Game 1 saw the Dinos fall 87-70 at the hands of the Huskies. The Dinos staged a second half comeback down 7 points with 4 minutes left, but couldn’t overcome fouls and turnovers.

Andrew Spragrud notched 29 for the Huskies. Robbie Sihota and Josh Feist had 15 each and Joe Schow had 13 points and 8 rebounds for the Dinos.

Both teams shot 50% for the game, but the Huskies were 10 for 21 for threes while the Dinos were only 4 for 11. From the foul line, Saskatchewan was 23 for 33 and Calgary was only 10 for 15.

Saturday saw a better effort by the Dinos. The Dinos came back from a 33 - 31 half time deficit to take a 7 point lead with 3 minutes left, but failed to hold on as the Huskies hit three 3 point clutch shots down the stretch. The key to the game was 29 turnovers by the Dinos which limited them to 49 shots from the field to 59 for Saskatchewan.

The Dinos had 4 players in double figures. Josh Feist led with 17 points and 9 steals; Ross Bekkering had 15 points and 9 rebounds while Robbie Sihota contributed 14 points and 7 rebounds; and Cody Darrah added 14 points.

Calgary finishes the first half of Canada West play at 3 - 7 with the Huskies at 6 - 4.

The Dinos resume play in Edmonton after the Christmas break playing in a tournament at the University of Alberta.

Most Canadians look south for relief from winter’s grip, but not our hardy Dinos … off to sub-tropical Saskatoon with two games ahead against the 4-4 Huskies, and playoff implications already on our minds.

It can’t be any colder than Alberta … can it? Looking past the obvious downside of a weekend in Saskatoon in December, we forge ahead with our task of winning a couple of road games. Not always the easiest job, but one we need to tackle if we are to challenge in our Division. Saskatchewan gained a split last weekend in Lethbridge, and have a 1 game lead on the 3-5 Dinos. The Green and White are led by all-Canadian Andrew Spagrud, a 6′6″ forward who leads Canada West in rebounding at 9.7 per game and is 2nd in scoring with an impressive 25 pts. per game. The other main man for U of S is 6′3″ guard Kyle Grant, who is notching 15.7 pts and 5 assists per game.

The Huskies won the Mountain Division last season, and are looking to repeat, despite losing two starters. They have added two Mount Royal College Cougars to their lineup … 6′7″ forward Mark Lynch and 6′1″ guard Kalen Edlund. Also a key member of the Huskies is 6″10″ Clint Unsworth, a 2nd year post, who is the brother of Calgary’s 6′7″ rookie post, Chris Unsworth.

The Dinos are on a three game losing skid, and need to pick up their defensive intensity if they are to turn things around in these last two games before the exam break. Game times are 8 pm both nights in Saskatoon, and there is no radio of the contests.