Calgary defeats Saskatchewan 84-73
Calgary beat Saskatchewan 84-73 on Friday, October 30 in Calgary, AB, a Canada West conference game in men's basketball. The final margin was 11 points, with 157 combined points on the board.
Zane MacFarlane led Calgary with 29 points on 10-of-21 shooting, along with 5 assists. Oliver Nadeau finished with 14 and Daniel Chijioke had 13. Three Calgary players scored in double figures. Easton Thimm was Saskatchewan's top scorer with 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting, along with 16 rebounds. Dylan Miller scored 15 and Aleks Popovic added 10.
Three Saskatchewan players reached double figures. Calgary shot 45.6% from the field (31-68) and made 5 of 18 three-pointers; Saskatchewan shot 40.0% (28-70) and went 4-for-19 from beyond the arc. At the line, Calgary made 17 of 26 free throws and Saskatchewan made 13 of 18.
Calgary recorded 14 assists to 15 for Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan won the rebounding battle 40-26, but it was not enough. Easton Thimm of Saskatchewan was the game's top rebounder with 16.
Zane MacFarlane of Calgary dished out a game-high 5 assists. Calgary committed 12 turnovers and Saskatchewan committed 23. Calgary finished with 10 steals to 5 for Saskatchewan.
Calgary next plays Mount Royal on Friday, Nov. 6; Saskatchewan next plays Manitoba on Friday, Nov. 6.