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      By
      Nick
      Macewen
     
    
   
   
    
     
      78
      win.
      Western
      was
     
     
      led
      by
      strong
      outside
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      Adam
      Connolly
      shooting
      with
      guards
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      was
      a
      big
     
     
      weekend
      for
      the
      third
     
     
      ranked
      St.
      Francis
     
     
      Xavier
      X-Men
      as
      they
     
     
      fought
      their
      way
      into
     
     
      the
      finals
      of
      the
      CIAU
     
     
      National
      Champion-
     
     
      ships
      and
      managed
      to
     
     
      pull
      out
      a
      last
      second
     
     
      victory
      to
      claim
      the
     
     
      school’s
      second
      na-
     
     
      tional
      championship.
     
     
      This
      was
      also
      the
      sec-
     
     
      ond
      straight
      year
      that
     
     
      an
      AUAA
      team
      has
     
     
      won
      the
      CIAU’s
      with
     
     
      a
      victory
      by
      Saint
     
     
      Mary’s
      last
      year.
     
    

    
     
      The
      first
      day
      of
     
     
      tournament
      action
     
     
      started
      off
      with
      a
      huge
     
     
      upset
      as
      the
      number
     
     
      eight
      seed
      Brandon
     
     
      Bobcats
      knocked
      off
     
     
      the
      number
      one
      ranked
     
     
      team,
      the
      Alberta
     
     
      Golden
      Bears
      73-57.
     
     
      This
      was
      a
      back-and
     
     
      -forth
      game
      that
     
     
      wasn’t
      decided
      until
     
     
      the
      last
      couple
      of
      min-
     
     
      utes
      when
      Brandon
     
     
      really
      started
      to
      pull
     
     
      away.
      The
      Bobcats
     
     
      were
      led
      by
      the
      senior
     
     
      forward
      Earnest
      Bell
     
     
      who
      had
      31
      points
      and
     
     
      11
      rebounds.
      Ryan
     
     
      Baldry
      led
      the
      Golden
     
     
      Bears
      with
      15
      points.
     
    

    
     
      The
      second
     
     
      game
      featured
      the
     
     
      fourth
      ranked
      Western
     
     
      Mustangs
      against
      the
     
     
      fifth
      ranked
      Laurentian
     
     
      Voyageurs.
      Western
     
     
      jumped
      out
      to
      an
      early
     
     
      27-7
      lead
      and
      never
     
     
      looked
      back
      as
      they
     
     
      rolled
      to
      an
      easy
      90-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jim
      Grozelle
      and
     
     
      Micah
      Bordeau
      scor-
     
     
      ing
      23
      and
      21
      points
     
     
      respectively.
      The
     
     
      Voyageurs
      were
      led
      by
     
     
      Kevin
      Gordon
      who
     
     
      had
      31
      points
      and
      All
     
     
      Canadian
      Centre
      Ted
     
     
      Dongelmans,
      who
      had
     
     
      20
      points.
     
    

    
     
      The
      third
      game
     
     
      saw
      the
      second
     
     
      ranked
      Lethbridge
     
     
      Pronghorns
      jump
      out
     
     
      to
      a
      quick
      lead
      against
     
     
      the
      seventh
      ranked
     
     
      Concordia
      Stingers.
     
     
      Lethbridge
      had
      trouble
     
     
      holding
      off
      the
      pesky
     
     
      Stingers.
      Whenever
     
     
      Lethbridge
      would
      start
     
     
      to
      pull
      away,
     
     
      Concordia
      would
     
     
      battle
      back
      and
      keep
     
     
      things
      close,
      only
      to
     
     
      have
      Lethbridge
      in-
     
     
      crease
      the
      gap
      in
      the
     
     
      last
      five
      minutes
      to
     
     
      eventually
      defeat
     
     
      Concordia
      90-77.
     
     
      Lethbridge
      was
      led
      by
     
     
      Spencer
      Holt
      with
      19
     
     
      points
      and
      by
      CIAU
     
     
      player
      of
      the
      year
      who
     
     
      finished
      with
      16
      points
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      bl
      rebounds:
     
     
      Concordia
      was
      led
      by
     
     
      Eric
      Zulu
      with
      26
     
     
      points
      and
      Wayne
     
     
      Alexander
      who
      had
      19
     
     
      points
      and
      16
      boards
     
     
      in
      a
      losing
      cause.
     
    

    
     
      The
      last
      game
      of
     
     
      the
      opening
      day
      saw
     
     
      the
      third
      ranked
      St.
      FX
     
     
      X-Men
      hold
      off
      the
     
     
      sixth
      ranked
     
     
      McMaster
      Marauders
     
     
      82-79.
      The
      X-Men
     
     
      held
      a
      comfortable
     
     
      fourteen
      point
      lead
      in
     
     
      the
      second
      half,
      only
      to
     
     
      see
      that
      lead
      shrink
      to
     
     
      three
      in
      the
      last
      five
     
     
      minutes.
      McMaster
     
     
      came
      up
      just
      short
      on
     
     
      a
      last
      second
      three
     
     
      pointer
      as
      St.
      FX
      hung
     
     
      on
      to
      win
      by
      three.
     
     
      The
      X-Men
      were
      led
     
     
      by
      Randy
      Nohr
      and
     
     
      Fred
      Perry
      who
      had
     
     
      20
      points
      each
      in
      the
     
     
      win.
      McMaster
      was
     
     
      led
      by
      Graham
      Hewitt
     
     
      and
      Steve
      Maga
      who
     
     
      each
      had
      21
      points
      in
     
     
      the
      loss.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Alberta
     
     
      Golden
      Bears
      had
      an
     
     
      easy
      time
      with
     
     
      Laurentian
      in
      the
      first
      of
     
     
      the
      consolation
      semi-
     
     
      finals.
      Alberta
      pulled
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      on
     
     
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