MBB Gold Medal: Mariners vs. Royals
For all the marbles and a berth in the CCAA Nationals is on the line
The “piece de resistance” is the men’s PACWEST basketball gold medal game on Saturday as the top seeded VIU Mariners face the third seeded Douglas Royals at 8:00pm. The Mariners are trying to become the first team to win four straight PACWEST titles since Vancouver City College won seven in a row from 1973-1980. They are making an unprecedented 10th straight appearance in the gold medal game. As a matter of fact the last time the Mariners didn’t appear in this game was in 2008, which was the last time the Royals won gold.
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Bench Points
Record: Mariners 17-1 – Royals 11-7
Points For: Mariners 1622 – Royals 1523
Points Against: Mariners 1259 – Royals 1392
Head to Head
November 17th @ VIU – Mariners win 89-77
January 26th @ Douglas – Royals win 78-59
January 27th @ Douglas – Mariners win 84-58
Leader in points during head to head meetings:
Mariners – Usama Zaid – 73 points
Royals – Kameron Johnson – 53 points
Last Playoff Meeting:
On Friday March 3, 2017 on the campus of Quest University the top seeded Mariners defeated the Royals 86-71 in the semi-final. Usama Zaid was named player of the game.