Box Score Kamloops, BC- The University of Winnipeg Wesmen outscored the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack 45-28 in the second half and rolled to an 80-64 victory in Canada West men's basketball action Friday night.
SYNOPSIS
The Wesmen improve to 9-4 on the year while TRU falls to 6-7. TRU led 19-18 after the first quarter and held a 36-35 advantage at the half.
Winnipeg we led offensively by Narcisse Ambanza (1st guard, Toronto, ON) and Sean Tarver (3rd year, forward, Baltimore,MD) with 20 points apiece.
TRU's main offensive weapon was Volodymyr Iegorov (5th year, forward, Donetsk,Ukraine) with 19 points. Luke Morris (4th year, forward, Mission, BC) added 17 points.
Winnipeg had 10 blocks to TRU's 6.
KEY STATS:
Thompson Rivers
Volodymyr Iegorov: 19 points, 8 rebounds (7 defensively), 1 assist, 1 block in 29 minutes
Luke Morris: 17 points, 3 rebounds (2 on defense), 2 assists, 1 steal in 24 minutes
Joe Davis: 9 points, 3 rebounds (2 on offense), 1 assist, 2 steals in 20 minutes
Mike Rouault: 8 points, 15 rebounds (10 on defense), 1 assist, 2 steals in 39 minutes.
Joe Davis: 9 points, 3 rebounds (2 on offense), 1 assist, 2 steals in 20 minutes
Derek Rhodes: 6 points, 3 rebounds (all on defense), 5 assists in 36 minutes
Winnipeg:
Narcisse Ambanza: 20 points, 3 assists,1 block, 2 steals in 30 minutes
Sean Taver: 20 points, 4 assists (all defensive), 2-2 (FT-FTA), 1 assist, 1 steal in 33 minutes
Jamar Farley: 11 points, 1 assist, 1 steal in 33 minutes
Marcello Kambola: 11 points, 5 rebounds (4 offense), 2 assists, 2 steals in 33 minutes
TURNOVERS:
TRU 20 Winnipeg 15
SCORING BY PERIOD:
Winnipeg 18 17 20 25 80
TRU 19 17 16 12 64
RECORDS:
Winnipeg 9-4 TRU 6-7
QUOTES:
Winnipeg head coachMike Raimbault (7th season):
On game:
"I thought it was a scrappy game on both sides. We were fortunate to make a bit of a run when we did and take control of a lead which we were able to hold onto."
UP NEXT:
The two teams will conclude their weekend affair tomorrow (Jan 14) on the Warner Rentals Court at the Tournament Capital Centre. Tip off will be 9 pm. The pre-game show will begin around 8:45pm.
