Scheduled Game: Acadia@Naismith Tournament-Waterloo

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GAME RESULTS 1 2 T Trinity Western 37 49 86 « FINAL Acadia 25 35 60

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Men’s Basketball (Naismith Classic – Waterloo)
Sunday, October 15, 2006
TWU Spartans (86) at Acadia University Axeman (60)

BANMAN – MVP, SPARTANS WIN NAISMITH TOURNAMENT
TWU finishes with 86-60 win over Acadia to go 3-0 in Waterloo

WATERLOO, Ontario – The Spartans showed no signs of fatigue from last night’s double overtime win as TWU out ran the Acadia University Axemen to earn an 86-60 win Sunday afternoon in Waterloo, Ont. The win gives the Spartans a perfect 3-0 record and allows them to claim the Naismith Classic tournament title.

“We played Spartan basketball today, full out for the full 40 minutes,” said TWU Head Coach Stan Peters. “We started getting our rhythm and we moved the ball really well. We used all our talents all the time.”

TWU’s Brian Banman (Kelowna), who led the Spartans with 17 points, six rebounds and four assists, finished the tournament with 68 points and 20 rebounds to capture the Dennis Wing MVP Award. All-stars for the weekend included Peter Leighton of Acadia, Luke Robinson (Ahousat) of TWU, Brandon Krupa of Ryerson and David Burnett and Matt Kieswetter of Waterloo.

The contest was fairly even for the first 11 minutes as TWU held a slight 17-15 lead. But the depth of the Spartans bench and the pace of three games in three days wore on the Axemen. TWU finished the half with a 20-10 run to take a twelve point lead, 37-25 into the break.

The start of the second half was no different. TWU kept pushing and Acadia had no answer. Eleven minutes into the final period the Spartans had extended their lead to 32 points, 74-42.

Over the 20 minutes ending the first half and starting the second TWU dominated the play out-scoring Acadia 57-27.

The Spartans used their entire bench, which saw every member hitting at least one basket and pulling down at least one rebound.

In addition to Banman, Jon Schmidt (Abbotsford) added 10 points and six boards to the Spartans total. Peter Leighton with 20 points and Luckern Dieu with 16 points led the Axemen.

Next up for the Spartans is a friendly exhibition game against the TWU Alumni. Tip off on Saturday, October 21 is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

Game Notes: Acadia finished with 28 turnovers to TWU’s 18...the Spartans finished 33-66 (50%) from the field, while the Axemen finished 20-48 (41.7%)...Acadia had the edge in rebounds at 35-33...The Spartans finished the tournament 3-0, Friday – 88-74 over Ryerson and Saturday – 96-95 2OT over Waterloo...

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