VANCOUVER – The No. 10-ranked UBC Thunderbirds (6-2) settled for a split of their Canada West men's basketball doubleheader at No. 8 Calgary (5-3), as the Dinos claimed a 101-82 victory on Saturday night.
 
Guard Jordan Jensen-Whyte (Calgary) recorded 21 points to lead UBC, and four other T-Birds reached double digits in scoring but it wasn't enough to extend the team's winning streak to seven contests.
 
Canada West leading scorer Thomas Cooper continued his torrid pace, with 35 points and seven rebounds for Calgary, while Lars Schlueter had 29 points. 
 
With layups from Dominic Gilbert (Sydney, Australia) and Luka Zaharijevic (Vancouver) and two foul shots from Philip Jalalpoor (Shifferstadt, Germany) to within two points of Calgary at 27-25 with 4:26 before the end of the second quarter. But the Dinos closed the half on a 15-4 to take a double-digit lead (42-29) into the break, thanks in part to a 29-18 advantage in rebounding.
 
UBC chipped away at the Calgary lead in the third. Jensen-Whyte picked up the scoring after Conor Morgan (Victoria, B.C.) had to sit with foul trouble, including a thunderous dunk and two free throws late in the third to make a six-point game at 62-56. 
 
The Thunderbirds couldn't extend their momentum as the Dinos rebuilt their double-digit lead, which was at 72-60 after three quarters.
 
UBC didn't get closer than 10 points the rest of the way.
 
Forward David Wagner (Kamloops, B.C.) scored 16 points while Jalalpoor added 13. Zaharijevic had 11 and a team-high six rebounds off the bench.
 
Calgary won the rebounding battle 44-34.
 
UBC has finished the 2015 portion of its Canada West men's basketball schedule. The Thunderbirds will travel to California next month to play three non-conference games against NAIA competition, including two at the Tom Byron Classic at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif., Dec. 29-30.
 
UBC's next Canada West games will be Jan. 8-9 at home against Lethbridge.