Box Score

A late run in the fourth quarter proved to be the difference as the University of Calgary took a 77-66 road victory over Regina on Friday night at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.

The Cougars were within two heading into the fourth quarter, but Calgary reeled off seven straight points capped by a Matt Letkeman layup on a fast break with under five minutes left to go up nine. The Cougars chipped the lead down to three with a minute and a half left, but a massive dunk as part of a three-point play by Josh Turner gave all the momentum to Calgary and the Dinos sealed the win with four free throws in the final minute.

Calgary (6-13) shot a ridiculous 96% from the free throw line, hitting 24 of its 25 attempts in the victory. Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson led all players with 21 points, while Turner ended up 12-for-12 from the free throw line and with 16 points. Philip Barndt added 14 points and nine rebounds in the win, while Matt Letkeman scored 10 points and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds for a double-double.

Darius Mole was 3-for-4 from three-point range and led the Cougars (3-16) with 12 points. Travis Sylvestre and Jeremy Zver both added nine points for the U of R in the loss.

The game started oddly, as Calgary scored the first 13 points of the game only to have the Cougars reply with a 15-0 run of their own – capped by a three-point play by Matthew Augustine – to take what would turn out to be the U of R's only lead of the game. Calgary immediately responded with a 6-0 run to take the lead back, and the Dinos held a single-digit lead for the duration of the contest until free throws by Ogungbemi-Jackson pushed the advantage to 11 with 10 seconds remaining.

Calgary and Regina will finish off their two-game set on Saturday (7:00 p.m.) at the CKHS.

NOTES: Brendan Hebert got into early foul trouble and tied his season low with 19 minutes played ... Hebert had one assist in Friday's loss and now needs just two more to surpass Zach Michell for the U of R's all-time lead.