MBB: Heat surge past Timberwolves for weekend sweep

Athletics
January 23, 2016

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Down at halftime, the UBC Okanagan Heat got hot when it mattered.

A strong second half helped the Heat go on to a 78-64 victory over the UNBC Timberwolves to sweep the weekend doubleheader in Prince George.

Mitch Goodwin had a strong game for the Heat (7-7), pouring in 25 points and four rebounds on 10-for-14 shooting.

Aldrich Berrios excelled once again for UBC Okanagan, scoring 23 points to go along with seven assists and four rebounds.

Austin Penrose added 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the Heat, who shot 52.7 per cent from the field and 50 per cent from three-point range.

Elliot Rowe paced the Timberwolves (3-11) with 17 points, three rebounds and two assists, while Vaggelis Loukas chipped in with 10 points and three rebounds off the bench.

Rhys Elliott pitched in with nine points, six rebounds, and four assists for the Timberwolves, who were outscored 22-14 in the paint.

The first quarter saw the teams battle back and forth, with neither team allowing the other to get ahead by any more than one possession.a bye

Rowe was hot to start the game with a seven-point quarter, but a Goodwin three-pointer with a minute to go tied the game at 20-20 through 10 minutes.

The second quarter opened in much the same way before the Timberwolves got going, with Marcus MacKay hitting a big three-pointer following a missed dunk from Spencer Thomas to give UNBC a 36-26 advantage, trimmed to 40-33 by halftime.

The Heat answered by starting the second half with a 9-0 run to take a 42-40 lead midway through the third quarter.

From there, the rest of the frame went back and forth, though the Heat had a quick spurt in the final minute to open up a 53-47 edge, punctuated by a Buzz Truss jumper to beat the buzzer.

UBC Okanagan pulled away in the fourth quarter as the Timberwolves got themselves into foul trouble, keeping a double-digit lead through the end.

Canada West play resumes on Friday, February 5 as the Heat host the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades, while the Timberwolves travel to Kamloops to battle the Thompson Rivers WolfPack.

Contact Information

Geordie Carragher
Sports Information Officer
University of Northern British Columbia
carragher@unbc.ca
(250) 960-6009
(778) 349-4977