Jose Araujo chipped in for 24 points and the University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves opened the second half of the season with a 92-56 win over the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Eagles on Friday at the Northern Sport Centre.
The win improves the T-wolves to 5-2 in the PACWEST season and drops the Eagle to 2-6 with another game for the home team tonight when the Langara College Falcons (4-3) visit the Wolf Den at 8 p.m.
Francis Rowe added 14 points for the T-wolves, while Joel Rybachuk had 11 and Sam Raphael put up 10.
The Eagles were handicapped off the tip off as Canadian Colleges' Athletic Association leading scorer AJ Adusei was benched due to his academic record in the first semester. Adusei led all CCAA players with 202 points in seven games for an average of 28.86 points per game.
Mark Mitchell, a second-year guard from Toronto, picked up the scoring slack for the Eagles, downing 11 in the first half.
In the second quarter the T-wolves turned a 22-21 deficit into a 50-27 lead at the half with 15 consecutive points. Araujo led the way for the T-wolves with 19 points, hitting five of six from past the three-point arc.
Charles Barton and Kevan Madsen led UNBC with five rebounds each in the first 20 minutes. Both finished with seven boards.
After the first quarter the home team held a slim 19-17 advantage.
In women's action, the UNBC T-wolves easily defeated the Eagles 92-43 behind guard Jennifer Bruce's 19 points and leading scorer Jennifer Clyne's 20. The women host the Lady Falcons tonight at 6 p.m.
