The University of Victoria Vikes never trailed, opening up with a 10-2 run to outpace the Trinity Western Spartans with a 93-79 win at the Langley Events Centre on Friday night.

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The same two squads dual again Saturday night at 7 p.m. in Langley, B.C. (LIVE VIDEO AND STATS)

Outside of some great long-range shooting from Spartan Kyle Costan, Trinity Western had no answer from UVic which led 28-24 after the first quarter and 54-47 at the halftime break.

Senior guard Ryan MacKinnon of Comox, B.C., led the UVic squad with 20 points and was six-for-seven from three-point range in opening half. Through three quarters he had 24 points. He finished with a game-high 28 points on 11-for-18 shooting. He added three steals and an assist in the win.

#Michael Acheampong# of Toronto, 16 points, #Zac Andrus# of Vachon Island, Wa., 13 points, and #Mike Berg# of Victoria, 11 points, also registered double-digit scoring.

UVic led 67-53 midway through third quarter, starting the second half on a 7-0 run.

The Vikes led 76-59 through three quarters.

Both the women's and men's Vikes teams host Regina in the season opener on Friday Nov. 11 at 6 and 8 p.m. respectively. They also host the Brandon Bobcats at 5 and 7 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 12. All home games are at McKinnon Gymnasium.