Winnipeg defeats Brandon 95-65
Winnipeg beat Brandon 95-65 on Friday, October 23 in Brandon, MB, a Canada West conference game in men's basketball. Winnipeg won by 30 points, and the teams combined for 160.
Elijah Mensah led Winnipeg with 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting, adding 6 rebounds and 5 steals. Alberto Gordo finished with 19 and Ryan Luke had 16. Five Winnipeg players scored in double figures. Munroop Gill was Brandon's top scorer with 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting, plus 3 steals. Arjun Hehar scored 15 and Orie Zehavi added 13.
Three Brandon players reached double figures. Winnipeg shot 57.1% from the field (36-63) and made 9 of 23 three-pointers; Brandon shot 43.6% (24-55) and went 4-for-19 from beyond the arc. At the line, Winnipeg made 14 of 19 free throws and Brandon made 13 of 20.
Winnipeg recorded 30 assists to 11 for Brandon. Winnipeg controlled the glass, outrebounding Brandon 34-24. Ryan Luke of Winnipeg was the game's top rebounder with 9.
Kato Jaro of Winnipeg dished out a game-high 15 assists. Winnipeg committed 10 turnovers and Brandon committed 19. Winnipeg finished with 11 steals to 4 for Brandon.
Winnipeg next plays MacEwan on Friday, Nov. 6; Brandon next plays Alberta on Friday, Nov. 6.