Brandon defeats Alberta 97-91
Brandon beat Alberta 97-91 on Friday, November 6 in Brandon, MB, a Canada West conference game in men's basketball. Alberta lost by 6 in a game that produced 188 total points.
Munroop Gill paced Brandon with 43 points on 16-of-29 shooting, adding 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Arjun Hehar chipped in 17 and Orie Zehavi had 10. Four Brandon players scored in double figures. Isaac Simon was Alberta's top scorer with 18 points on 5-of-17 shooting, plus 7 rebounds. Kyle Varner scored 15 and Izzy Helman added 14.
Four Alberta players reached double figures. Brandon shot 46.6% from the field (34-73) and made 8 of 23 three-pointers; Alberta shot 39.7% (31-78) and went 8-for-33 from beyond the arc. At the line, Brandon made 21 of 26 free throws and Alberta made 21 of 28.
Brandon recorded 21 assists to 21 for Alberta. Alberta won the rebounding battle 50-44, but it was not enough. Caiden Kushnir of Alberta was the game's top rebounder with 14.
Munroop Gill of Brandon dished out a game-high 6 assists. Brandon committed 10 turnovers and Alberta committed 10. Brandon finished with 6 steals to 5 for Alberta.
The teams are scheduled to meet again on Saturday, Nov. 7.
