They wanted gold for the second consecutive year. The best the UNBC Northern Timberwolves can do now is bronze.
The UNBC Northern Timberwolves lost 81-66 to the Lethbridge College Kodiaks in their opening-round game at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association men's basketball national championship tournament Thursday in Oshawa, Ont. The Kodiaks held UNBC's Inderbir Gill, the CCAA player of the year, off the scoreboard in the first half and to 13 points for the entire game. With Gill struggling, the T-wolves never did find their groove. Their up-tempo transition game only showed up in brief flashes and, in the half-court offence, they weren't often able to penetrate into the paint against the larger Kodiaks.
Guard Sebastien-Kevin Louis led UNBC shooters with 17 points, while fellow backcourt player Francis Rowe had 11. Meanwhile, the Kodiaks got big performances from three of their stars -- post player Dominyc Coward (21 points) and guards Logan Reiter and Jordan Reiter, who hit for 17 points each.
UNBC's Friday opponent will be determined later tonight.
