Men's Basketball Saturday

Week 11 of the men’s basketball schedule is in the books following three final scores on Saturday.

VIU Mariners 100
Capilano Blues 67

The Mariners played a near perfect road game on Saturday earning the weekend sweep at Capilano using balanced scoring and tough defence.

On the offensive side they shot 51%, nailed 12-three pointers and had five players score at least 10 points.  Markus Modrovic led his club with 18 points off the bench and Kye Kotapski-Tinga added 17, also coming off the bench.   Keyonte Beals was their main threat from downtown, connecting on 4-5 from longe range and finishing with 16 points.

The Blues were held to 37% shooting but did stay somewhat close with 13-three pointers.  Zach Klim had a game high 19-points and Kash Lang drained 16 as both players hit three-threes.

Next weekend the Mariners (15-3) will host the Okanagan Coyotes (7-13) and the Blues (10-8) stay at home to entertain the Douglas Royals (3-17).

Camosun Chargers 74
Douglas Royals 57

The visiting Chargers stayed stride for stride with the VIU Mariners a top the PACWEST standings with a weekend sweep, thanks to Saturday’s lopsided win after a massive fourth quarter outscoring the Royals 20-5.

Owen Jones came off the bench to knockdown five-three pointers and finished with a game high 21 points while Jakob Neufeld added 16 points and was one rebound shy of a double-double.  As a team, the Chargers’ offence shot 42% but were only 6-27 from the three-point line.

The Royals had a halftime lead in this ballgame, but in the second half and particularly the fourth quarter they fell apart.  Their offence shot 40% led by Andre Juco’s 15 points and Lorenzo Bonamin added 12.

This coming weekend the Chargers (15-5) will enjoy the bye week, and the Royals (3-17) hit the road for Capilano to meet the Blues (10-8).

CBC Bearcats 100
Okanagan Coyotes 82

The Bearcats erupted in the fourth quarter and outscored the Coyotes 37-18 to earn a weekend split at home.

Their offence shot 40% from the field and had outstanding success from the three-point line hitting 14 from downtown led by the seven from Camden MacDougall off the bench.  He finished with 23 points. Dane-Dre Anglin had a game high 30 points and D’Andre Palmer-Ormsby added 26, one assist away from a double-double.   Over on the defensive side, they forced 25 turnovers and collected 18 steals.

The Coyotes had a one-point lead heading into the fourth and didn’t have much of an answer for the surging Bearcats in the frame.  Overall their offence shot 40% and Phil Holmes Jr was outstanding with 21 points and 16 rebounds in the setback.

With the split the Bearcats (7-11) and Coyotes (7-13) each have 14 points in the standings, but the Bearcats have two games in hand.  The ‘Cats open the Week 12 schedule on Thursday night with a visit to the Langara Falcons (9-9) and the Coyotes meet the VIU Mariners (15-3) on the island beginning on Friday.