Steve Stinson
69
Winner Thompson Rivers University TRU 0
47
MacEwan University MAC 0
Winner
Thompson Rivers University TRU
0
69
Final
47
MacEwan University MAC
0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Thompson Rivers University TRU 11 22 18 18 69
MacEwan University MAC 16 9 5 17 47

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | TRU WolfPack

WolfPack defeat Griffins, push winning streak to four to start season

QUICK FIRE
  • And then there was one. The Thompson Rivers WolfPack men's basketball team are the lone undefeated squad left in the Canada West conference after they picked up their fourth win of the year with a 69-47 victory over the MacEwan Griffins Friday night.

DIFFERENCE MAKERS
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Offence was hard to come by early for TRU and it was actually the host Griffins that held the 16-11 advantage after the first quarter.
  • The WolfPack bounced back to dominate the second. Farinloye had seven points and Stephens six while a lockdown defensive effort forced MacEwan into seven turnovers and just nine points. The WolfPack won the second quarter 22-9 and took a 33-25 advantage into the halftime break.
  • TRU kept that run going into the third quarter. The WolfPack allowed MacEwan to score just five points in the frame while Farinloye, Stinson and Gavin Reis all had four to send the WolfPack out to a commanding 51-30 lead.
  • From there the 'Pack were able to see out the remainder of the game comfortably to pick up the 22-point victory.

NOTABLE
  • This is the first time TRU has started a Canada West season 4-0 since 2015-16.
  • The WolfPack sit alone at the top of the Pacific Division with a record of 4-0.
  • The 47 points TRU allowed is the fewest they have ever conceded in a Canada West game.

UP NEXT
  • These same two teams will do battle again tomorrow afternoon when they face off in Edmonton at 4:00 p.m. PT.
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