PACWEST MBB Quarterfinal - Coyotes vs. Blues
The final PACWEST quarterfinal on Thursday highlights the host Blues welcome the third seed Coyotes
#Okanagan Coyotes vs. #6 Capilano Blues - Thursday February 27, 8:00pm | WATCH HERE
The final quarterfinal of Day 1 will feature the third seeded Coyotes facing the sixth seed and host Blues in the night cap. It’s the second straight season they have met in a quarterfinal after the Blues won last year by six points.
This season the Coyotes have won two of their three meetings including a two-point victory back on Valentine’s Day. They have won five straight and haven’t lost in the month of February. They are the PACWEST team that showed the most growth from last year to this, improving from the sixth seed to the third.
The Blues are hosting the championship tournament for the first time since 2016 and haven’t medalled since winning silver in 2017. They have won three of their last five games but haven’t played on their home floor since February 1st when they recorded a win. They have 3-6 on this floor this season.
The winner will face the #2 seeded VIU Mariners in Friday’s semi-final.
Head to Head
Records – Coyotes 10-8 – Blues 5-13
Points Per Game – Coyotes 82.5 – Blues 76.6
Field Goal % - 39.7% - Blues 39.4%
Scoring Leaders – Eric Marbury – 15.7 points per game (Coyotes) – CJ Campbell – 17.6 points per game (Blues)
Rebounding Leaders – Hunter Hughes – 6.6 a game (Coyotes) – Dawit Nuguse – 8.5 a game (Blues)