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University of Victoria Varsity Athletics
Elias Ralph U SPORTS 2022
Don Voaklander
94
Winner Carleton Ravens CAR 1-0
77
Victoria Vikes (M) VIC 0-1
Winner
Carleton Ravens CAR
1-0
94
Final
77
Victoria Vikes (M) VIC
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Carleton Ravens CAR 31 20 22 21 94
Victoria Vikes (M) VIC 25 13 26 13 77

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

Vikes fall to Ravens in U SPORTS Final 8 Opener

Edmonton, Alta. – The University of Victoria men's basketball team fell to defending U SPORTS champions Carleton University in the U SPORTS Final 8 quarterfinals, 94-77, April 2.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
1st Quarter – Carleton 31, UVic 25
  • Winning the tip, the Vikes capitalized on their first possession of the game by way of Scott Kellum floater to take a 2-0 lead in the opening seconds.
  • A swipe and score from Aaron Tesfagiorgis put the Vikes up, 4-2, just over a minute later.
  • Knocking down a couple quick threes, the Carleton took an 11-6 lead over the Vikes with seven minutes to play in the opening frame.
  • Seconds later, Kellum knocked down his first three of night, cutting the Ravens' lead to two, 11-9.
  • Keeping a two-point edge over the next two minutes of play, Kellum's second three of the night brought the Vikes back within one, 17-16, with just over five minutes to go.
  • A Carleton three extend their lead back to four, but an Elias Ralph free throw brought the gap back down to three, 26-23, with under two minutes on the clock.
  • One final three from Carleton in final seconds made it a six-point, 31-25 Ravens lead after the first 10 minutes of play.
2nd Quarter – Carleton 51, UVic 38
  • The Vikes' deficit remained steadily at six for the first near-two minutes of the second quarter, with the Ravens holding a 33-27 lead at the 8:09 mark of the quarter.
  • On the next possessions, a Carleton layup was met with a Maffia step-back three to make it a five-point game, 35-30, with 7:30 until halftime.
  • Two quick baskets from Carleton extended their lead to nine, 39-30, with just under six and a half minutes on the clock.
  • Fighting their way back, two-straight buckets from Matthew Ellis brought the Vikes back within five, 39-34, and forced a Ravens timeout with 4:39 on the clock.
  • After Carleton scored the first four points out of the timeout, the Vikes were unable to make up any more ground in the final minutes, going in to halftime down, 51-38.
3rd Quarter – Carleton 73, UVic 64
  • Going basket-for-basket over the first three minutes, any Vikes attempts to close the gap were stifled with a response from the Ravens.
  • Kellum would bring the lead down to 11 via layup, 62-51, with four minutes to go.
  • Beginning an 8-0 Vikes run to end the quarter, two Kellum free throws were followed by a Maffia three, making it a 10-point game, 71-61, heading in to the final minute of the quarter.
  • After a Ravens two, one more Maffia three in the final 10 seconds cut the Ravens' lead to single digits, 73-64, at the end of the third quarter.
4th Quarter – Carleton 94, UVic 77
  • Carleton opened the fourth-quarter scoring, putting the first four points on the board to take a 77-64 lead with 8:30 to go. After a subsequent three pushed the Ravens' lead to 80-64, the Vikes took a timeout with 8:04 on the clock.
  • Ralph's three with five minutes on the clock would bring the Ravens' lead back down to 13, 85-72.
  • Not able to find any more runs, the Vikes fell to the Ravens, 94-77.
WORTH NOTING
  • Ralph was named the U SPORTS Nike Top Performer of the Game for his 16-point, seven-rebound, and two-assist night.
  • Kellum led the Vikes with 19 points, also recording three rebounds, and two assists. Maffia added 18 points, four rebounds, and three assists on the night.
  • Tesfagiorgis added Vikes' fourth and final double-digit scoring performance of the night with 12 points, while also adding four rebounds.
  • Carleton finished the night with 61.3% (38-of-62) shooting, while the Vikes sat at 37.8% (28-of-74) shooting on the night.
  • Winning a quarter, the Vikes outscored the Ravens 26-22 in the third quarter to bring the scoring gap to single digits (nine).
  • The Vikes' record moves to 20-2 on the season with the loss.
  • UVic was unable to change its postseason fate against Carleton, as the Vikes have now lost their last four U SPORTS Final 8 matchups against the Ravens.
  • Prior to the start of the tournament, Kellum was named First Team All-Canadian, while Ralph was selected to the All-Rookie team by U SPORTS.
UP NEXT
The Vikes will face McGill tomorrow, April 2 at 3 p.m. MT.
 
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