The NAIT Ooks men's basketball team defeated the Keyano Huskies 87-85 in Overtime, Saturday afternoon.
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keyano College 0-2, 0-2 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 85 |
NAIT 2-0, 2-0 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 87 |
Team Stats
Keyano College
Game Statistics | Keyano College | NAIT |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (32-74) | (31-66) |
Field Goal % | 43.2% | 47.0% |
Rebounds | 26 | 40 |
Assists | 24 | 19 |
Turnovers | 18 | 26 |
Pts off Turnovers | 26 | 19 |
2nd Chance Pts | 4 | 14 |
Pts in the Paint | 30 | 46 |
Fastbreak Pts | 4 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 21 | 4 |
EDMONTON, ALTA. - The NAIT Ooks bounced back to defeat the Keyano Huskies 87-85 in overtime, Saturday afternoon in the NAIT gymnasium.
Keyano controlled the play for the first half of the game, outscoring the Ooks 43-32. In the second half, the Ooks found their stride outscoring the Huskies 25-16 in the third quarter, and 19-17 in the fourth to send the game to overtime. In extra time, it would be NAIT who carried their momentum forward completing the comeback and defeating Keyano 87-85.
When asked about the game Ooks head coach, Mike Connolly said: "We need to play better defense still, but we hung around and gave ourselves a chance to win."
Players of the Game
NAIT Ooks - Samson Cleare
Keyano Huskies - Chris Oppong
The Big Picture
At the end of the first half, The NAIT Ooks sit 6-6 in 4th place of the ACAC north division, while the Keyano Huskies are 7-5 and sit 2nd.