Prince George, B.C. - The UBC Thunderbirds took flight in the second half, outscoring the UNBC Timberwolves 49-21 to pull away and cruise to a 83-54 win Friday night at Brownridge Court. The T-Birds were up by one point, 34-33 at the break but relied on a balanced attack the rest of the way, led by fifth-year forward Victor Radocaj's 14 points and three rebounds pacing the visitors to their 14^th win of the season.

Fareed Shittu was the only other UBC player to hit double-digits in scoring with 12 points while adding eight rebounds and three assists, Nikola Guzina recorded nine points and grabbed two rebounds as UBC extended their winning streak to four-consecutive games. Josh Gillespie countered with 14 points and six rebounds while Ben White added 11 points and three boards for UNBC who fell to 1-18 on the Canada West campaign.



Despite being outscored 25-16 in the first quarter, Todd Jordan's club had plenty of positives going for them. First-year guard Isaiah Bias rared out of the gates with eight points. Josh Gillespie pulled down three first-quarter rebounds and also added five points. Gus Goerzen shot two-for-two from the field for UBC and paced the visitors with seven points while Shittu snagged three boards.

The plucky Timberwolves had an even better showing in the second quarter as they outscored UBC 17-9. After a scoreless first quarter, Ben White led all UNBC players with five points in the second and with the seconds ticking down on the clock, Marcus Wilson brought the Brownridge Crowd to its feet with an emphatic dunk! UBC's top performer in the second quarter was Victor Radocaj as he poured in five. Adam Olsen and Nikola Guzina also had buckets.

At halftime the score showed UBC with a slim 34-33 edge. Radocaj led the 'Birds with 10 points while Bias' eight were tops for UNBC. On the glass Gillespie led everyone with four first-half boards.

UBC found an extra gear in the third quarter as they outscored the Timberwolves 28-10. Shittu led the way with eight and Adam Olsen began to heat up as he chimed in with five. For UNBC it was the duo of White (6) and Gillespie (4) that accounted for all of their third-quarter offense.
The final quarter yielded a 21-11 run of play for UBC. Eight different Thunderbirds found the scoresheet on the final quarter with Nylan Roberts leading the way with four. UNBC's top scorers in the final quarter were Wilson and Gillespie who had three points apiece.

When all was said and done, the final score showed UBC with an 84-53 victory.

These two sides will meet once more tomorrow night at 7:00 pm.