CIS men's basketball Sunday roundup: Dorsey's record-setting 49 points leads Capers past Axemen

It was the Jimmy Dorsey show Sunday afternoon at the Sullivan Fieldhouse.

The fourth-year guard from Baltimore, MD, set a new CBU single-game scoring record with 49 points as the host Cape Breton University Capers downed the Acadia Axemen 111-106.

The win improved the Capers to 10-6 on the season and lifted them into second place in the AUS standings.

Dorsey, an AUS first team All-Star the past two years, made his case for AUS MVP Sunday, hitting eight three pointers and totalling 49 points to go with 14 assists and eight rebounds. The career-high 49 points broke the previous school mark of 46 points set by Paris Carter last season at Saint Mary’s.

Al Alilovic added 22 points and eight boards for the Capers while Julian Smith chipped in with 15 points and eight assists. Freshmen Meshack Lufile rounded out the top scorers for the Capers with a 10-point outing.

Owen Klassen was 10-of-14 from the field, including seven three pointers, to pace the Axemen offence with 35 points.

Sean Stoqua with 19 points and Tyler Scott with 16 points were other top scorers for Acadia.

Anthony Ashe and Thomas Filgiano had 12 and 10 points respectively for the Axemen.

CBU will be home Wednesday when they host the StFX X-Men in an 8 p.m. start at the Sullivan Fieldhouse.

Source: Cape Breton Sports Info

The CIS ranked No. 8 X-Men were able to hang on and beat the UPEI Panthers 70-69 Sunday afternoon in Antigonish, N.S. in a game that needed overtime to settle the score. Terry Thomas and Jeremy Dunn scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, to pace the X-Men. Thomas also had the game winning basket in overtime to seal the victory. 

The teams played to scores of 21-21 and 35-35 after the first and second quarters in a low scoring affair at the StFX Oland Centre. The third quarter saw neither team produce much offense as StFX outscored the visitors by a mere 9-8 margin. The final ten minutes of play were not enough for either team to gain the upper hand. Manock Lual’s jumper with 11 seconds to play evened the game for the Panthers and the X-Men couldn’t convert a basket on their final possession, sending the game to an extra five minute overtime frame as the score stood at 58-58 at the end of regulation.

UPEI took the early lead in the overtime period and were up by four points over the home team. Jeremy Dunn and Jonathan Cooper exchanged three-point buckets as the Panthers held a three-point advantage with only 32 seconds to play. Tyrell Vernon then scored two for StFX after a key steal to bring them to within a point. With 17 seconds on the clock, the Panthers brought the ball down court and a wild scramble led to a Panthers foul on X-Man Shane Coupland, who then sank two free throws to give the X-Men the one point edge. StFX was able to shut down the Panthers and hand on for the 70-69 victory in the final seconds of the overtime period.

The win was an important one as the four points vaulted the X-Men into a first place tie with the Panthers in the AUS standings, each with 32 points.

Terry Thomas had a double-double game for the X-Men with 15 points and 12 rebounds, along with four assists and three steals. Dunn scored 14 points and had four rebounds, while Vernon and Bol Kong each contributed 10 points apiece. Vernon also dished five assists and Kong had a strong game with 10 rebounds, four steals and three assists.

Replying for the Panthers was Jonathan Cooper who scored a game high 22 points, along with eight rebounds. Manock Lual put up 16 points and 10 rebounds for the visitors and also had four assists and three steals in the game. Donathan Moss had a double-double game for UPEI with 13 points and 11 rebounds. 

Both teams were unable to cash in on several baskets throughout the game, resulting in an uncharacteristically low scoring affair. UPEI shot 34.2% from field goal range, 17.4% from three point range and 83.3% from the free throw line, while the X-Men were 27% in field goal shooting, 17.1% from three point range and 75% in free throws.

The overtime victory improves the X-Men’s record to 12-4 while the Panthers sit at 12-5. Both teams have 32 points and are tied for top spot in the AUS conference. Next on the schedule for StFX is a mid-week game this coming Wednesday night against the third place Cape Breton Capers (10-6) in Sydney, NS. The Panthers next see action on Friday against Acadia (9-6) in Wolfville, NS.

Source: StFX Sports Info

The UBC Okanagan Heat shot a season high 54.3 percent from the field en route to their third win on the season when they dropped the Thompson Rivers WolfPack 93-71 Sunday night at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

Simon Pelland, playing in his final game for the Heat, was second on the team in scoring with 16 points and led the team in rebounding with eight. Yassine Ghomari led UBC Okanagan in scoring with 25, while Bret Macdonald and Mack Roth each chipped in 14. The Heat hit nine threes on the night, tying their season high and raising $450 for KidSport BC.

In his final game for the WolfPack, Chas Kok led his team in scoring and rebounding with 21 points and nine rebounds, while Justin King added 19 points. Kevin Pribilsky and Zach Usherwood both contributed nine. 

Both teams have finished their seasons, the WolfPack setting a new franchise high in wins with their 6-12 campaign. The first Canada West year for UBC Okanagan had them play to a 3-15 record.

Source: UBC Okanagan Sports Info