VICTORIA – The University of Victoria men's basketball team defeated the University of British Columbia, 94-92 in an overtime thriller, Feb. 11 inside CARSA Performance Gym to close the Canada West regular season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• A layup from Diego Maffia, free throw from Dominick Oliveri, and three-pointer by Jaden Touchie gave the Vikes a 14-7 lead with 4:37 to play in the opening frame.
• After 10 minutes of play, the Vikes led UBC, 21-16.
• A Maffia layup gave the Vikes their first 10-point lead of the night, 38-28, with 3:26 until halftime.
• Remaining in front at the half, the Vikes led by a score of 44-36.
• The Vikes were outscored by the Thunderbirds, 21-14 in the third, making it a 58-57 game in favour of the Vikes after three quarters of play.
• A three-pointer from Maffia broke a four-minute-long scoring drought for the Vikes, bringing the score to 78-67 in favour of UBC with 3:10 to go.
• A 10-0 run for the Vikes forced a UBC timeout with 1:35 remaining and the score 78-74 for UBC.
• Being fouled with 4.3 seconds to go, Maffia stepped up to line and tied the game, knocking down both free throws to make it an 81-81 game and send it to overtime.
• Coming down to the final second, Dominick Oliveri lobbed an offensive rebound for a put-back and sealed the win for the Vikes, 94-92. 

WORTH NOTING

• Maffia's 42 points are the most in a Canada West game this season.
• Oliveri led the Vikes on the boards with 11 rebounds, adding a team-high four assists in addition to five points.
• Robinson and Ralph added double-digit scoring performances with 16 and 11 points, respectively.
• The Vikes end the Canada West regular season with a record of 17-3, while UBC finishes at 13-7 overall.

UP NEXT
The Vikes await seeding for Canada West postseason play. Continue to check govikesgo.com for updates.