CONSOLATION #1: CIS championship: No. 2 Capers rebound, to play for 5th
Photo courtesy of Freestyle Photography / Courtesy
of Carleton University sports information office
OTTAWA (CIS) – The second-seeded Cape Breton Capers rebounded
from a disappointing opening-round loss with a solid overall effort
downing the No. 6 Lakehead Thunderwolves 87-65 on Saturday morning
in the first consolation semifinal of the CIS men’s
basketball championship, at Scotiabank Place.
Championship website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb
The AUS champion Capers, who fell 82-74 to No. 7 Calgary in the
quarter-final round on Friday, move on to the consolation final for
fifth place scheduled for Sunday at 4 p.m. They’ll face
either No. 5 Windsor or No. 8 UQAM.
The OUA bronze medallists T-Wolves, who were making their first CIS
tournament appearance since 1977, return home with an 0-2 record.
They lost 79-58 to No. 3 UBC on Friday.
“We hit a couple of threes that were big in the second
quarter and that really put us ahead. We also played good defence
in the quarter, which was the difference,” said Cape Breton
head coach Jim Charters.
“The consolation round is the hardest for a team to play.
The guys showed great character and (Al) Alilovic stepped up big
for Nkrumah.”
Cape Breton, which was without the services of CIS defensive player
of the year Phillip Nkrumah who suffered an injury on Friday, led
from start to finish against Lakehead and was up 16-8 after the
first quarter, 44-29 at halftime and 66-47 after 30 minutes of
play.
The Capers prevailed thanks to a well-balanced attack as they
received 15 points from fifth-year guard Ryan Roper of Hammonds
Plains, N.S., and 14 apiece Cameron John-Proctor of Mississauga,
Ont., Jimmy Dorsey of Westminster, Maryland, Aljosa Alilovic of
Milton, Ont., and Lasario Burrows of Bahamas.
John-Proctor, a sophomore guard, added three rebounds, one assist
and one steal on his way to CBU player-of-the-game honours.
Freshman Matt Nagy of Bentonville, Arkansas, paced Lakehead with a
match-high 16 points, while sophomore guard Joseph Jones of
Washington was named T-Wolves game MVP following a 14-point
effort.
Cape Breton shot 47.6% from the field including 50% from
three-point range (10-20), while Lakehead were only good on 35% of
attempts from the floor and went 8-for-30 from beyond the arc
(26.7%). The Thunderwolves also struggled from the charity stripe
missing half of their free throw attempts (15-30).
STAT LEADERS
Cape Breton
Points: Ryan Roper (15), Cameron John-Proctor (14), Aljosa Alilovic
(14), Jimmy Dorsey (14), Lasario Burrows (14)
Rebounds: Aljosa Alilovic (6), Tremaine Fraser (4), Paris Carter
(4)
Assists: Tremaine Fraser (2), Paris Carter (2), Chris Noddle (2),
Mark McGarrigle (2)
Milk player of the game: Cameron John-Proctor
Lakehead
Points: Matt Nagy (16), Joseph Jones (14)
Rebounds: Yoosrie Salhia (10), Jamie Searle (6)
Assists: Greg Carter (4), Yoosrie Salhia (2)
Milk player of the game: Joseph Jones
CHAMPIONSHIP
SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Friday, March 19
Quarter-final #1: Calgary 82, Cape Breton 74
Quarter-final #2: UBC 79, Lakehead 58
Quarter-final #3: Saskatchewan 71, Windsor 68
Quarter-final #4: Carleton 83, UQAM 72
Saturday, March 20
Consolation #1: Cape Breton 87, Lakehead 65
13:30 Consolation #2: No. 4 Windsor vs. No. 8 UQAM (SSN Canada)
17:00 Semifinal #1: No. 7 Calgary vs. No. 3 UBC (TSN2)
19:00 Semifinal #2: No. 5 Saskatchewan vs. No. 1 Carleton
(TSN2)
Sunday, March 21
16:00 Consolation final (5th place): No. 2 Cape Breton vs.
TBD (SSN Canada)
18:30 Championship final (TSN2)
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