A 19-7 run in the fourth quarter did in the UNBC Timberwolves men’s basketball team as they fell 84-71 to the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack on Saturday at the Northern Sports Centre.
Cason Scott was the X-Factor in the game for the Wolfpack, as the big man hooped a team-high 25 points including a 9-for-15 showing on field goals.
Jayden Stephens, Steve Stinson and Dami Farinloye also reached double-digit points for TRU.
For UNBC, Evgeny Baukin and Will Keyes made the much-anticipated returns to the lineup and didn’t disappoint.
Keyes, a third year from Kelowna, collected a double-double in a losing cause with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Baukin led UNBC with a team-high 21 points.
The Wolfpack tallied 25 points off Timberwolves turnovers, which turned out to be the main difference in the contest.
In women’s action, the Timberwolves battled back from a 25-9 first quarter deficit but were unable to complete the comeback falling 69-61 to TRU.
The Wolfpack were led by the balanced attack of Morgan Eichenberger, Olivia Randall, Sydney Vollrath and Olena Vasylenko who all recorded ten points or more in the win.
Second-year Australian import Hailey Merrigan picked up 11 rebounds for TRU.
UNBC was led by Hazel Phillips who had a team-high 14 points in defeat.
Aurora Cabrera was one point away from a double-double for the Timberwolves (9).
An off-night at the free-throw line cost UNBC two points going 15-for-26 from the charity stripe.
Both varsity basketball teams drop to 0-1 and travel to Kelowna on Friday to take on UBC Okanagan at 5 and 7pm.
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