The University of the Fraser Valley men’s basketball team found its offensive mojo in the nick of time, rallying for a 62-60 victory over the UNBC Timberwolves on Saturday evening.
The Cascades trailed the T-Wolves by as many as 14 points in the third quarter at the Envision Athletic Centre, and were struggling mightily to find the range offensively. But they turned things around late in the third quarter and throughout the fourth.
UFV improves to 4-0, while the T-Wolves fall to 0-4.
Dominque Brooks sparked the comeback – the shooting guard from Seattle, Wash. registered a team-high 16 points in 7-of-12 shooting from the field, and helped keep his team afloat during some prolonged scoring droughts.
Vijay Dhillon knocked down a pair of crucial three-pointers late in the fourth quarter, and Nate Brown scored the go-ahead basket on a hook shot with 36 seconds left in regulation. The Cascades sealed the victory when Franco Kouagnia’s potential game-tying jumper came up short at the buzzer.
Rhys Elliott (16 points, seven rebounds) set the pace offensively for the T-Wolves, while Michael Smith (13 points) and Kouagnia (12 points) also scored in double figures.
On the weekend of Nov. 21-22, the Cascades hit the road to face the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack, while the T-Wolves seek their first wins of the regular season vs. the Mount Royal Cougars at home.