Keyano 110 GPRC 79 Fri Nov 22 2019
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Friday November 22, 2019
Keyano Huskies Basketball
Opponent: Grande Prairie Regional College Wolves
Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre - Canadian Natural Gymnasium
Men's Basketball
Record coming in: Keyano Huskies 7-1 Grande Prairie Regional College Wolves 1-7
Keyano Huskies 110 GPRC 79
No. 11 in recent Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association polls, the Keyano Huskies are on a six-game roll.
Will the student/athletes take the win before stepping out onto the hardwood, thinking, "Heck we beat the University of Alberta Augustana Vikings by 10 points and Grande Prairie lost to them by 42 points, so that makes us 52 points better. Why bother?"
Not with head coach Jeremy Wielenga and his strong Manitoba basketball roots pacing the sideline.
At the Huskies helm for a year years now, he is slowly turning this program into a 40-miniute offence with a muscle and a defence with the muscle.
Keyano Huskies Grande Prairie Regional College Wolves
1st Period
Keyano Huskies 20 GPRC 18
Wolves' Noe Tchomo, one of nine rookies, starts off with the stroke by scoring all of his team's first six points. Former international rugby star Liam O'Hallanhan keeping the visiting team in the lead.
A Jacob Simmons (5'10" Guard, 4th, Business Admin, Fort McMurray, Alberta) layup and then steal and pass to teammate Angelo Mbituyimana (6'1" Guard, 2nd Open Studies Calgary Alberta) for a hoop gives them a 12-11 lead and Wolves had coach Evan Lloyd calls timeout.
Huskies struggling against Wolves defence and bulk.
2nd Period
Keyano Huskies 56 GPRC 33
Huskies starting to pick up tempo. Starting to ballhawk a little bit more.
Mbituyimana provides some energy.
Back-to-back threes by "Double D" Dejon Davis (6'3" Guard, 4th, Business Admin, Minneapolis Minnesota) gives the Huskies their largest lead 40-28.
A Simmons three at the buzzer is greeted by applause and cheers from the appreciative fans.
Huskies 7-of-18 from Downtown Freddie Brown land.
Mbituyimana leads The Pack with 15 points and O'Hallahan the Wolves with 13 points.
3rd Period
Keyano Huskies 74 GPRC 59
Huskies picking up the D and attacking the hoop. Up 30 points 69-39 with 5:27 in third period.
Five Huskies in double digit scoring as we enter the final 10 minutes...Huskies 17 steals to Wolves four in 30 minutes. Wolves 23 turnovers to Huskies low of nine.
4th Period
Keyano Huskies 110 GPRC 79
The flood gates open. Huskies hit 101 points with a Mbituyimana layup at 5:25.
Home Hardware/Boston Pizza Player of the Games for Huskies is No. 6 Angelo Mbituyimana with 20 points, 6 assists and 5 boards. For the Wolves the nod goes to No. 8 Liam O'Hallahan with a game high 30 points and 11 boards.
As the Huskies scored more than 100 points all fans in attendance get a coupon for free Cactus Cuts at Boston Pizza.
Photo
"Double D" Dejon Davis had a solid game in tonight's victory with 21 points and seven rebounds.
Photo file Sportsgate Fort McMurra