MBB David Mutabazi yell banner
105
Winner Trinity Western Spartans (M) TWU 0
72
Mount Royal Cougars (M) MRU 0
Winner
Trinity Western Spartans (M) TWU
0
105
Final
72
Mount Royal Cougars (M) MRU
0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Trinity Western Spartans (M) TWU 27 28 28 22 105
Mount Royal Cougars (M) MRU 16 19 21 16 72

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

SPARTANS RUN AWAY FROM COUGARS

KELOWNA, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans put on an offensive display in a 105-72 victory over the Mount Royal Cougars Sunday afternoon at the UBCO Gymnasium in Kelowna, B.C.

The Spartans had a 20-point (55-35) lead on the Cougars at the half.

The Spartans had a balanced attack with six players in double-digit scoring. Third-year guard David Mutabazi (Delta, B.C.) with his second double-double in two days with 26 points and 10 rebounds, second-year guard Marcus Shankar (Campbell River, B.C.) with 17 points, and third-year guard Leif Skelding (Coquitlam, B.C.) with 15 points, and seven rebounds led the Spartans. Holt Tomie with 19 points, and eight rebounds, and Ijah Nelson with 15 points, and seven rebounds led the Cougars' offence.

QUOTABLE
TWU Head Coach Trevor Pridie
"We got three good games and played against maybe the best team in the country in Ottawa U. It was a good weekend to build team morale and get guys minutes. Have so many injuries right now so it was great to see guys step up. David had great back-to-back games against UBCO and Mount Royal. Marcus Shankar had a coming-out party this weekend and was outstanding.  Lots of work to do, but nice to get two wins this weekend and keep carving out our defensive and offensive identity." 

NOTABLE
  • TWU shot 47.1 percent (40-85) from the field, 34.4 percent (11-32) from the three-point line, and 87.5 percent (14-16) from the foul line. While Mount Royal shot 39.7 percent (25-63), 16.7 percent (3-18), and 73.1 percent (19-26).
  • The Cougars had a 49-38 edge in rebounding.
  • TWU is 5-7 lifetime against UBC Okanagan
  • The Spartans lost 74-48 Friday night to the Ottawa Gee-Gees and defeated the UBC Okanagan Heat 74-61 on Saturday night at the Heat Fall Classic Tournament.
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head to Edmonton, Alta. for the MacEwan Griffins tournament on October 20-21 where they will play the MacEwan Griffins and the Alberta Golden Bears. TWU opens up Canada West conference play on November 3-4 in Kamloops, B.C. against the Thompson Rivers WolfPack. Game time is at 5:30 p.m. on both nights and 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 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
 
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