Prince George B.C. - The UBC Thunderbirds relied on a total team effort with four players reaching double-digit scoring en route to a 96-58 victory over the UNBC Timberwolves to wrap up the Canada West regular season Saturday night at Brownridge Court in Prince George.
 
Victor Radocaj led all scorers with 19 points and added seven rebounds while Fareed Shittu recorded a double-double pouring in 18 points and adding 10 rebounds. Adam Olsen matched those 18 points and collected seven boards and Brendan Sullivan chipped in with 15 points to help the T-Birds finish with a 15-5 record.
 
At the other side Isaiah Bias led with 17 while Milan Pasquale netted a new career high of 15 points. But the story of the night for UNBC was Josh Gillespie who wrapped up his two-year tenure at UNBC with a 10-point, nine-rebound effort.
 
On a night where Gillespie was honored as the lone departing UNBC Timberwolf, the Idaho Dynamo wasted little time in making an impact. He recorded the first points of the night for UNBC and would later add a second bucket and four rebounds as the TWolves led 21-17 after one. First-year guard Milan Pasquale was feeling it early from deep as he nailed three from beyond the arc on his way to a nine-point quarter. For UBC it was Micah Jessie leading thew way with six first-quarter points. He hit a two, a three and a single free-throw.  


 
UBC bounced back in a big way in the second quarter, outscoring UNBC 29-13. The main catalyst for the T-Birds turnaround was Victor Radocaj who shot four-for-five in the second quarter and also pulled down four rebounds. Tobi Akinkunmi supplied five to the UBC cause while UNBC's top second-quarter scorer was Gillespie with six.
 
At the half, Gillespie had 10 points and six boards to lead UNBC in both categories. The nine points from Radocaj were tops for UBC while Fareed Shittu led UBC with six rebounds at the halfway mark.
 
UBC increased their lead by seven in the third thanks to a 25-18 swing. Adam Olsen got hot as he doubled his point output going from eight at the half to 16 through three. Radocaj added six more, giving him 15 after three. For UNBC Isaiah Bias poured in seven, giving him a team-high 15 through three. Bias had also secured seven rebounds through three quarters, putting him second only behind Gillespie's eight.
 
In the fourth, Shittu (10) and Brendan Sullivan (7) combined for 17 of UBC's 25 points while the fourth quarter points from UNBC came from Bias, Wesley Ainu'u and Pasquale. But the biggest ovation of the fourth came with under two minutes remaining when Josh Gillespie left the floor to a deservedly loud ovation from the Timberwolves faithful.
 
The final score of the night showed 96-58 for UBC.
 
The T-Birds will now get set for the Canada West playoffs where they'll meet the winner of next Friday's play in game between Winnipeg and Mount Royal. UBC will host either the Wesmen or Cougars next Saturday February, 22^nd for a 6:00 p.m. PT tip off at War Memorial Gym.