Men's Bronze Medal Preview

The men’s championship bracket will open at 3:00pm at the PACWEST basketball championship on Saturday with bronze medal game as the #2 Langara Falcons face the #4 Douglas College Royals.

The Falcons were upset by the third seeded Capilano Blues in yesterday’s semi-final 68-63.  Gary Minhas was solid scoring 18 points and Ravi Basra collected 16.  Offensively they were held to 33% shooting from the field and 18% from downtown.  

The Royals on the other hand played tough against the top seeded VIU Mariners, but foul trouble hampered their offence production as All-Stars Malcolm Mensah and Grant Campbell had to play “careful.”  They shot 36% against the Mariners led by Reese Morris who dropped 21 and had 12 boards.

Overall in this championship Morris has been the “go-to-guy” with 47 points and 29 rebounds.

Over the course of the regular season the Falcons won twice in the three game series shooting 40% and were led by Basra and his 17 points a game.  The Royals on the other hand shot 35% from the field and Mensah collected 17.6 each contest.

The Royals lone win in the series came in their final meeting an impressive 96-88 overtime victory.  

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#2 Langara Falcons

PACWEST Record – 14-4
Home 9-2, Road 5-2
Points Per Game – 88.5
Field Goal % - 43.2%

Leader: Drake Downer: A PACWEST Second Team All-Star. In his fourth season, he leads a talented cast of players with 16 points a game. He’s been banged up, playing in 13 of the Falcons’ 18 games but is a threat each time he’s on the floor.

#4 Douglas College Royals

PACWEST Record: 10-8
Home 5-3, Road 5-5
Points Per Game: 76.7
Field Goal%: 40.2%

Leader: Reese Morris:  He makes his living around the hoop, shooting 55% from the field, mostly high percentage shots.  The former Blue averaged 15.6 points a game and a team high eight rebounds.