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Lethbridge Pronghorns (M) LET 0
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Winner Victoria Vikes (M) VIC 0
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Lethbridge Pronghorns (M) LET 19 14 6 16 55
Victoria Vikes (M) VIC 19 23 21 16 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Alexis Chevalier, Vikes Sports Information

Vikes punch ticket to Canada West Final Four with win over Lethbridge

Lethbridge, Alta. – The second-seeded University of Victoria men's basketball team once again proved it is one of the best in the conference, eliminating the seventh-seeded University of Lethbridge on its home court, 79-55, in the Canada West playoff quarterfinals, March 5, at 1st Choice Savings Centre.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
1st Quarter – UVic 19, Lethbridge 19
  • Scott Kellum and Matthew Ellis teamed up for the first six points of the game, with Scott Kellum scoring two free throws and Ellis knocking down back-to-back jumpers to make it a 6-2 Vikes lead with 8:15 to go.
  • Back-to-back three's by the Pronghorns gave the home team its first lead of the night, 7-6, with 7:15 to go.
  • Four points from Kellum and a jumper from Elias Ralph gave the Vikes their lead back, 12-7, with five minutes to go in the opening quarter.
  • Lethbridge knocked down two-straight three's for the second time in the quarter, regaining a 14-13 lead with 2:25 to play.
  • Ellis would make the score an even 19-19 with a free throw in the final seconds to end the first quarter.
2nd Quarter – UVic 42, Lethbridge 33
  • A free throw from Dominick Oliveri and jumper from Ellis put a quick three points on the board for the Vikes, making it a 22-19 Vikes lead with 9:15 until halftime.
  • After the Pronghorns tied the game back up, 24-24, the Vikes went on to score nine unanswered points on a pair of Ethan Boag free throws, an Oliveri jumper, Boag bucket, and Diego Maffia three for a 33-24 lead with 5:20 to go.
  • Four-straight points from Ralph, by way of jumper and dunk, gave the Vikes a double-digit lead, 40-28, with a minute and half to play.
  • Lethbridge scored the final points of the quarter, scoring a three to make UVic's lead 42-33 at the half.
3rd Quarter – UVic 63, Lethbridge 39
  • A pair of free throws by Lethbridge opened the second-half scoring, but was met with an Ellis jumper in the next possession to keep it a nine-point game in favour of the Vikes, 44-35, with eight minutes on the clock.
  • Ellis pushed the Vikes' lead back to 11, 48-37, after rebounding his own free throw and laying it in for two points with 5:41 to go.
  • Coming out of a Lethbridge-called timeout, Kellum drained a three to make it a 51-37 game for the Vikes with five minutes to go.
  • The Vikes would take its first 20-point lead of the night on a Maffia three, 61-39, with 30 seconds remaining in the quarter.
  • A Boag dunk in the final seconds made it 63-39 in favour of the Vikes at the end of the third, holding the Pronghorns to just six points over the 10 minutes of play.
4th Quarter – UVic 79, Lethbridge 55
  • Maffia put the first points of the fourth quarter on the board with a layup, giving UVic a 65-39 lead with 9:30 to play.
  • A three from Kellum made it a 25-point game, 73-48, with just under five minutes to go.
  • Scoring six points to the Vikes' two, Lethbridge made it a 22-point game, 77-55, with just over two minutes left.
  • Keeping Lethbridge at a distance for the remainder of the game, the Vikes punched their ticket to the semifinals with a 79-55 victory.
WORTH NOTING
  • The win moves the Vikes to 18-1 on the season, as well as secures the program's first Canada West Final Four appearance since the 2014-15 season. The Vikes went on to win the conference title that year.
  • The last meeting between the Vikes and Pronghorns came during the 2019 Canada West playoffs play-in series. The Pronghorns handled the Vikes, 98-65, in that matchup.
  • Canada West First Team All-Star Kellum led the Vikes with 16 points, adding team-highs of eight rebounds and two steals in the win.
  • Maffia and Ellis each added 15 points, along with six and five rebounds, respectively.
  • Coming off selections to the Canada West All-Rookie team, Ralph and Boag came through for the Vikes, adding 12 and 10 points in the win, respectively.
UP NEXT
The Vikes will play the winner of Trinity Western/Regina in the semifinals, March 18-20. Canada West Final Four games will take place at the University of Alberta, the highest remaining seed in the tournament (No. 1). More information on the matchup will be released in the near future.
 
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