3 Saskatchewan 110 Regina 70
Cougars-Huskies Stats
by Nicole Betker, Huskies Sports Information
SASKATOON - With a 110-70 win over the visiting Regina Cougars, the CIS #3 Saskatchewan Huskies finished first in Canada West Prairie Division.
Saskatchewan finishes the season 16-4 and tops the standings among all Canada West schools for the first time in history. Regina, which failed to make the playoffs, finishes the season 5-15.
The Huskies extended a home winning steak to 20 games and are 42-5 overall in the PAC since 2009-10.
Saskatchewan's Jamelle Barrett and Duncan Jones each tallied 20 points, followed by Peter Lomuro with 14. Vule Grujic led the Cougars with 19 points on the night. Paul Gareau added a double-double, recording 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
The Huskies will host the Trinity Western Spartans in a best-of-three quarter-final series next week. Game 1 is scheduled for Friday at 8:00 p.m.
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FRIDAY
#6 Victoria 90 #5 UBC 83
Thunderbirds-Vikes Stats
by Andy Watson, Vikes Communications
VICTORIA - With 25 seconds left, Ryan MacKinnon drained the shot of his career, propelling the Victoria Vikes into a hosting position when next weekend's Canada West playoffs begin.
Rolling to his comfort zone at the top of the key, the fifth-year guard curled off a screen to take a pass from forward Terrell Evans and released a shot without hesitation, draining the three and game-winning basket for UVic. In the process, the CIS #6 Vikes defeated the #5 UBC Thunderbirds 90-83 in front of a sold-out crowd of over 1,700 at Ken & Kathy Shields Court at McKinnon Gymnasium.
With the win, UVic snaps an 11-game losing streak to UBC and clinches the Pacific Division title. They will now prepare to host the red-hot Calgary Dinos in the best-of-three quarter-final series, Feb. 24 -26.
Michael Acheampong had a game-high 28 points, along with four assists and a steal for the Vikes. MacKinnon added 12 points, five assists, four steals and four rebounds.
Tommy Nixon led UBC with 21 points and eight rebounds. Senior guard Nathan Yu was held in check, with 17 points.
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