Dinos Lose Opener of Critical Weekend
Lethbridge Pronghorns 76 Calgary Dinos 74
What a thriller! The game was played in front of a sold out boisterous crowd for the final game in this gym. The Pronghorns move to a new gym next year.
The Dinos had to cool off a hot Lethbridge team in the first half. Lethbridge led 50 - 47 at the half. The Dinos went into the break in some foul trouble with four players with 2 fouls each. The second half proved to be much of the same. Not as high scoring as the first, the Horns and Dinos traded baskets for most of the half. It also saw the Horns stall out at 74 for over 4 minutes of action. The Dinos trailed by as many as 8, but tied it with one and a half minutes to go. It was Calgary ball with 30 seconds left, but a costly turnover led to a last second contested Jump Shot by Lethbridge senior Tim Whitehead which won the game.
Calgary had 4 players in double figures: Chris Wright led with 16 points and 9 rebounds; Brian Finnis had 13 points and 7 rebounds while Josh Feist and Robbie Sihota contributed 10 points each. Feist had 5 assists for the game.
The Dinos weak foul shooting (13 of 23) prevented them from taking the lead in the second half.
The two teams meet Saturday at 8:00 p.m. in Calgary.