Dinos punch ticket to quarter-finals with 70-66 victory over WolfPack
Calgary fends off late TRU rally, will face Wesmen in quarters
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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16 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 70 |
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19 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 66 |
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Calgary | Thompson Rivers |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (23-63) | (24-58) |
| Field Goal % | 36.5% | 41.4% |
| Rebounds | 46 | 33 |
| Assists | 15 | 14 |
| Turnovers | 23 | 21 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 19 | 22 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 14 | 8 |
| Pts in the Paint | 28 | 30 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 21 | 15 |
| Bench Pts | 11 | 8 |
Recap provided by University of Winnipeg Sports Information
WINNIPEG — The Calgary Dinos are moving on in the Canada West post-season after a win in the conference play-in game Friday afternoon over the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack.
Hayden Franson had a double-double and the Dinos used a 26-12 second quarter to overcome an early deficit to beat the Wolfpack 70-66 at the Duckworth Centre, setting up a quarter-final match-up with the top-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen on Saturday.
Franson scored 15 points and had 13 rebounds as the No. 9-seed Dinos rallied from an early nine-point gap to extend their season at least another day.
Calgary trailed 25-16 two minutes into the second quarter but put together a 15-0 run over the next three and a half minutes, and never trailed again.
The No. 8 seed Wolfpack, who trailed 42-31 at the half and fell behind 13 early in the third, were able to cut Calgary's lead to two with 3:43to go in the third with an 11-0 run. The Dinos, however, responded with a 10-2 run to close the quarter.
TRU had one last push in the fourth quarter, trailing by 10 with just over four minutes left, the Wolfpack got the lead down to four and got consecutive stops only to follow those with back-to-back turnovers.
Daniels Baumanis scored 14 points, and Mrigendra Dhaliwal and Dre Francis both added 12 with Francis also grabbing 12 rebounds.
Calgary outrebounded the Wolfpack 45-33.
Cason Scott paced the Wolfpack with 16 points, while Jayden Stephens added 15. Steve Stinson and Dami Farinloye both scored 10.