Prince George, BC - Franco Kouagnia led the Timberwolves to a two win weekend over the UBC Okanagan Heat. Kouagnia posted his third double-double in UNBC's 69-63 win over the Heat Saturday night at the Northern Sport Centre.

Fifth year forward Franco Kouagnia (Yaounde, CMR) posted his third double-double of the season with 21 points 14 rebounds leading the Timberwolves to their second win of the weekend. Billy Cheng (Richmond, BC) added 13 points, while Gagan Sahota (Surrey, BC) back from a concussion chipped in 11 off the bench.

The Heat's stand-out of the night was David Manshreck (North Vancouver, BC) with 28 points and six rebounds, closely followed by Mitch Goodwin (Kelowna, BC) who added 14 points and nine boards.

From the beginning the Timberwolves set the pace, a 6-0 run was capped off by Kouagnia battling inside put UNBC up 10-3 and forced a UBCO timeout. Directly following the timeout Manshreck came out and hit a floater keeping the Heat in it. At the start of the second quarter Goodwin hit his first three of the game to give the Heat a spark of life but the Timberwolves were able to answer with a three from Cheng to give them a 19-14 lead. Kouagnia put up five points in 25 seconds sinking two from the line followed by a three point play with four minutes left in the half. The Timberwolves rode their lead into the break, up 31-20 at halftime.

The second half mimicked the first, with UNBC setting the pace and UBCO working to close the gap. Gagan Sahota came off the bench to sink back-to-back threes, giving the Timberwolves a six point boost. Austin Penrose (West Vancouver, BC) layed in a last second shot giving the Heat the momentum heading into the final 10 minutes. Down the stretch it looked like the Heat might be able to close the gap after a Goodwin three, bringing the Heat within six. But the UNBC's Rhys Elliott (Adelaide, AUS) answered back with a three of his own to stretch the Twolves lead to nine. With 54 seconds left to play, up six, the Timberwolves needed a stop and it came in the form of a steal just outside the arc. Cheng got his hand on a pass, gathered the ball and pushed up the court. The Heat were unable to convert in the last minute of play, while the Timberwolves ran down the clock. At the final whistle the UNBC Timberwolves notched their second win in a row with a 69-63 victory over the UBCO Heat.

After the holiday break, UBCO will travel to Thompson Rivers University for a double-header against the WolfPack. UNBC will open up their second half of the season on the road as they travel to MacEwan University.