Scheduled Game: UVIC Pacific Division Semi-Final

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GAME RESULTS 1 2 3 4 T Victoria 16 16 25 28 85 Trinity Western 25 29 13 20 87 « FINAL

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Game Recap

Men's Basketball (Canada West)
Saturday, February 14, 2009
No. 10 TWU Spartans (87) vs the University of Victoria Vikes (85)
TWU wins series 2-1 advances to Pacific Division Final

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-Spartans advance to division final

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LANGLEY, British Columbia - the No. 10 Trinity Western University Spartans (17-6) built up a 27 point first half lead, but were forced to hang on for a two point, 87-85, victory over the No. 7 University of Victoria Vikes (17-6) Saturday night at a thunderous David E. Enarson Gym in Langley, B.C.

The win gives the Spartans a two to one series victory and advances them to the Pacific Division final against the University of British Columbia next weekend at Point Grey.

Jacob Doerksen (Abbotsford, B.C.) with 24 points and a school record tying 19 rebounds, Louis Hurd (Spokane, Wash.) with 18 points, Brian Banman (Kelowna, B.C.) with 17 points and four assists and Jamie Vaughan (Chilliwack, B.C.) with 11 rebounds and six assists led the Spartans. Tyler Haas (Victoria) with 22 points and nine rebounds, Mitch Gudgeon (Victoria) with 15 points and seven rebounds and Jeff Cullen (Victoria) with 15 points led the Vikes.

The Spartans led from start to finish, but it took a Vaughan rebound with four seconds left to help seal the victory.

The Vikes who trailed by 22 points, 54-32, at half time charged back to almost pull even with the Spartans. Victoria cut the TWU lead to ten points, 67-57 by the end of the third quarter. The Vikes took advantage of nine TWU turnovers to outscore the Spartans 25-13 to head into the final frame.

The Spartan settled down in the fourth quarter and were able to maintain at least a five point lead until the final minute. With 56 second remaining Vaughan hit two foul shots to give TWU a seven point, 82-75, lead. After the second foul shot Victoria's Cullen hit a lay-up to make it a five point game. Vaughan was fouled, but missed both foul shots. Victoria turned over the ball on their next possession and were forced to foul TWU's Doerksen. Doerksen hit both to give the Spartans an 84-77 lead with 26 seconds remaining.

Victoria sprinted down the floor after the foul shots. Hass drained an NBA three point shot to make it a four point game, 84-80, with 21 seconds remaining. The Vikes fouled TWU guard Daniel Demian (Coquitlam, B.C.) on the ensuing inbounds. Demian hit one of two to make it a five point game, 85-80. Hass was then fouled on a three point attempt with 15 seconds remaining. Hass hit his first two, but missed the third. Doerksen pulled down the rebound and was fouled. He hit both to give TWU a two possession lead, 87-85. Once again Hass found away to get open and hit a deep three point with seven seconds remaining to make it a two point game, 87-85.

The drama continued after a TWU timeout, when the Spartans' Hurd was fouled at centre court after sideline inbounds. Hurd missed both foul shots. But Vaughan went high to get the rebound and effectively seal the Spartan victory with four seconds remaining. Vaughan missed both foul shots but the Vikes ran out of time after the rebound and were unable to get up court and get a shot at winning the hard fought battle.

TWU's first half was a near perfect display of basketball. They played as a cohesive unit at every end of the court and dominated the Vikes. TWU shot 58 percent, 20-34, from the field, 50 percent, 5-10, from the three point line and were perfect from the foul line 9-9, while pulling down 25 rebounds to lead 54-32 at half. On the other side Victoria shot 36 percent, 12-33, 15 percent , 2-13, and 50 percent, 6-12, respectively and were only able to pull down 13 rebounds.

Game Notes: Doerksen's 19 rebounds tie the TWU record for rebounds in a game, which was set by Logan Kitteringham almost to the day six years ago against Simon Fraser... Doerksen is also chasing two TWU single season record. He currently has 306 rebounds, which trails only record holder Logan Kitteringham's 333, which was set in 2002-03 season. Doerksen also has 53 steals, which is four behind record holder's Josh Hall (2000-01) and Adam Friesen (2002-03) with 57... This is the first time that TWU has beaten Victoria in a play-off series...

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