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GAME RESULTS 1 2 3 4 T Trinity Western 50 32 7 7 96 « FINAL Waterloo 41 41 7 6 95

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Men’s Basketball (Naismith Classic – Waterloo)
Saturday, October 14, 2006
TWU Spartans (96) at the University of Waterloo Warriors (95) – Double Overtime

SPARTANS WIN MARATHON OVER WARRIORS
TWU survives double overtime win over Waterloo

WATERLOO, Ontario – The Trinity Western University men’s basketball team defeated the hometown University of Waterloo Warriors 96-95 in Saturday night’s thrilling double overtime match-up at the Naismith Classic Tournament in Waterloo, Ont.

“It was a great game for our team tonight. We were forced to finish without Brian [Banman], Luke [Robinson] and Jason [Keegstra], so it was our bench that carried us to this win,” said TWU Head Coach Stan Peters. “It was a really important gritty win against a tough Waterloo team in their home gym. We showed that our guts and determination can allow us to stay with teams.”

Jon Schmidt (Abbotsford) proved to be the Spartans on the spot as the third year guard hit TWU’s final four points to seal the win. But it was Schmidt’s heroics at the end of the first overtime that gave the Spartans momentum going into what proved to be the final frame.

It looked like Waterloo had the game sealed at the end of the first overtime. With four seconds remaining the Warriors David Burnett hit one of two foul shots to give the home team the two point lead, 89-87. But the Spartans quickly pushed the ball up the floor where Schmidt was able to hit the runner as the buzzer sounded.

In a fast-paced first half with 11 lead changes the Trinity Western Spartans went on a 13-7 run to close out the half and enter the locker room with a 50-41 lead. Waterloo’s foul shooting kept the game close as they went to the line 20 times in the half and made 16. But just 1 of 12 from the arc was a nemesis en route to just 35% shooting average.

Waterloo came out strong to start the second half. Spurred on by the boisterous home crowd the Warriors went on a 13-3 run to take a short lived 54-53 lead with 13:58 left.

The Spartans withstood the Warriors run and over the next eight minutes it looked like Trinity Western was taking control of the game. A Brian Banman steal and made jumper gave the Spartans a five point, 75-70 lead with four minutes remaining. But six straight points in thirty seconds gave Waterloo a 76-75 lead.

The two teams exchange foul shots down the stretch. A Banman jumper with 45 seconds tied the game at 82-82. Banman had another shot at getting the win in the final seconds of regulation, but Waterloo forced Banman into an off balance shot that missed the mark and sent the game into overtime.

In overtime TWU took the early lead as two foul shots by Daniel Demian with 2:30 remaining gave the Spartans an 87-83 lead. The Spartans maintained the lead until a David Burnett three with 1:30 left gave Waterloo a single point lead. Defense took over on both sides as no scoring occurred until David Burnett hit his free throw to set Schmidt up for his heroics.

Waterloo had six players in double figures as they spread the scoring around the team. Michael Davis led the way with 17 points and Alan Goodhoofd added 15. For the game Waterloo had a woeful night from the arc, hitting just 3 of 28. Inside the arc they were 55% and on the foul line they hit 81%.

For Trinity Western, Brian Banman (Kelowna) led all scorers with 20 points, while Luke Robinson added 18. Trinity Western made good on 39% of their shots.

The Naismith concludes for both teams tomorrow as Trinity Western will play Acadia at 2:00 p.m. EST, while Waterloo plays Ryerson at 4:00 p.m. EST.
 
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