Friday night at the Northern Sport Centre, the UNBC Timberwolves (2-3) earned a well-deserved 75-65 victory over the Trinity Western Spartans (1-4). Offensively the TWolves had no shortage of players step to the forefront. Leading the way point-wise was Baukin who had a game-high 21. Tony Kibonge chimed in with 19 on the strength of six threes. But perhaps the most impressive statline of the night belonged to Justin Sunga who poured in 10 points but added a new career and program-best 12 assists. Jack Vanenberg paced the Trinity attack with 20 points while Connor Platz grabbed 10 boards.

Kibonge wasted no time getting the NSC rocking, drilling back-to-back threes in the opening 90 seconds to stake UNBC to an early 6–2 lead. The Prince George product followed with a trip to the line, knocking down a free throw before splashing yet another triple — giving him the team's first 10 points and igniting the home crowd as the Timberwolves stormed ahead 10–2.

Haukur Davidsson joined the long-range barrage, burying one from the elbow to make it a 14-2 start for the Green and Gold. Not to be outdone, reigning Canada West Player of the Week Evgeny Baukin banked in a three of his own, marking UNBC's fifth trey of the quarter. After one, the TWolves were in command, 22-13 with an astounding 15 points coming from beyond the arc.

The fireworks continued into the second. Justin Sunga and Cairo Wells both found their stroke from deep, pushing the lead to 34-21 midway through the frame. Kibonge stayed red-hot, knocking down two more triples to bring his tally to 16 points - 15 of which came form downtown. When Sunga capped the half with yet another three, the Northern Sport Centre erupted as UNBC jogged to the locker room up 45–32.

At the break, Kibonge led all scorers with 16, while Baukin chipped in 10. Davidsson anchored the boards with five rebounds, and Sunga dished out an impressive six first-half assists to go along with his shooting touch. For the visitors Connor Platz paced the attack with 10 points and six rebounds on 5-for-9 shooting.

It was a tight third quarter battle, with the Spartans edging UNBC 14–12 thanks to a hot hand from Vandenberg, who buried three triples in the frame. But every time the visitors looked ready to steal momentum, the Timberwolves had an answer. Sunga and Isaiah Bias matched with long-range bombs of their own, and Sunga dished a highlight-reel alley-oop to Baukin that brought the crowd to its feet. UNBC carried a 57-46 lead into the final 10 minutes, having already connected on a dozen shots from beyond the arc.

Then, history was made. Sunga entered the fourth quarter just one assist shy of tying his own program record—and he didn't stop there. The crafty guard dished out three more dimes, finishing with 12 assists, a brand-new UNBC single-game record.

Down the stretch, Milan Pasquale, Baukin and Kibonge kept the three-point barrage alive, each hitting from deep to seal the deal. When the final buzzer sounded, the Timberwolves had secured a statement win, fueled by precision shooting and unselfish play.

Now, UNBC will look to complete the sweep when they square off against the Spartans again tomorrow night at 7:00 pm.