Manitoba beats Saskatchewan 81-72
Manitoba beat Saskatchewan 81-72 on Saturday, November 7 in Saskatoon, SK, a Canada West conference game in men's basketball. The final margin was 9 points, with 153 combined points on the board.
Taven Vigilance set the pace for Manitoba with 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting. Ramogi Nyagudi finished with 15 and Brandt Lenz had 11. Four Manitoba players scored in double figures. Mohamed Jabateh was Saskatchewan's top scorer with 19 points on 9-of-17 shooting. Easton Thimm scored 18 and Dylan Miller added 10.
Three Saskatchewan players reached double figures. Manitoba shot 44.3% from the field (27-61) and made 7 of 22 three-pointers; Saskatchewan shot 45.5% (30-66) and went 6-for-21 from beyond the arc. At the line, Manitoba made 20 of 31 free throws and Saskatchewan made 6 of 13.
Manitoba recorded 5 assists to 7 for Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan won the rebounding battle 38-31, but it was not enough. Easton Thimm of Saskatchewan was the game's top rebounder with 12.
Manitoba committed 15 turnovers and Saskatchewan committed 19. Manitoba finished with 10 steals to 9 for Saskatchewan. Manitoba led 22-20 after the first quarter and 40-37 at halftime.
Manitoba won the second half 41-35. Saskatchewan next plays Lethbridge on Friday, Nov. 13; Manitoba next plays Alberta on Friday, Nov. 20.
