LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western's men's basketball team returns from the Christmas break this weekend to host No. 8-ranked Saskatchewan Friday and Saturday at the Langley Events Centre. 
 
WEEKEND PREVIEW
Jan. 3 vs. #8 Saskatchewan (6-2) – Langley Events Centre | 8 p.m. (PT) | WATCH
Jan. 4 vs. #8 Saskatchewan (6-2) – Langley Events Centre | 7 p.m. (PT) | WATCH
 
BY THE NUMBERS
Trinity Western
Team Stats (rank in CW)
Offence: 86.5 PPG (6^th)
Defence: 98.4 PPG (17^th)
 
Individual Stats (rank in CW)
Points per game: 24.1 – Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath (1^st)
Assists per game: 3.1 – Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath (16^th)
Rebounds per game: 7.3 – Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath & Jack Nadelhoffer (12^th)
Blocks per game: 1.0 – Jack Nadelhoffer (6^th)
 
Saskatchewan
Team Stats (rank in CW)
Offence: 87.5 PPG (4^th)
Defence: 79.6 PPG (9^th)
 
Individual Stats (rank in CW)
Points per game: 18.8 – JT Robinson (T-8^th)
Assists per game: 3.9 – Noah Nickel (9^th)
Rebounds per game: 9.6 – Kessler Bishop (6^th)
Blocks per game: 1.1 – Kessler Bishop (5^th)
 
THE WEEKEND STORY

• TWU is coming off winning its first two games of the season (Nov. 29-30), knocking off MacEwan on back-to-back nights at the Spartans on-campus David E. Enarson Gym. 
• Saskatchewan split with Thompson Rivers in the Huskies final Canada West weekend of the fall semester.
• The Spartans Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath (Amarillo, Texas) leads Canada West in scoring with 24.1 points per game. He was named the Canada West 1^st Star of the Week following TWU's wins over MacEwan, after averaging 35 points over the weekend series.
• The Huskies are led by JT Robinson, who is averaging 18.8 points per game, while Alexander Dewar is putting up 17.4 points per game.
• TWU is 1-9 in its last 10 games against the Huskies. The Spartans last win against Saskatchewan was Nov. 22, 2013 (75-73).

 
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2-6)
Canada West Standings: 14^th
Last Weekend: n/a
Streak: W2
Regular Season Form: L-L-L-W-W
 
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (6-2)
Canada West Standings: 6^th
Last Weekend: n/a
Streak: L1
Regular Season Form: W-W-L-W-L
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) in men's hockey and as an independent team in men's rugby. The men's and women's hockey programs will begin playing in Canada West and U SPORTS in 2020-21. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 27 Canada West team championships and two BCIHL championships.
 
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