VANCOUVER - The Saskatchewan Huskies outscored the Calgary Dinos 27-14 in the fourth quarter to break open a tie ball game and cruise to their first ever Canada West men's basketball title by a 96-83 score at UBC's War Memorial Gym in Vancouver Saturday night.

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The game was tied 71-71 early in the fourth quarter until Linklater led the Huskies on a 15-4 run, pouring in eight points of his own and adding a few assists to help Saskatchewan pull away from the sixth-ranked Dinos. He finished with game-highs in points (29), assists (13) and steals (9). He ended up one steal and four rebounds shy of a quadruple double.

It was a close back-and-forth game for the first three quarters, with neither side holding a double-digit lead until the fourth. The turnover battle was almost dead-even in the first half, but the Huskies had a 9-5 advantage in that category in the second half.

Canada West scoring champion Showron Glover was held in-check until the fourth quarter, when he scored 11 of his 21 points. He also had eight assists on the night. Duncan Jones chipped in 20 points for the Huskies, and Troy Gottselig had 12 points and nine rebounds.

Ross Bekkering led the Dinos with 23 points, and Robbie Sihota had his second straight double-double with 19 points and 10 boards.

The Huskies were the bottom seed in the Canada West final four, so Jockims knows that capturing their first conference title was huge for both the team's pride and their seeding at the CIS tournament.

The Dinos will join the Huskies at Carleton University for the CIS tournament. The Canada West bronze medalist UBC Thunderbirds may be there as well if they are awarded the wildcard berth, though they won't know until next weekend after all the conference playoffs are finished and the CIS seeds are announced.

The CIS tournament begins on March 19, with the finals going on March 21.

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