The Saskatchewan Huskies have their first Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s basketball title.
Fuelled by a phenomenal 29-point, 10-assist, seven-steal effort from all-Canadian guard Showron Glover, the underdog, fifth-seeded Huskies beat the No. 2-ranked British Columbia Thunderbirds 91-81 last night in the championship game of the Final 8 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa.
It was the T-Birds’ second straight loss in the national final.
“People doubted us … Everybody doubted us,” Glover told TSN afterward after stripping his jersey off in celebration. “They had us seeded fifth … Who No. 1 now?”
T-Birds point guard Josh Whyte, named CIS player of the year last week, was held to 18 points.
The Huskies knocked off the No. 1-ranked defending champion Carleton Ravens in Saturday’s semifinals.
Huskies head coach Greg Jockims was a head coach of the Cape Breton Capers from 1994 to 1998.
The Capers, meanwhile, finished fifth after losing 82-74 to the Calgary Dinos in Friday’s quarterfinals. They beat the Lakehead Thunderbirds 87-65 on Saturday and the Windsor Lancers 95-92 in overtime yesterday.
The Final 8, which has been held in Ottawa the past three years, returns to the Metro Centre in Halifax for 2011 and 2012.
