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Game Information
Canada West Best-of-Three Semifinal
Date February 22, 23 and 24 (if needed)
Time 7 p.m.
Location Saskatoon, SK
Venue Ron & Jane Graham Court at the PAC
Series ('00) SSK Leads 17-4
Playoffs 0-0
Home SSK leads 10-1
Last Meeting January 20, 2018
TWU 64 @ SSK 82
5 Things
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The Huskies look to defend back-to-back titles from 2015-16 and 2016-17. They advanced after a 2-1 series win over Winnipeg Wesmen.
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The Spartans come to Saskatoon via a 2-0 quarter-final series win against Alberta. The Spartans averaged 66.0 points against the Pandas.
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The winner of this series will move on to the Canada West Final against either the Regina Cougars or Calgary Dinos. The winner also secures a spot in the U SPORTS Final 8 hosted by Regina.
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The sure-handed Huskies averaged only 9.7 turnovers per game. They also controlled the glass, averaging an 8.3 rebounds vs Winnipeg.
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The Huskie offence has launched a conference-high 31.3 three-point attempts per game, converting 9.7 of them – second highest in the conference.
By The Numbers
10 - Sabine Dukate made 10 three-pointers in the two-game regular season series vs TWU (43 points total).
16 - Lead changes in the regular season series (15 in game one, one in game two).
58.5 - Average points allowed by the Spartans in the quarter-finals, second-lowest in the conference.
86 - Playoff PPG by the Huskies, second-highest in the conference.
Scouting The Trinity Western Spartans
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In their quarter-final series against Alberta, the Spartans shot 40% on 15 attempts from the beyond the arc. The 40% clip is second-highest after the quarter-final round, while 15 attemts is the second-lowest.
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Kayla Gordon leads the Spartan offense, averaging 18.5 PPG in the playoffs. The fifth year-guard shot an average of 12 shots per game, converting 54.2% - a top ten mark in the conference.
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The Spartans 44% playoff field goal percentage is fourth-highest in the conference, thanks in part to 18.0 assists per game which is second-highest in the conference. Defensively, they hold the third-highest rebound margin at 3.0, while limiting opponents to a 35.6 field-goal percentage – second lowest in the conference.