The Shooting Stars, who finished the regular season with an 11-9 record and third in the East, advanced to Sunday's showdown with a 74-71 win on Friday over the league's top-ranked Niagara River Lions in the Eastern Conference final.
The Scarborough Shooting Stars and the Calgary Surge will square off at Langley Events Centre to determine the best of the 10-team league that's finishing its fifth season.
The Shooting Stars, who finished the regular season with an 11-9 record and third in the East, advanced to Sunday's showdown with a 74-71 win on Friday over the league's top-ranked Niagara River Lions in the Eastern Conference final. The Surge, who topped the West with a 12-8 regular-season record, defeated the host Vancouver Bandits 77-75 on Friday in the Western Conference final.Sunday's game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET.A late rally stalled Wednesday as the Calgary Surge dropped an 82-77 decision to the Vancouver Bandits
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