One night after dropping their first conference game of the season to Lethbridge, the University of Regina's men's basketball team avenged that loss with a big 90-66 win over the Pronghorns on Saturday night at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.

The win improves Regina's record to 3-1 as the Cougars and Lethbridge move into a tie for third place in Canada West's Pioneer Division.

"We didn't break down defensively as much as we did yesterday, and just had more attention to detail tonight," Cougars head coach Steve Burrows said. "It sounds cliché, but if you defend well you have a chance to win basketball games."

Aaron McGowan had his best game as a Cougar, coming off the bench to score a game-high 16 points in the win. McGowan was 4-for-6 from three-point range for the U of R and also chipped in defensively with three steals.

"We weren't even sure if Aaron was going to be able to play tonight, but he did and he played well," Burrows said. "He's a great steadying influence for us at the point when he's in the game."

Three other Cougars hit double figures in points, led by 13 from both Alex Igual and Travis Sylvestre. Brandon Tull added 12 points, while Will Tallman scored 11 and Brian Ofori had a game-high seven rebounds.

Brandon Brine led Lethbridge with 11 points as the Pronghorns suffer their first loss of the Canada West schedule. The 'Horns will now prepare for a pivotal home series against Victoria (5-1), which will see both teams go into Friday coming off their first loss of the Canada West schedule.

The Cougars are also back in action next weekend. They'll travel to Edmonton to square off with Alberta (2-4) on Friday and Saturday.