The Matchups:
UNBC at Regina (Friday, November 15 at 5:00 pm)
UNBC at Regina (Saturday, November 16 at 5:00 pm)
Regina Cougars
Record: 1-3
Tied for 5th in Prairie Division
75.5 Points Per Game (9
th)
75.0 Points Allowed Per Game (8
th)
Scoring Leader: Ben Kamba (14.3 Per Game)
Rebounding Leader: Lodi Kenyi (6.8 Per Game)
Assists Leader: Arinze Emeka-Anyakwo, Ben Kamba, Jordan Persad (2.0 Per Game)
Steals Leader: Jordan Persad (1.8 Per Game)
Blocks Leader: Christian Tabiri (0.8 Per Game)
Player to Watch: Ben Kamba
14.3 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.30 BPG
After missing most of last season due to injury, fourth-year guard Ben Kamba has led the way offensively for Regina with an average of 14.3 points-per-game. Kamba has reached double-digits offensively in all four games of his season so far with his most impressive showing coming on Friday last weekend where he posted 19 points (8/13 shooting) along with three assists and three steals in 31 minutes of play against Brandon. One night later, he followed up with 14 points (6/9 shooting) and four rebounds in what ended up being Regina's first win of the season.
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UNBC Timberwolves
Record: 0-4
Tied for 4
th in Pacific Division
66.5 Points Per Game (16
th)
93.3 Points Allowed Per Game (17
th)
Scoring Leaders:
Evgeny Baukin (15.8 Per Game)
Rebounding Leader:
Josh Gillespie (8.0 Per Game)
Assists Leader:
Justin Sunga (3.3 Per Game)
Steals Leader:
Josh Gillespie (1.8 Per Game)
Blocks Leader:
Evgeny Baukin,
Josh Gillespie (1.0 Per Game)
Player to Watch: Evgeny Baukin
15.8 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.3 SPG, 1.0 BPG
Heading into this weekend, third-year forward
Evgeny Baukin will once again be leaned on heavily at both ends of the floor for UNBC. Offensively Baukin has scored 13-or-more points in each of the first four games of the season. Last weekend in Victoria, Baukin recorded 15 and 13 points respectively, and did so in fairly efficient fashion (a combined 11/23 from the field). Defensively, the 6'7" forward provides a tough challenge for the opposition, and against a historically scrappy Regina squad, they'll need Baukin to be at his toughest on the defensively side of the ball.
Milestone Watch:
- Last weekend,
Evgeny Baukin surpassed the 400-point mark for his Canada West career.
- Baukin is 27 assists shy of 100.
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Josh Gillespie needs 18 points to arrive at 300.
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Justin Sunga is 18 assists shy of 200.
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Will Keyes is 31 points shy of 100.