University Championship
Alberta 64 Winnipeg 62
Kenneth Otieno (Alberta) 30 points – Player of the Game
Jelane Pryce (Winnipeg) 17 points
The University of Alberta Golden Bears won their fourth Wesmen Classic University Championship with a thrilling 64-62 victory over the Winnipeg Wesmen Tuesday night at the Duckworth Centre in Winnipeg. Alberta last won the Classic Championship back in 2002.
比赛的MVP Kenneth Otieno金色的熊with a game high 30 points. Tournament All-Star Mamadou Gueye added 17 points and seven rebounds. Winnipeg was led by tournament all-stars Jelane Pryce and Travis Krahn with 17 and 13 points respectively.
After a slow opening period that saw Alberta lead 12-11, Winnipeg found their offense outscoring the Golden Bears 22-15 to take a 33-27 lead into the halftime break. Winnipeg struggled offensively in the third quarter scoring 10 points while Alberta put up 19 to carry a 46-43 lead into the final quarter. Alberta had the lead for a good portion of the quarter but Winnipeg made it interesting. Jordan Clennon drained a three pointer with one minute left to cut the Alberta lead to 61-60. Otieno on the next possession grabbed his own rebound and put back a basket to extend the Alberta lead to 63-60. Christopher Baxter’s layup with 14 seconds left brought the Wesmen to within one at 63-62. Otieno sank one of two free throws to close out scoring making the final score 64-62.
Tournament All-Stars
A.J. Basi – Manitoba
D.J. Jordan – Brandon
Jelane Pryce – Winnipeg
Mamadou Gueye – Alberta
Travis Krahn – Winnipeg
Tournament MVP
Kenneth Otieno – Alberta
