Thompson Rivers defeated UNBC 84-71 on Saturday, October 24 in Prince George, BC. It was a Canada West conference game in men's basketball. Thompson Rivers won by 13 points, and the teams combined for 155.

Cason Scott led Thompson Rivers with 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting, plus 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Jayden Stephens finished with 17 and Dami Farinloye had 12. Four Thompson Rivers players scored in double figures. Evgeny Baukin was UNBC's top scorer with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, plus 5 rebounds. Will Keyes scored 14 and Chris Ainsley added 11.

Three UNBC players reached double figures. Thompson Rivers shot 44.0% from the field (33-75) and made 8 of 28 three-pointers; UNBC shot 45.8% (27-59) and went 7-for-20 from beyond the arc. At the line, Thompson Rivers made 10 of 18 free throws and UNBC made 10 of 15.

Thompson Rivers recorded 16 assists to 19 for UNBC. Thompson Rivers held a slim edge on the boards, 36-32. Will Keyes of UNBC was the game's top rebounder with 10.

Justin Sunga of UNBC dished out a game-high 7 assists. Thompson Rivers committed 15 turnovers and UNBC committed 21. Thompson Rivers finished with 16 steals to 8 for UNBC.

Thompson Rivers next plays UFV on Friday, Nov. 13; UNBC next plays Victoria on Friday, Nov. 6.