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The University of Regina's men's basketball team made it five straight wins to start the Canada West schedule on Friday night with a 64-56 win over Fraser Valley at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• As is now custom for this U of R team, Friday's win came courtesy of the Cougars' work on the defensive side of the ball.
• The Cougars never trailed in the first half, leading 15-14 after the opening period and 28-26 at the break. They continued to lead throughout almost the entire third quarter until a three-pointer by UFV's Dylan Kinley just before the buzzer gave the Cascades their first lead of the game at 48-47.
• UFV held a tight lead for the first half of the fourth, but a Dario Lopez bucket with 4:40 to go turned out to be the Cascades' final field goal of the night. The Cougars took the lead for good on a Matt Barnard jumper on the next possession, and Cade Mather hit two huge late three-pointers to put the Cougars up eight.

NOTES

• Lodie Kenyi had a double-double for the Cougars with 17 points and 10 rebounds while also leading the Cougars with 4 assists and 4 steals.
• Nick Barnard scored 14 points while leading all players with 37 minutes on the floor.
• Mather finished with a season-high 13 points.
• Hayden Collier was dominant on the defensive side of the ball for the Cougars, finishing with 10 rebounds and 7 blocked shots.

NEXT UP
The two teams will meet again on Saturday night to close out the weekend series. Game time is set for the usual 8:00 PM at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.

 

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