UPEI beats Dalhousie 83-64
UPEI defeated Dalhousie 83-64 on Friday, October 30 in Charlottetown, PE. It was an AUS conference game in men's basketball. The final margin was 19 points, with 147 combined points on the board.
Kyree Thompson paced UPEI with 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting, plus 5 assists. Owen Smith chipped in 15 and Hugo Bermejo had 12. Three UPEI players scored in double figures. Riley Stewart was Dalhousie's top scorer with 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Grayson Ritzand scored 10.
UPEI shot 46.8% from the field (29-62) and made 8 of 23 three-pointers; Dalhousie shot 45.3% (24-53) and went 5-for-21 from beyond the arc. At the line, UPEI made 17 of 23 free throws and Dalhousie made 11 of 25. UPEI recorded 23 assists to 11 for Dalhousie.
Dalhousie won the rebounding battle 34-26, but it was not enough. Austin Thomson of Dalhousie was the game's top rebounder with 10. Hugo Bermejo of UPEI dished out a game-high 10 assists.
UPEI committed 11 turnovers and Dalhousie committed 21. UPEI finished with 15 steals to 8 for Dalhousie. UPEI next plays Memorial on Friday, Nov. 6; Dalhousie next plays Saint Mary's on Wednesday, Nov. 4.