Briercrest faced the Red Deer Kings on December 4, 2014 in the Margaret P. Reimer Memorial Gymnasium, fondly known as the hanger. Red Deer took the first point with a layup. Habib Habib made his comeback clear after his injury after making a three-point shot. Josh Tippe took a foul and made it 7-4 for Briercrest. Julian Apakoh followed behind with force adding two points. Keon Bennett went in for a layup 13-8 for Briercrest. Habib added a point, 17-12 for Briercrest. Jared Wicks took a steal which later turned over to Red Deer, 17-16 for Briercrest which put the score close.

The second quarter: Red Deer took the first shot 18-17 for Red Deer. Apakoh then dunked with power which gave Briercrest an extra two points. Bennett followed with a layup 22-21 for Briercrest. Red Deer took a timeout after Apakoh put in a layup 24-23 for Briercrest. Josh Klassen put up a three which tied the scoreboard 26-26. Bennett added an easy layup. Theo Block swished a three which again tied the scoreboard 33-33. The half ended 38-33 for Red Deer.

The third quarter began with Red Deer taking the first couple of points 44-33 for Red Deer. Briercrest took a timeout after Red Deer added a couple of points. Bennett put up a layup 50-37 for Red Deer. Josh Tippe put up a three pointer 54-42 for Red Deer. Apakoh took a foul and made both shots. Tippe followed with two foul shots and made both shot, 58-46 for Red Deer. Red Deer turned the ball over which enabled Briercrest to put in points 63-49 for Red Deer. Block ended the quarter and swished a three-pointer 64-54 for Red Deer with Briercrest not too far behind.

Fourth quarter: Klassen made two points 69-56 for Red Deer. Apakoh put up a three 71-59 for Red Deer. Briercrest took a timeout 73-61 for Red Deer. Tippe forced a layup 75-63 for Red Deer. Habib powered through and put up a three-pointer 75-66 for Red Deer. Habib put in two foul shots 82-68 for Red Deer. Red Deer took a timeout 83-68. The game concluded 85-72 for Red Deer.

Players of the game were Tyler Wise for Red Deer and Keon Bennett for Briercrest. Bennett had 14 points, three rebounds, a team high four assists and two steals. Habib Habib had a team high 17 points, and Josh Klassen had a team high seven rebounds.

Briercrest had three blocks to Red Deer’s two, while Red Deer won the rebound battle 44-27, assists 20-11 and steals 15-7.

Briercrest and Red Deer finish off the first half of the season in Moose Jaw tomorrow afternoon. The game will be at 4:30 pm at Saskatchewan Polytechnic - Moose Jaw (formerly SIAST - Palliser).

Unfortunately the games tomorrow will not be streamed.

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