The University of Winnipeg Wesmen captured the Basketball Manitoba Summer League title defeating the University of Manitoba Bisons 86-80 on Wednesday night.
The cross-town rivalry remains intact as both teams traded leads over
the course of the game. In the end the ability of the Wesmen defense to
limit Bison leader Eric Garcia proved to be the difference as they held
him to 11 points on 3/16 shooting. Garcia had been the league's most
dangerous scorer trailing only Chris Dyck of the All-Stars team. Erik
Zimmerman and Nick Lother scored 13 points each while the Basketball
Manitoba Summer League MVP Brayden Duff scored 10 points and grabbed 16
rebounds notching a game high efficiency rating of 21. Tanner Draward
led the Bison attack with 19 points and 9 rebounds. Congratulations to
the Winnipeg Wesmen, 2010 Basketball Manitoba Summer League Champions. The other games of the final night included...
Members of the Basketball Manitoba Summer League Champions, University of Winnipeg Wesmen
In the third place game the University All-Stars got their MVP back
as Chris Dyck returned from injury and dominated the Red River Rebel
116-74. Five players for the All-Stars scored over 20 points lead by
Xavier Smith and Kevin Oman who each scored 25. Nick Loewen, Chris
Dyck, and Jordan Reaves scored 23, 21, and 20 points respectively. Josh
Stolar scored 16 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to lead the Rebels.
Members of the Manitoba 17U Provincial Team
The 17U Provincial Team kept their momentum of the last few weeks
going by easily handling the Canadian Mennonite University Blazers 95-71
and capturing fifth place in the league. Joey Nitychoruck lead the
17U's with 17 points and 9 rebounds in just 16 minutes of playing time.
Elliot Taylor chipped in 11 points for the winners. Moe Muhammed led
the Blazers with 17 points and 9 rebounds. The 17U team is coming off
of impressive performances in Minneapolis and Regina and seem to be
peaking at the right time with the National Championships starting in 5
days. Good luck in the tournament.
Basketball Manitoba would like to thank every one that made this
summer league possible. Good luck with your seasons and see you next
summer!
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