CALGARY – After remaining unbeaten through the fall semester, the University of Calgary Dinos men's basketball team are looking to ring in the New Year with a pair of wins against the UNBC Timberwolves this weekend in the Jack Simpson Gymnasium. The Dinos will square off against the Timberwolves on both Friday, Jan. 3 (8 p.m.) and Saturday, Jan. 4 (7 p.m.) to open up a new decade. 

FALL RECAP
After an unbeaten run through the conference last season the Dinos are looking to mirror that effect this year as the second half of the season gets underway. The Dinos, who are so far undefeated in the conference this season (8-0), were in tough this fall with a few nail-biter wins at home and away. While the Dinos have been stellar across their entire roster, dominant performances game after game by fourth-year forward Brett Layton have been key. 

SOUTH OF THE BORDER
After a couple weeks off for the Christmas break the Dinos headed south of the border to take on a pair of American teams in California as part of the 44th Annual Tom Byron Classic. The Dinos came up short in two hard fought battles as they took on the Westmont College Warriors and the Master's University Mustangs. Against the Mustangs, it was a last-minute surge by the opposing team that saw the team fall short in their second game down south. 

U SPORTS TOP 10
The final U SPORTS Top 10 rankings of 2019 saw the Dinos hold steady at No. 3. After a strong first half of the season the Dinos will be looking to maintain their momentum and keep things going with the playoff season quickly approaching. 

SCOUTING REPORT
vs. UNBC TIMBERWOLVES
Game Info Friday, Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m., Jack Simpson Gym
2019-20 Record 4-4 (8th in Canada West)
Leading Scorer Tyrell Laing (22.5 points per game)

NOTES

• The Dinos are 3-1 all-time against UNBC. The last three of those contests have taken place in Prince George, B.C. – in fact, the last time the Timberwolves visited the Jack was Nov. 24, 2012.
• Vova Pluzhnikov offered up the team's first Canada West triple-double against the Victoria Vikes in their home opener this season
• The Timberwolves look to improve upon their position as the 11th seed in the Canada West playoffs this season. 
• The Timberwolves last matchup against the Dinos came in October 2017 with the Timberwolves falling to the Dinos 85-75
• Prince George native Tyrell Laing sits in 2nd in the Canada West standings this season for points per game (22.5)

UP NEXT
The Dinos take on the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns next week at Jack Simpson Gymnasium on Thursday Jan. 9 at 8 p.m. 

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