QUICKLY
The Brandon Bobcats scored six points in the final minute to pull ahead of the Regina Cougars for an 87-83 win in a Canada West men's basketball game on Friday night at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After the two teams played it tight through the opening two quarters, Brandon threw the first real punch in the third. The Bobcats scored 11 straight points as part of a 15-2 run, turning what had been a 47-45 lead for Regina into a double-digit advantage for Brandon.
• Regina brought it back in the fourth quarter and did so on the offensive end of the floor. The Cougars scored 23 points in just over 4 minutes on a run punctuated by back-to-back triples by Christian Tabiri and Jordan Persad which gave them an 80-79 lead with under 2 minutes to go.
• Regina went up two after Ben Kamba hit a pair of free throws with 68 seconds remaining, but the Cougars went scoreless after that. Dewayne Thompson answered with a big three-pointer on Brandon's next possession, and the Bobcats hit three free throws and got three defensive stops after Thompson's triple to seal the road win.

NOTES

• Tabiri had a game-high 23 points for Regina and also pulled down 8 rebounds.
• Kamba finished with 19 points, 6 reobunds, 3 assists, and 3 steals.
• Jamie White had a nine-point, nine-rebound performance for Regina.
• Brandon's Sultan Haider Bhatti led the Bobcats with 22 points and 14 rebounds.

NEXT UP
The two teams will meet again on Saturday night at the CKHS. Tip-off is set for 8:00 PM.