Defending champions Calgary Dinos to face Carleton in men’s U Sports basketball final Globe_Sports
University of Calgary Dinos' Brett Layton, third from right, tries to get a shot off in front of Ryerson Rams Tanor Ngom, third from left, and Keevon Small during the second half of semifinal action in the USports men's basketball national championship in Halifax on Saturday, March 9, 2019.Brett Layton had 17 points and 12 rebounds as the defending champion Calgary Dinos held on to beat the Ryerson Rams 67-65 and advance to Canadian men’s university basketball championship game.
Calgary will face No. 1 Carleton in Sunday’s championship game after the Ravens defeated No. 5 Dalhousie 76-65 in the other semi.Carleton will be aiming for a 14th national title and first since 2017 when it had won seven straight championships before falling in last year’s semis.“They gave us everything we could handle. They are so solid in what they want to do as a team.”
Myles Charvis led the No. 3 Rams with 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Filip Vujadinovic chipped in 17 points and six rebounds and JV Mukama added 10 points. Calgary used a solid first half defensively to give it a 36-24 lead at halftime after the Rams shot just over 22 per cent from the field.
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