Former Dino Dom Coward led all scorers and rebounders while achieving his sixth double-double of the season in an impressively well-rounded 21 point, 15 rebound, three block-performance that carried the 'Horns to victory.  In an impressive display of distribution, all five 'Horns starters landed themselves in double figures on the scoresheet, with Julian Spearchief-Morris shooting a deadly 5-7 from three-range to rack up 19 points and Morgan Duce and Derek Waldner chipping in 14 and 13 respectively.  Point guard Daryl Cooper passed around an invaluable 11 assists while adding 10 points of his own.

The Dinos were led by the second half surge of recently returned point guard Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson with 18 points.  Fellow injury returnee Boris Bakovic added 15 and Tyler Fidler contributed 14 with both nabbing seven rebounds.  Keenan Milburn also added 14 points.

Coming off of a pair of close losses to the eighth-ranked University of Alberta Golden Bears last weekend, the 'Horns got off to a rousing start in their own gym, featuring three successful three-balls by Spearchief-Morris inside five minutes of play.   Though the 'Horns expanded their lead to nine in the first stanza, a 7-2 run by the Dinos to close out the quarter cut the home team's lead to three. 

Calgary gained a brief lead coming out of the second quarter starting gates but a Cooper dish for a Waldner dunk swung the momentum in the 'Horns' favor and they amassed an eleven point lead heading into the locker rooms for the break.

The 'Horns maintained a comfortable distance in the third quarter, despite historically opening the second half somewhat flat.  An Alex Fletcher trey stretched the lead to 16 with three minutes left to play in the period, but the Dinos engineered a 9-0 run to close it out, leaving the 'Horns with an uncomfortable seven point lead going into the fourth.

Despite a lack of lead changes in the fourth quarter, the Dinos refused to be extinguished, clawing back within four points several times before the final buzzer sounded.   The 'Horns, however, buoyed by a thunderous home crowd, found an answer for each of the charges mounted by the Dinos.  With the lead cut to five by three consecutive Ogungbemi-Jackson jumpers, Duce spun in a layup around 6'9” Fidler, sparking a 'Horns rally to expand the lead to 11 with seven minutes left to play.

The Dinos and 'Horns traded three pointers until Coward's savvy defense resulted in a charge by Bakovic that sent him to the bench with five fouls.   Even without their star forward, the Dinos stayed within one or two possessions as the clock wound down until Coward sealed the win over his former team with two consecutive scores, highlighted by a drive that began at half court and ended in a reverse finger roll to push the lead to 86-80 with one minute to play.  The 'Horns maintained control through the dwindling second and hung on to add to their win column with a 90-80 victory.

The Dinos (4-9) look to rebound Saturday night in the rematch with the horns, with tip-off at 8 p.m. live on CanadaWest.tv.

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