CALGARY, AB - Back on the road in Alberta this weekend, the Saskatchewan Huskies lost a heartbreaker to the Calgary Dinos on Friday night. The Dinos would take the 80-78 win at home. 

Calgary improves to 7-8 with the win, while the loss snaps a two-game win spurt for the Huskies, dropping them to 3-10 on the year.

A back-and-forth game the whole way, Saskatchewan went ahead, 74-72, after a free throw by Maxwell Amoafo with 2:04 to play. Calgary's Noah Wharton was able to get a steal and get to the line where he tied things up with just 1:41 to play.

After the Dinos defence buckled down and got a stop, Ezeoha Santiago drilled his biggest shot of the night – a transition three pointer to bring the crowd to its feet and put the Dinos ahead 77-74, a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the way.

The Huskies continued to battle and kept things close with late buckets by Amoago and Alexander Dewar, but Calgary's Wharton and Alan Spoonhunter connected on some vital free throws to ice the game away.

Alexander Dewar led the attack for the Huskies with 23 points. Tyrese Potoma hit a number of big shots in the second half and finished with 20 points. Fisayo Moibi added 14 points, while Amoafo finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and a pair of steals.

Wharton led all players Friday with 25 points, going 8-16 from the floor, including a game-high five three pointers. Santiago added another 21 points, while Mason Foreman tallied another double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds. 

The two teams will battle it out again Saturday, with tip off scheduled for 9:00 PM. Live stream is available on CanadaWest.TV.