Scheduled Game: VICTORIA*

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GAME RESULTS 1 2 3 4 T Victoria 12 21 24 15 72 « FINAL Trinity Western 12 12 25 16 65

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Game Recap

Men's Basketball (Canada West)
Saturday, January 5, 2008
TWU Spartans (65) vs. Victoria Vikes (72)

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VIKES OUTMUSCLE SPARTANS FOR TENTH WIN

LANGLEY, British Columbia - The Victoria Vikes won a physical battle with the Trinity Western University Spartans 72-65 at TWU's David E. Enarson Gymnasium. The teams combined for 44 fouls and 48 free throws, most of them coming in the second half.

The Vikes, known for their physical, low-scoring style, forced the run-and-gun Spartans to play their pace, holding them to just 24 points on 28 percent shooting from the field in the first half and led 33-24. UVIC only shot 32 percent, but hit five of 10 three pointers, including two from guard Jeff Cullen (Victoria), who scored all eight of his points in the first half.

The fouls and points increased dramatically in the third quarter. Victoria forward Tyler Hass (Victoria) scored 11 of his 13 points in the third, and keyed an 18-6 run resulting in a 52-36 lead. The Spartans closed on a 13-5 run and trailed 57-49 as the teams combined for 49 points and 15 fouls in the quarter. TWU committed nine fouls in that span, resulting in 15 free throw attempts for UVIC.

The Spartans surge continued early in the fourth, as they cut the lead to four 59-55 on a Jon Loewen (Abbotsford, B.C.) layup with 6:32 left. Robbie Kinnear's second three of the night looked to put the game away for UVIC, as they lead 69-61. But on the next play Matt Myers (Tumwater, Wash.) was fouled as he made his fifth three pointer of the game, and his resulting free throw made it 69-65 Vikes with just 27 seconds remaining. UVIC would ice the game with three more free throws to hang on 72-65.

Myers finished with 17 points, making five of his seven three point attempts. Luke Robinson (Ahousat, B.C.) lead the Spartans in scoring with 21 points, seven rebounds, and three assists. Four Vikes finished in double figures, led by Kinnear and Brandon Dunlop (Victoria), who both finished with 15.

The loss drops TWU to 5-9 in the Canada West Pacific Division, and move into a tie with UCFV for fourth place with 10 points. The win tonight moves UVIC to 10-3, and ties them with idle UBC for first place in the Pacific with 20 points.

The next game for both teams will be at home Friday, January 11 at 8 p.m. TWU hosts the UCFV Cascades at the David E. Enarson Gymnasium while UVIC will host the Regina Cougars in Victoria.

Game Notes: The Vikes had a whopping 67 free throw attempts in the two games this weekend against the Spartans. TWU had just 37 attempts...Robinson led the Spartans in scoring for the fifth time this season...The game was broadcast live on GoSpartans.ca.

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