• The University of Regina's men's basketball team took out the University of Northern British Columbia by an 88-74 score on Friday in a Canada West play-in game in Victoria.

• After a tight opening 15 minutes, the Cougars built up a double-digit lead after three different players drilled triples on three consecutive possessions midway through the fourth. The three-pointers by Carter Millar, Nick Barnard, and Brayden Kuski pushed what had been a four-point lead to a 13-point advantage and helped Regina build a 45-30 lead at the half.
• While the Cougars held onto the double-digit lead for the remainder of the game, UNBC threatened to make it a game after a Fareed Shittu bucket made it 76-66 with just over four minutes to go. But the Cougars scored the next 10 points over the next minute and a bit to build up a 20-point advantage - their largest of the game - and end any hope of a UNBC comeback.

• Millar led the Cougars with 22 points and also had a team-leading 9 rebounds.
• Four other Cougars hit double figures in scoring including Matt Barnard with 17 points, Nick Barnard with 16 points, and both Kuski and Arinze Emeka-Anyakwo with 12 points.
• Friday's win marked the first time the two teams have met in the postseason. The Cougars are a perfect 7-0 against UNBC, including six league wins in addition to tonight's play-in victory.

• The No. 8-seeded Cougars advance to the Canada West quarterfinals. They'll face top-seeded Victoria on Saturday night with a start time of 7:00 PST.

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