Men's Basketball Friday Rewind
The Mariners, Chargers and Coyotes win on Friday night
Camosun Chargers 88
Capilano Blues 87
What a game! The Chargers and Blues needed overtime on Friday after the Chargers stormed back in the fourth quarter outscoring the Blues 21-10 to force the extra session.
The Chargers shot 48% from the field and connected on 13-three pointers with Izzy Helman dropping 33 points on 11-18 shooting and hit six-three pointers. Cormick Brown was solid off the bench as well adding 27 points.
The Blues feel like this one slipped away shooting 44% and hit 11-threes. Arshya Ghasemi nailed seven of them and finished with 33 points and Kash Lang added 17.
They will meet again on Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm and regardless of what happens, the Chargers will finish as the second seed and the Blues in third. WATCH HERE
VIU Mariners 90
Langara Falcons 82
This was a very entertaining game as both teams played a solid 40 minutes.
The Mariners recorded the win shooting 51% from the field. Kye Kotapski-Tinga was great off the bench and led his club with a game high 23 points and Kameron Bender added 19.
Offensively on the other side the Falcons shot 39% and connected on 11-three pointers. Other than 20 points, most of their production came from their starters with Owen Jones dropping 17 points and Patrick Robinson adding 15 and 10 rebounds.
It was a game that really meant nothing in the standings, and they will see each other again on Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm. WATCH HERE. The Mariners have clinched first place while the Falcons will finish fifth and play the CBC Bearcats next week in a quarterfinal.
Okanagan Coyotes 73
Douglas Royals 61
The Coyotes record their second win of the season on Friday night with a road win over the Royals after shooting 40%.
Both their victories this year have come at the hands of the Royals. All but nine of their points came from their starters. Manny Biden was outstanding dropping a game high 27 points and both Damani Green and Cam Sale each tallied 13.
The Royals didn’t shoot the ball well at 27% and Jeevan Sidhu led his team with 16 points.
Despite the loss the Royals know they will finish sixth this season and meet the Capilano Blues in a quarterfinal next week. The Coyotes have been eliminated from postseason play.
Saturday afternoon these two teams meet for the final time this season at 3:00pm. WATCH HERE