Calgary 83 Mustangs 75

Ryan Barbeau had a career high 39 pts

Mustangs Topped by Dinos 83-75 in Exhibition Basketball

10/15/2011 12:08:00 AM
Article by Mustangs Athletics - Chris McLachlin

LONDON, Ont. – The Western Mustangs hosted the University of Calgary Dinos tonight at Alumni Hall in men’s exhibition basketball play and the Dinos outscored the Mustangs 83-75.
Mustangs’ 5th year senior Ryan Barbeau scored five of his game-high 39 points in the first quarter, but it was the Dino’s who jumped out to the early lead 20-13 after the first. Jarred Ogungberri-Jackson paced the Dinos with six points in the first quarter.
The seven point edge in the first quarter proved to be the difference, as the two sides battled up and down the court the rest of the way.
The second quarter saw Calgary only add one point to their lead as the Western offense started to click and the two teams went into halftime with Calgary leading 41-33.
In the third quarter Barbeau caught fire, scoring 18 straight points for the Mustangs as the team scored 21 in the quarter, while the balanced Dinos attack scored 20 to make the score Calgary 61, Western 54 after three.
In the fourth quarter the Calgary defense adjusted their focus to Barbeau and second year Forward Peter Scholtes picked up the slack, pouring in nine of his 20 points in the final frame. Although the Mustangs fought hard and got the deficit within three points in the final minute, the Dinos made critical free throws and shots down the stretch to come out on top 83-75.
The top scorers in the game were Barbeau with 39 for the Mustangs while Ogungberri-Jackson and Tyler Fidler each had 18 for the visiting Dinos.
The Mustangs continue their exhibition schedule on Monday night when the host the Transylvania Pioneers at Alumni Hall at 7:00 PM. The following night they will host the Wittenberg College Tigers.