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CONSOLATION #2 CIS championship: Dalhousie joins Lakekead in consolation final
Photo credit Nick Pearse
HALIFAX (CIS) – Fifth-year guard Simon Farine led all
scorers with 21 points as the sixth-seeded Dalhousie Tigers
defeated the No. 7 Concordia Stingers 76-65 in the second
consolation game of the CIS men’s basketball championship,
Saturday afternoon, at the Halifax Metro Centre.
Championship website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb
Dalhousie’s win sets up a consolation final between
conference champions Sunday at 10:30 a.m. AT. The AUS champ Tigers,
who lost 91-79 to defending W.P. McGee Trophy winner Saskatchewan
in Friday’s quarter-final round, will face OUA champ Lakehead
for fifth place.
Concordia, which claimed the Quebec title this season, returns home
from the Final 8 with an 0-2 record. The Stingers dropped a 73-66
decision to Carleton on Friday.
“It’s not the final you want to play in but the guys
worked hard today, and they’ll play hard again
tomorrow,” said Dalhousie head coach John Campbell.
“Tomorrow is all about pride. We can still finish fifth in
the country.”
Farine, a senior from Toronto, and fellow fifth-year veteran Joseph
Schow of Medicine Hat, Alta., led the way for the Tigers. Farine
grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds to complete a double-double, while
Schow was named player of the match following a 14-point,
nine-board effort.
Decee Krah, a fourth-year guard from Hamilton, paced Concordia with
20 points. Second-team all-Canadian Kyle Desmarais of Montreal had
13.
The Tigers prevailed despite shooting only 40 per cent from the
floor (28-of-70) including 30 per cent from beyond the arc
(6-of-20). The Stingers were hurt by poor free throw shooting,
making only 46.2 per cent of their attempts (6-of-13).
Dalhousie took the lead early on and never looked back. The Tigers
were up 18-13 after the first quarter and 38-29 at halftime, and
led by as many as 20 points late in the third frame following a
three-pointer by Peter Leighton of Halifax, another senior in his
final weekend wearing the yellow and gold uniform.
Concordia came back to within nine early in the fourth but
Dalhousie quickly restored a double-digit advantage en route to the
comfortable 11-point win.
STAT LEADERS
Dalhousie
Points: Simon Farine (21), Joseph Schow (14), William
Yengue (11)
Rebounds: Simon Farine (10), Joseph Schow (9)
Assists: Simon Farine (7)
Player of the game: Joseph Schow
Concordia
Points: Decee Krah (20), Kyle Desmarais (13), Zach
Brisebois (12)
Rebounds: Zach Brisebois (7), James Clarke (6)
Assists: James Clarke (4)
CHAMPIONSHIP
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All times ATLANTIC TIME)
Friday, March 11
Quarter-final #1: UBC 96, Acadia 77
Quarter-final #2: Trinity Western 82, Lakehead 74
Quarter-final #3: Saskatchewan 91, Dalhousie 79
Quarter-final #4: Carleton 73, Concordia 66
Saturday, March 12
Consolation #1: Lakehead 75, Acadia 67
Consolation #2: Dalhousie 76, Concordia 65
17:00 Semifinal #1: UBC vs. Trinity Western (TSN2 – tape
delayed to 20:00 AST)
20:00 Semifinal #2: Saskatchewan vs. Carleton (TSN2 – tape
delayed to 22:00 AST)
Sunday, March 13
10:30 Consolation final (5th place): Lakehead vs. Dalhousie
13:15 Bronze medal game (SSN Canada webcast)
17:00 Championship final (TSN2 – tape delayed to 19:00
AT)
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