2018 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship

The 2018 U Sports Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 8–11, 2018 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1][2] It was hosted by Acadia University, which also hosted in 1971 on campus in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The tournament was held at the Scotiabank Centre for the second consecutive year, and was the 31st time the tournament had been played in Halifax.[3]

For the first time in eight years—and just the third time in the past 16—a team other than the Carleton Ravens claimed the national title. The Calgary Dinos edged out the Ryerson Rams to take the championship. It was the first national title for Calgary, and the second consecutive appearance (and loss) in the final game for Ryerson. Carleton took the bronze medal over the McGill Redmen. While the Ravens took some consolation in that, Carleton basketball was buoyed later the same day (March 11), when its women's team claimed its first-ever national crown, in Regina.

Tournament seeds

Seed Team Qualified Regular season record/
Playoff record
1 Carleton Ravens OUA champion 23–0 / 3–0
2 Calgary Dinos Canada West champion 16–4 / 5–0
3 McGill Redmen RSEQ champion 14–2 / 2–0
4 Alberta Golden Bears Canada West finalist 19–1 / 4–1
5 Ryerson Rams OUA finalist 17–6 / 3–1
6 UNB Varsity Reds AUS champion 16–4 / 3–0
7 Brock Badgers OUA semi-finalist (At-large berth) 21–3 / 1–1
8 Acadia Axemen AUS quarter-finalist (Host) 15–5 / 0–1

Results

Bracket

Championship Bracket
  Quarter-Finals
March 8
Semi-Finals
March 10
Final
March 11
                           
  6 UNB Varsity Reds 57  
3 McGill Redmen 88  
  3 McGill Redmen 43  
  2 Calgary Dinos 65  
7 Brock Badgers 76
  2 Calgary Dinos 78  
    2 Calgary Dinos 79
  5 Ryerson Rams 77
  5 Ryerson Rams 88  
4 Alberta Golden Bears 62  
  5 Ryerson Rams 84 Third place
  1 Carleton Ravens 76  
1 Carleton Ravens 81 1 Carleton Ravens 76
  8 Acadia Axemen 64   3 McGill Redmen 71
Consolation Bracket
Semi-Finals
March 10
Fifth place
March 11
      
6 UNB Varsity Reds 65
7 Brock Badgers 81
 7 Brock Badgers 94
8 Acadia Axemen 57
4 Alberta Golden Bears 87
8 Acadia Axemen 92

Quarter-Finals

U Sports
Thursday, March 8
12:00 pm AST
#6 UNB Varsity Reds 57, #3 McGill Redmen 88
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 14–29, 12–21, 15–22
Pts: J. Masters – 19
Rebs: I. Doumbouya – 6
Asts: J. Masters – 4
Pts: D. Ogundokun – 17
Rebs: N. Daoust, D. Pieper – 5
Asts: A. Paquin – 3
Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 500
Referees: Perry Stothert, Derek Sorensen, Brenden Byrne
U Sports
Thursday, March 8
2:00 pm AST
#7 Brock Badgers 76, #2 Calgary Dinos 78
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 17–16, 23–21, 24–19
Pts: J. Simpson – 24
Rebs: J. Simpson – 12
Asts: T. Brown – 4
Pts: M. Diawara – 19
Rebs: J. Verrone – 8
Asts: D. Kapinga – 6
Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Referees: Paul Hansen, Geoff Astles, Reid Keynon
U Sports
Thursday, March 8
6:00 pm AST
#5 Ryerson Rams 88, #4 Alberta Golden Bears 62
Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 15–13, 26–15, 16–13
Pts: M. Diressa – 25
Rebs: J. Mukama – 9
Asts: M. Diressa – 7
Pts: M. Gueye – 12
Rebs: A. Kelly – 5
Asts: B. Clarke, M. Gueye – 3
Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Referees: Matt Boyle, Michael Weiland, Nate Saunders
U Sports
Thursday, March 8
8:00 pm AST
#1 Carleton Ravens 81, #8 Acadia Axemen 64
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 17–18, 15–16, 27–12
Pts: E. Ekiyor – 25
Rebs: Y. Joseph, C. Smythe – 8
Asts: Y. Joseph, M. Tutu – 7
Pts: E. Nissen – 18
Rebs: E. Nissen – 17
Asts: 4 players – 2
Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Referees: Tanner Cerbo,Riley Kerosen, Max Audette

Consolation Semi-Finals

U Sports
Saturday, March 10
11:00 am AST
#7 Brock Badgers 81, #6 UNB Varsity Reds 65
Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 23–16, 18–16, 23–24
Pts: J. Simpson – 29
Rebs: J. Simpson – 11
Asts: I. Ngom, J. Simpson – 3
Pts: J. Masters – 16
Rebs: J. Masters – 8
Asts: D. Pitcher – 4
Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Referees: Paul Hansen, Riley Kerrison, Nate Saunders
U Sports
Saturday, March 10
8:00 pm AST
#8 Acadia Axemen 92, #4 Alberta Golden Bears 87
Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 22–21, 23–16, 24–19
Pts: N. De Palma – 24
Rebs: E. Nissen – 6
Asts: B. Miller – 10
Pts: A. Waddoups – 26
Rebs: M. Gueye – 10
Asts: A. Waddoups – 5
Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia

Semi-Finals

SN360, U Sports
Saturday, March 10
2:00 pm AST
#3 McGill Redmen 43, #2 Calgary Dinos 65
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 7–16, 15–20, 6–13
Pts: A. Paquin – 10
Rebs: N. Daoust – 8
Asts: D. Ogundokun – 2
Pts: D. Kapinga – 19
Rebs: C. Foreman – 10
Asts: M. Diawara – 4
Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Referees: Matt Boyle, Geoff Asteles, Taylor Cervo
SN360, U Sports
Saturday, March 10
6:00 pm AST
#5 Ryerson Rams 84, #1 Carleton Ravens 76
Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 18–25, 27–20, 21–20
Pts: M. Diressa – 28
Rebs: A. Voll – 7
Asts: M. Diressa – 6
Pts: Y. Joseph – 20
Rebs: E. Ekiyor, Y. Joseph – 7
Asts: M. Tutu – 4
Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 3,568
Referees: Michael Weiland, Reid Kenyon, Perry Stothart

Fifth place

U Sports
Sunday, March 11
12:00 pm AST
#8 Acadia Axemen 57, #7 Brock Badgers 94
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 10–23, 16–26, 13–23
Pts: B. Miller – 14
Rebs: B. Miller – 6
Asts: B. Miller – 7
Pts: J. Simpson – 34
Rebs: D. Elgadi – 10
Asts: J. Simpson – 5
Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Referees: Nate Saunders, Brenden Byrne, Derek Sorensen

Third place

U Sports
Sunday, March 11
2:00 pm AST
#3 McGill Redmen 71, #1 Carleton Ravens 76
Scoring by quarter: 9–12, 25–12, 18–24, 19–28
Pts: A. Paquin – 17
Rebs: D. Ogundokun – 6
Asts: A. Paquin – 5
Pts: E. Ekiyor – 21
Rebs: E. Ekiyor – 8
Asts: M. Tutu – 6
Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Riley Kerrison, Paul Hansen, Max Audette

Final

SN360, U Sports
Sunday, March 11
6:00 pm AST
#5 Ryerson Rams 77, #2 Calgary Dinos 79
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 12–18, 21–18, 26–22
Pts: M. Diressa – 28
Rebs: J. Mukama – 6
Asts: M. Charvis – 9
Pts: D. Kapinga – 25
Rebs: M. Diawara – 10
Asts: M. Diawara, D. Kapinga – 6
Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Referees: Michael Weiland, Geoff Askells, Tanner Cervo

See also

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