LANGLEY, British Columbia – A late rally by Trinity Western fell short as Spartans dropped a 90-81 decision to the No. 5 Alberta Golden Bears Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The loss drops the Spartans to 9-5, while the win improves the Golden Bears to 7-5.
 
Mason Bourcier (Kelowna, B.C.) with 26 points, Josh Belvin (Long Beach, Cal.) with 15 points, David Mutabazi (Delta, B.C.) with 13 points, and Tre Filmore (Amarillo, tx) with 12 points led the Spartans. While Abdullah Shittu (Edmonton) with 27 points, and Adam Paige (Surrey, B.C.) with 21 points, and Lars Ishimwe (Edmonton) with 15 points, and Isaac Simon (Regina, Sask) with 12 points led the Golden Bears.
 
The first half was an evenly played game with TWU leading 21-17 at the end of the first quarter, and Alberta leading by four points, 44-40 at halftime. The third quarter belonged to the Bears as Alberta outscored TWU 23-14 to take a 13-point, 67-54, lead into the final frame. The Bears maintained the lead through the first half of the final quarter, 77-63, with the Spartans closing to single digits late in the game to make the final a nine-point loss for the TWU.
  
NOTABLE
• The Spartans are 6-23 lifetime against the Bears.
• TWU shot 41.8 percent (28-67) from the field, 40 percent (14-35) from the three-point line, and 84.6 percent (11-13) from the foul line. While Alberta shot 49.3 percent (24-45), 40.9 percent (15-21), and 71.4 percent (15-21) respectively.
• The Bears had a 42-35 edge in rebounds.
• The Spartans defeated the Bears 91-77 Friday night.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will stay at home for two games next Friday and Saturday against the UBC Okanagan Heat. Game times at the Langley Events Centre are set for 6 p.m. and 5 p.m. Both games can be seen live on CanadaWest.TV.