CALGARY – The No. 3 ranking held true for the University of Victoria Vikes men's basketball team that left the Calgary Dinos with no chance for a come back after a 92-64 win at the Jack Simpson Gym on Jan. 31. Holding down the Pacific Division with a 15-2 record, the Vikes drop the Dinos to a 5-12 record.
 
BOX SCORE
 
For Victoria, forward Chris McLaughlin scored a game-high 20 points followed by 18 from senior Terrell Evans. Second-year guard Kyle Peterson recorded 11 points and six assists, while senior Ryan Erikson added another 10 for the visitors.
 
The Dinos were led by Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson and Josh Turner who both had 13 points on the night. Matt Letkeman scored another ten for Calgary and almost reached a double-double, grabbing a game-high nine rebounds.
 
Calgary got off to a great start, coming up with three-pointers from three different players and going ahead 11-4. It didn't last long though as both teams battled it out in the early stages.
 
The Vikes took their first lead since the opening points at 17-16 when Peterson hit his third three and never looked back. One more three before the quarter was up gave Victoria a 20-16 lead.
 
In the second, Victoria went off on a run that gave them their biggest lead of the night so far thanks to a three-pointer shot by McLaughlin. From the other end of the court, the Dinos had trouble sinking any bucket, making it easy for the Vikes to continue to extend their lead.
 
With less than two minutes left in the half, Peterson and McLaughlin had already hit double digits and the Dinos sunk further into a hole, allowing the visitors to go up 50-30 as the half expired.
 
The halftime break didn't do much for the home team as the Dinos' frustration continued to mount. The No. 3 team in the country had no problem taking advantage as their lead grew to 30 points halfway through the third quarter.
 
From there, the Dinos were unable to get any closer than 26 points with the Vikes firing on all cylinders. A number of players came off the bench for both teams, with almost every single player on the roster getting minutes.
 
Victoria sailed to their fifth-straight victory, defeating the Dinos by a final score of 92-64.
 
Calgary is set to host the UBC Thunderbirds in their second Pacific match-up of the weekend while the Vikes will head south to Lethbridge to take on the Pronghorns at 6 p.m. All games will be live at canadawest.tv.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
CGY: 20-30-26-16 : 92
VIC: 16-14-16-18 : 64
 
SCORING LEADERS
CGY: Jared Ogungbemi-Jackson (13), Josh Turner (13)
VIC: Chris McLaughlin (20), Terrell Evans (18), Kyle Peterson (11)