SASKATOON, SK – Back at the Physical Activity Complex on Saturday night, the Saskatchewan Huskies ran away with an 81-55 win over the MacEwan Griffins.
Saskatchewan was aggressive from tip-off, jetting out to a quick 9-0 lead. The slow start did not last for the Griffins, who pushed back hard, coming within two points at 11-9 Huskies. Saskatchewan's offence would keep driving, with the defence keeping MacEwan from their net
and limiting them to only three more points in the quarter. Huskies finished up the quarter with a 27-12 lead.
The second quarter would be MacEwan's best of the game as they kept the pressure on the Huskies. Even with the pressure they were outscored 23-17.
Saskatchewan headed into the half with a 50-29 lead over MacEwan.
Alexander Dewar had 18 points in the half for the Huskies, with
Easton Thimm adding eight points. MacEwan's Matthew Osunde led the way with 13 points.
Both teams tightened things up for the second half, with MacEwan's defence stepping up and getting aggressive in the paint on the rebounds. The Huskies outscored the Griffins 17-11 on the quarter, taking a 67-40 lead heading into the fourth.
The Huskies continued to drive a relentless pace through the last quarter of play, with Dewar making some impressive shots for the Dogs. While the Griffins had the 15-14 edge this quarter, the deficit was too much to overcome for the visitors, who head back to Edmonton with two losses on the weekend.
KEY PERFORMANCES
Saskatchewan's bench was the game changer, scoring 35 points for the Huskies, with the MacEwan bench adding just 10.
Alexander Dewar continues to be the play maker for the Huskies, scoring 25 points on the night.
Easton Thimm added 10 points, and seven rebounds.
Chan De Ciman led the team in steals with three.
Tyrese Potoma,
Noah Nickel, and De Ciman were all perfect from the free-throw line.
For the Griffins, Matthew Osunde put up 20 points, five rebounds, and a steal. Captain Justace Byam had 10 points and three rebounds. Osunde and Byam were both impressive from the free throw line, with Osunde going two-for-two and Byam six-for-six.
NEXT UP
The Huskies are back in action at the PAC on November 17 & 18 against the UBC Thunderbirds at the Physical Activity Complex. Get your tickets at
HuskieTickets.com and watch the live action on
CanadaWest.TV.
