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Vancouver Bandits drop road game to Winnipeg

91原创-based pro basketball team looks to bounce back on home court at LEC on Sunday
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Vancouver Bandits lost 93-84 to Sea Bears in Winnipeg on June 21, despite efforts from players such as M.J. Walker. (Canadian Elite Basketball League/Special to 91原创 Advance Times)

By Zulfi Sheikh/Special to 91原创 Advance Times

Vancouver Bandits saw its three-game win streak snapped earlier this week, when they went up against the Sea Bears in Winnipeg, falling 93-84.

Teddy Allen finished the game with a stat line of 28 points, five rebounds and seven assists for Winnipeg. Wednesday night鈥檚 performance makes it seven straight games where the guard has eclipsed the 20-point mark.

He was helped by E.J. Anosike, who scored 17 points on an efficient 70 per cent shooting and Glen Yang who dropped 14 points 鈥 four rebounds and seven assists.

Yang came through in the clutch as he scored nine of those points in the fourth quarter and target score to help the Sea Bears to victory.

鈥淲e鈥檙e really proud to see him have a moment like that,鈥 said Winnipeg head coach Mike Taylor. 鈥淪o much attention is brought to Teddy, so there鈥檚 opportunities for other guys to step up.鈥

On the other side it was M.J. Walker who led the way for the Bandits, as he finished the game with a team-high 21 points and five rebounds on an impressive 77 per cent from the field.

Giorgi Bezhanishvili contributed 12 points and 13 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season.

To no one鈥檚 surprise, the first quarter was a back-and-forth affair, keeping consistent with the previous two matchups between Vancouver and Winnipeg this season. Neither team was able to build a significant lead early.

Bandits guard Jahenns Manigat 鈥 after going scoreless in the first quarter 鈥 ended the half with 12 points on a stellar 4-of-5 shooting from distance. None of which were more impactful than the three he drained in the final seconds of the half that gave his team a 50-43 lead at the break.

Allen was doing his part for Winnipeg as they were trying not to lose back-to-back games for the first time this season. He scored six points in the third quarter as his team tried to cut down the Bandits lead.

His efforts were rewarded as the Sea Bears bench woke up to support their leader.

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Specifically, it was Watson-Gayle 鈥 one of the front-runners for CEBL sixth man of the year 鈥 who stepped up. After scoring just four points in the first half, the bench guard dropped eight in the third, punctuated by back-to-back triples that tied the game at 64-64 at the 2:08 mark of the quarter.

Allen continued to take the game over for his team as he drilled three triples 鈥 seven total to that point 鈥 as Winnipeg went on a massive 19-4 run to go up 84-77 heading into target score time.

The Sea Bears had previously struggled in the final frame this entire season, being outscored at the end of games more often than not.

This contest, however, did not go that way as Yang put Winnipeg on his back and led them to their sixth win of the season.

Yang scored seven of his team鈥檚 nine points in target score time, making the last two baskets that gave the Sea Bears a 93-84 victory.

Despite Vancouver鈥檚 three-game win streak being snapped, head coach Kyle Julius did see room for upside as his squad was getting set to head back home to regroup.

鈥淲e need a lot of work, time and energy,鈥 Julius said.

鈥淲e haven鈥檛 had any real opportunity to practise. We鈥檝e only been together a couple weeks and have had two eight-day road trips. We鈥檙e going to try and get back home, get some work in and then we can evaluate how good we can be after that,鈥 he shared.

Next up, the Bandits return home to 91原创 and the 91原创 Events Centre, where they will host the Calgary Surge on Sunday, June 25 for the club鈥檚 Indigenous celebration night.

Doors open at 3:30 p.m., with tip-off at 5.

Single game tickets for the fifth season of Bandits Basketball are still available .

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Vancouver Bandits lost 93-84 to Sea Bears in Winnipeg on June 21, despite efforts from players such as Shaquille Keith. (Canadian Elite Basketball League/Special to 91原创 Advance Times)


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