LETHBRIDGE - The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's basketball team just picked up a weekend sweep heading into the semester break following a 73-65 win over the Calgary Dinos in Canada West action Saturday night at the 1st Choice Savings Centre.

The win improves the Horns to 4-6 on the season, good for a tie for 11th in the Canada West with the Dinos, who are also 4-6.

On Saturday night, the Horns held a 36-35 lead at the half before pulling away in the second half to earn the sweep.

Pronghorns first-year guard Kymani Pollard led Lethbridge with 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Ibula added 13 points.

Jeff Rodehutskors had 12 points and four blocks for the Pronghorns and Avery Hutcheson chipped in with 11 points, seven rebounds and four steals.

Jeffrey Tezo came off the bench to lead the Dinos with 15 points Saturday night, while Javier Ramos-Yzquierdo had the double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Ezeoha Santiago also hit double digits for the Dinos with a 14-point outing.

The Pronghorns shot 42.4 percent from the field Saturday night, 21.1 per cent from the three-point line and were 82.6 percent on foul shooting.

The Dinos were 33.8 percent from the field, 30 per cent from beyond the arc and 46.7 percent on free throws.

Lethbridge carried a two-point lead going into the fourth quarter at 55-53. From there, the Dinos shooting just went ice cold, connecting on just 4-of-15 field goals in the final frame, including an incredibly rare 0-for-6 mark from behind the arc. Calgary did what it could and adjusted, getting to the free throw line, but it wasn't enough as the Horns outscored the visitors 18-12 over the final 10 minutes to do just enough for the win.

Calgary now gets a much needed break and is off from conference play until Jan. 6 when Winnipeg comes to The Jack for a weekend series. Meanwhile, the Horns return to action in the New Year with a trip to Calgary to take on Mount Royal.

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