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67
Trinity Western Spartans (M) TWU 0
93
Winner Fraser Valley Cascades (M) UFV 0
Trinity Western Spartans (M) TWU
0
67
Final
93
Fraser Valley Cascades (M) UFV
0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Trinity Western Spartans (M) TWU 13 17 20 17 67
Fraser Valley Cascades (M) UFV 22 22 31 18 93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

SPARTANS FALL TO CASCADES

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans did not have an answer for the Fraser Valley Cascades offence Friday night as the Spartans fell 93-67 to the Cascades at the UFV Athletic Centre in Abbotsford, B.C. The loss drops the Spartans to 4-15, while the win improves the Cascades to 8-11.
TWU trailed 44-30 at the half.

Third-year guard David Mutabazi (Delta, B.C.) with 17 points, nine rebounds, and six assists, and Marcus Shankar with 12 points led the Spartans. Dario Lopez with 21 points, and 12 rebounds, Dylan Kinley with 20 points, seven rebounds, and six assists, and Ismael Hernandez with 14 points led the Cascades.
 
NOTABLE
  • The Spartans shot 39.1 percent (27/69) from the field, 14.3 percent (3/21) from the three-point line, and 58.8 percent (10/17) from the foul line. The Cascades shot 44.2 percent (34/77), 42.4 percent (14/33), and 73.3 percent (11/15) respectively.
  • TWU had the edge in rebounds 47-43.
  • The Cascades had an 10-6 edge in steals.
  • Last week Trinity Western swept the UNBC Timberwolves, 65-54, and 73-51 in Langley, B.C.
  • Last week Fraser Valley split with the Mount Royal Cougars winning 84-74, and losing 72-70 in Calgary, Alta.
  • These games conclude the 2023-24 TWU Spartans season.
  • The Spartans are 18-24 lifetime against the Cascades.
  • In their conference series last December TWU swept UFV 102-88, and 99-84 in Langley, B.C.
  • TWU split their last series with the UFV in Abbotsford, B.C. Losing 102-88, and winning 97-87 in the 2021-22 season.
  • Prior to tonight the Spartans and Cascades are 2-2 over their last four games, splitting each series in the other team's barn.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans and Cascades will finish the two-game series Saturday night at the UFV Athletic Centre. Game time is 7 p.m. and can be seen live on Canada West 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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