Scheduled Game: @Simon Fraser- CW Playoffs

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GAME RESULTS 1 2 T Trinity Western University 43 34 77 SFU Clan 44 52 96 « FINAL

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Men's Basketball (Play-offs)
Friday, February 16, 2001
TWU Spartans (77) at the Simon Fraser University Clan (96)

Spartans Run Out of Gas in Game One

Burnaby, British Columbia - The Simon Fraser University Clan's pressure eventually caused the Trinity Western University men's basketball to run out of gas in game one of the Canada West quarter finals Friday night at Simon Fraser University.

Powered by Jordan Mason (2nd yr, G, Vancouver, BC) - 22 points and Jeremy Neufeld (4th yr, G, Chilliwack, BC) - 24 points, the Clan finished the game on a 22-4 run for a convincing 96-77 victory.

The game ended with the Clan up 19, but the game was not a blow out. With just over 6 minutes remain in the game the Clan held a slim 1 point lead, 74-73.

It was not the run at the end of the game that hurt the Spartans it was the first two and a half minutes of each half that cost the Spartans their first ever CIAU play-off game. Simon Fraser started out both halves on fire; they went on a 15-4 run to start the game and an 11-4 run to start the second half.

"The game came down to the first 5 minutes of each half. We buried ourselves by 10 points to start each half and the effort that it took us to fight back sapped our energy," said TWU head coach Stan Peters. "By the time we fought back to 74-73 we were gassed. Then when it came time to push at the end we were fatigued and we did not have anything left."

After spotting the Clan an 11 point lead, the Spartans, led by Josh Hall (4th yr, G, Abbotsford, BC) - 34 points and Ben Baumen (3rd yr, P, Chilliwack, BC) - 11 points, 6 rebounds, responded and pulled to within 1 point, 44-43, as the buzzer sounded to end the first half.

Unfortunately, the Spartans came out flat again in the second half and quickly found themselves down 10 points, 55-45, just 2 ½ minutes into the final stanza. Even though Josh Hall powered the Spartans back to within 1 point, 74-73 the Spartans were unable to stay with the Clan down the stretch.

GAME NOTES:
Simon Fraser University's Chancellor gymnasium seemed like Trinity Western University's David E. Enarson Gymnasium Friday night. Over 200 of the Spartan faithful traveled to the top of Burnaby Mountain and made the Clan's home court seem like the home of the Spartans. At one point the noise from the Spartan fans was so loud that SFU never heard the countdown and dribbled out the clock to end the first half.

The two teams play game two of the best of three series Saturday night at Simon Fraser University. Game time is set for 8:15 PM on top of Burnaby Mountain.

-TW-

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