Scheduled Game: @Simon Fraser*

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GAME RESULTS 1 2 3 4 T Trinity Western 18 23 17 15 73 « FINAL Simon Fraser 13 21 16 22 72

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Game Recap

Men's Basketball (Canada West)
Thursday, January 29, 2009
TWU Spartans (73) as the Simon Fraser University Clan (72)

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Burnaby, British Columbia - Playing on a bum ankle, Trinity Western University Spartans leading scorer Jacob Doerksen (Abbotsford, B.C.) was visibly off his usual prowess for the majority of Thursday night's game against the Simon Fraser University Clan men's basketball team. But a hobbled Doerksen made the biggest play of the night, tipping in a bucket as time expired to give the No. 10 ranked Spartans a 73-72 victory over the Clan to improve to 15-5 on the season. The loss drops SFU to 11-9 on the year. The win marked TWU's 12th straight victory as they move a half game ahead of Victoria for second in the Pacific Division standings.

The Clan led only once on the night, when, with 6.1 seconds left, guard Frank Bradley (Bedford Heights, Ohio) faked a three-pointer, stepped up and connected on a jumper to give SFU a 72-71 advantage. Off a timeout, the Spartans ran an inbound play from half court to Jason Keegstra (Vernon, B.C.), who missed a tough lay-up inside, however Doerksen was able to corral the ball and put it back before time expired.

In the fourth quarter, SFU needed an 11 to one run to tie the game at 65-65; before Louis Hurd (Spokane, Wash.) connected on his seventh three-pointer of the night to give the Spartans back a three-point advantage. The Clan's Kevin Shaw answered Hurd with a three of his own to tie the game at 68-68, but at the other end Jamie Vaughan (Chilliwack, B.C.) stroked a three-pointer as time was winding down on the shot clock to put TWU up 71-68. On the ensuing possession Vaughan fouled out of the game as Matt Kuzminski (Nanaimo, B.C.) was shooting a three-pointer, and Kuzminski connected on two-of-three free throws to put SFU within a point 71-70. A Matt Myers (Tumwater, Wash.) miss set up Bradley's play with 6.1 seconds to go.

The Spartans had opened the game with a frenetic pace, starting the game on an eight to two run, including a three-pointer from Brian Banman (Kelowna, B.C.). TWU led by as much as nine in the first quarter, 18-9, before SFU was able to cut the gap to 18-13 following a floater by Kevin Pribilsky (Victoria, B.C.).

In the second quarter, Trinity Western extended their lead to 12-points, as Hurd began to catch fire, connecting on two long distance three-pointers; part of his 17 first half points which gave the Spartans a 41-34 advantage. TWU led by as much as 12 in the third quarter, and entered the fourth up 58-50.

Hurd finished as the game's leading scorer with 27 points, including shooting 7-for-10 from beyond the three-point arc. Doerksen added a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in his first action after missing four games with an ankle injury. Also contributing for the Spartans were Banman with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists and Lance Verhoeff (Calgary) with 10 points and six rebounds.

Hurd's seven made three point shots is the second highest in TWU history, trailing only Banman's nine, which he set Nov. 18, 2006 in a 97-92 victory at home over Thompson Rivers University.

Greg Wallis (Victoria, B.C.) had a team high 17 points and 14 rebounds in the loss for the Clan, while Sean Burke (North Vancouver, B.C.) finished with 12 points and four assists.

After starting the season with three straight losses the Spartans have now won 12 straight and 14 of their last 15 games. The 12 game winning streak and TWU's 15 conference wins are both program records.

The two teams rematch tomorrow night at 8 pm in Langley, B.C. The last time SFU was at TWU was for this seasons Canada West conference opener where the Clan came away with a 79-71 victory.

The game will be the final home conference game for seniors Mike Brouwer (Nanaimo, B.C.), Brian Banman, Jamie Vaughan and Jon Schmidt (Abbotsford, B.C.). It will also be the final Canada West Conference game at TWU's David E. Enarson Gym. After 40 seasons of playing in the David E. the Spartans will be moving their games to the Langley Event Centre to start the 2009-2010 season.

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- Info courtesy SFU sports Information

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