Mount Royal defeats MacEwan 97-87
Mount Royal defeated MacEwan 97-87 on Saturday, October 31 in Edmonton, AB. It was a Canada West conference game in men's basketball. MacEwan lost by 10 in a game that produced 184 total points.
Jacob McLellan paced Mount Royal with 31 points on 11-of-19 shooting. Jose Miguel Alba Gabaldon finished with 20 and Sam Barnie had 15. Five Mount Royal players scored in double figures. Elisha Ampofo was MacEwan's top scorer with 21 points on 6-of-14 shooting, along with 7 rebounds. Wol Wol scored 14 and Ryan Ziolkowski added 12.
Five MacEwan players reached double figures. Mount Royal shot 38.1% from the field (32-84) and made 9 of 34 three-pointers; MacEwan shot 41.9% (26-62) and went 12-for-34 from beyond the arc. At the line, Mount Royal made 24 of 28 free throws and MacEwan made 23 of 31.
Mount Royal recorded 12 assists to 16 for MacEwan. MacEwan won the rebounding battle 42-35, but it was not enough. Ryan Ziolkowski of MacEwan was the game's top rebounder with 12.
Mount Royal committed 13 turnovers and MacEwan committed 21. Mount Royal finished with 12 steals to 6 for MacEwan. Mount Royal next plays Calgary on Friday, Nov. 6; MacEwan next plays Winnipeg on Friday, Nov. 6.
