EDMONTON - Abdullah Shittu had a game-high 27 points in his final career regular season game to lead the Alberta Golden Bears to a 107-71 victory over the Lethbridge Pronghorns Saturday night at the Saville Centre.

With the win, the Golden Bears have clinched a hosting seed in the Canada West playoffs starting next weekend. The Pronghorns with their loss last night were eliminated from postseason contention.

Shittu was flanked by a good game from Brandon Meiklejohn who had 25 points including six threes. The 'Horns were paced by Jack-Henry Fox-Grey who had 22 of his own.

The game got off to a running start, with both squads using effective transition offence to build the score up early. And while the 'Horns shot a respectable 8/21 in the quarter, the Bears would ignite their second-ranked offence and hit four threes in the frame while shooting 75% from the field. Bears guard Meiklejohn paced all scorers with eight points, while Jeff Rodehutskors paced the visitors with four.

The Bear entered the second with a 28-17 lead, and it would grow in the frame. A 15-4 run midway through the second, spurred on by Meiklejohn who knocked down eight of those points, led the Bears to a 59-37 halftime lead.

'Horns head coach Jermaine Small made some adjustments at halftime that led to an effective third for the visitors. Jack-Henry Fox-Grey led the way for Lethbridge, potting 10 points. However, Abdullah Shittu absolutely exploded for the Bears to the tune of a quarter-high 15 points to keep the Bears in the lead at 81-62.

The fourth was all Alberta from the first whistle. Meiklejohn had six points in what was a 26-9 quarter win for the hosts.

The Bears bid adieu to graduating fifth-year Abdullah Shittu in a nice ceremony headed by coach Barnaby Craddock pregame. He spent three years with the program, and was a large contributor to Alberta's continued success.