SASKATOON, Saskatchewan – The Saskatchewan Huskies were too much for a short-handed Trinity Western squad, as the Spartans fell 107-84 to the hometown Huskies Friday night at the Physical Activity Complex (PAC) in Saskatoon, Sask. The loss drops the Spartans to 11-6, while the Huskies improve to 4-11.
 
David Mutabazi (Delta, B.C.) would lead the Spartans with 19 points, eight rebounds, and three steals, with teammate Josh Belvin (Long Beach, Calf.) adding 15 points, six rebounds and three steals. The Huskies were led by Fisayo Moibi with 22 points, eight assists and four rebounds. Maxwell Amoafo would add a double-double, scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds, two steals and one block. 
 
AS IT HAPPENED
Trinity Western would be without their leading scorer, Mason Bourcier (Kelowna, B.C.) , who was listed as a scratch for Friday's game. The Huskies would start strong in the first quarter, going up 10-2 on the visiting Spartans. Noah Nickel and Fisayo Moibi would have back-to-back threes to put the Huskies 18-11. Austin Galuppo drained a three late in the quarter, but the Huskies would have the 24-17 lead after the first.
Fisayo Moibi would drain an impressive three-pointer to end the half, sending the Huskies to the locker room with a 47-41 lead. Maxwell Amoafo led the Huskies at the half with 14 points and eight rebounds with Josh Belvin leading the way for the Spartans, with 13 points and six rebounds.
 
Saskatchewan would bring the heat in the second half, pushing the Spartans to their limit. After leading by six at the half, the Huskies would extend their lead in the third quarter, driving to the net and capitalizing on every opportunity that came their way. Potoma, Moibi and Amoafo would be the stars of the third quarter for the Huskies, who would head into the fourth quarter with a 78-57 lead.
 
The fourth quarter would see Saskatchewan lean heavily on their bench. Holding the lead the entire game, the Huskies would take the 104-87 win over the TWU Spartans.
 
NOTABLE
• The Spartans are now 9-23 lifetime against the Huskies.
• Trinity Western trailed 47-41 at the half.
• TWU finished the night shooting 40.3 percent (29-72) from the field, 36.7 percent (11-30) from the three-point line, and 81.8 percent (18-22) from the foul line. While the Huskies shot 49.4 percent (38-77), 44.4 percent (12-27), and 84.2 percent (16-19) respectively.
• The Huskies had a 46-38 edge in rebounds, while the Spartans has an 11-7 edge in steals and an 8-2 edge in blocked shots.  
 
UP NEXT
Game two of the series hits the PAC on Saturday at 7:00 PM. The game can be seen live on CanadaWest.TV.
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 13 U SPORTS team championships and 32 Canada West team championships.
 
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