Here are some excerpts from the Dinos weekend action. The Dinos lost in OT to the U of T Varsity Blues in the Final of the 40th Annual Naismith Cup.

Oct. 13

Dinos Dump Warriors in Opener

Paced by Henry Bekkering’s 22 points and 8 rebounds, the pressing Calgary Dinos started strong and held off the host Waterloo Warriors for an 83-76 win in their opening game played Friday night at the Waterloo Tournament. Calgary took a 21-11 lead after one quarter, and held a solid 41-28 margin at the half, and controlled the Warriors for most of the second half.

Rob Sihota scored a double - double with 12 points and 12 boards, while rookie Tyler Fidler was impressive in his CIS debut with 16 points on 6/11 field goals including 3/3 from 3 point range. Ross Bekkering had 7 points and 8 rebounds before fouling out, and Cody Darrah notched 9 points for Calgary , who shot only 39% from the field, but 35 % from 3 pt. range. Henry B was a team - best 8/9 from the free throw line as the team shot 19/28 for 68%. Calgary out - rebounded Waterloo 55-47.

While Jeff Price had a tough start at the point with no scoring ( 0/5) and 4 turnovers against 2 assists, his back - up, 1st year guard Andrew Champagnie, came in to play 17 strong minutes scoring 7 pts, adding 2 assists, and making 2 steals. Waterloo employed the 3 - ball to reduce a 15 pt. Calgary margin with 2 minutes to play, but the Dinos dominated the game , for the most part.

The game was a little sloppy at times as Calgary recorded 26 turnovers and Waterloo committed 21.
The Dinos tip off against the McMaster Marauders in Saturday action, and complete the Waterloo Naismith Classic with a Sunday tilt against the University of Toronto Blues. Toronto blasted McMaster 80 - 57 in the 1st game Friday night.

Oct. 14

Team Win as Dinos Mash Mac

The Dinos enjoyed a balanced scoring attack as five players reached double figures led by 5th year guard Cody Darrah with 21, as they mashed McMaster Marauders 104-77 in their second game of the Naismith Classic hosted by Waterloo University.

Darrah was 5/9 from 3 pt. land, as the Dinos used a 2nd half outburst to bury the perennially strong Marauders 59-36 after holding a slim 45-41 lead at the half. Henry Bekkering notched 20 to go with 8 boards, despite playing only 18 minutes with foul trouble. Joe Schow was impressive coming off the bench as he scored 10 pts. and snared 4 rebounds, while Ross Bekkering scored 10 and had 5 rebounds before fouling out for the 2nd straight game.

Jeff Price played a stellar game at the point with 10 points, 5 assists, 4 boards, and 2 steals. Robbie Sihota led the team with 9 rebounds and scored 8 pts., and Tyler Fidler notched 8 , as well. All but one of the 12 Dinos hit the scoring column and everyone played at least 7 minutes Saturday. Calgary out-shot Mac 49% to $5% from the floor, $7% to 32% from 3 pt., and 78% to 55 % from the free throw line as well as dominating the boards 44 - 29.

Calgary faces the Toronto Blues in an afternoon game today to close out the tournament. Toronto looked good again in drilling Waterloo 76-53 in the other game Saturday.

Oct. 14

Blues Beat Dinos in Overtime

Not being able to control the other team at the defensive end, and committing too many turnovers will usually mean defeat for a basketball team, and, despite some hot shooting, the Calgary Dinos learned that lesson Sunday against the University of Toronto Blues. Toronto capitalized on a porous Dinos defense and numerous Calgary turnovers to edge the Dinos 96-92 in overtime Sunday in the final game of the Naismith Classic in Waterloo, Ontario.

Despite out-shooting Toronto 49% to 47% and out-rebounding the Blues 44-31, Calgary paid for the 26 turnovers vs. only 9 for Toronto as Calgary had only 69 shots while Toronto took 85. Henry Bekkering led the Dinos with 27 pts. and 10 rebounds, but it took Tyler Fidler’s 3 free throws with just seconds left to get the Dinos to overtime, as they overcame a 10 point deficit in the last 3 minutes of regulation. Fidler had 14 for the game, while Cody Darrah added 11, and Jeff Price had 12. Ross Bekkering had 13 points and 8 boards.

Toronto finished the tournament at 3-0, while Calgary dropped to 2-1. The Dinos next action will be this coming weekend with games at Montana Tech and Carroll College in Montana Friday and Saturday. The first home game will be October 27 vs. Whitworth College of Spokane.