VANCOUVER – The Fraser Valley Cascades (5-5) used a 13-1 run in the fourth quarter to pull away from the UBC Thunderbirds (4-6) for a 71-63 victory on Saturday night in Canada West men's basketball action.
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BOX SCORE
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First-year UBC guard
Kedar Wright nailed a three-point shot to open the fourth quarter and give his Thunderbirds a 54-52 lead over the host Cascades.
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But over the next seven minutes and 39 seconds, Fraser Valley stifled the UBC offence, surrendering just a single Wright foul shot while scoring 13 points, to seal the win.
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Back-to-back triples by
Andrew McGuinness closed the gap to 65-61 with 50 seconds left in the fourth. After a layup by UFV's Kevon Parchment, McGuinness hit his third consecutive bucket to make it a two-possession game at 67-63 with just over half a minute left in the fourth quarter but that would be it for UBC's scoring on the night.
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UFV led by nine points in the first half twice. A Kevin Ford three-point shot put the home team up 29-20 early in the second quarter but the Thunderbirds, with contributions from McGuinness,
Brylle Kamen,
Tonner Jackson and
Isaiah Solomon, ended the half on a 14-2 run, which gave them a 42-38 lead at the break.
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Forward Kamen led UBC with 14 points and eight rebounds while point guard Solomon recorded 12 points, 10 assists and five rebounds. McGuinness ended the night with 13 points.
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Fraser Valley's Parchment led all players with 26 points and 15 rebounds.
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UBC made 32.4 per cent of its field goal attempts in the game, and was just 7-for-35 in the second half. UFV hit 40 per cent of its shots.
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The Cascades outscored the T-Birds 26-8 in the paint and had a 42-31 advantage in rebounds. UFV was also 13-18 from the foul line while UBC made it to the charity stripe just six times, making five shots.
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Both teams are now finished conference play for 2013. UBC's next Canada West regular season games will be on the weekend of Jan. 10-11, 2014, when the T-Birds host Alberta and Saskatchewan at War Memorial Gym.
