One out of three of Owen Klassen's dunks

WOLFVILLE, NS -  The Basketball Axemen improve to 7-4 with a convincing 99-90 win over the Dalhousie Tigers. The big four point win moves Acadia into a 24 point tie with the UPEI Panthers in the AUS standings.
 
The Axemen took the lead in the early minutes of the first quarter and would hold onto their lead for the entire game. Axemen Anthony Sears and Sean Stoqua would net several three baskets in the first frame, giving Acadia a 33-18 lead over the Tigers after one quarter of play.

During the second quarter, the Axemen kept up their dominating offensive play that pushed them into a 20 point lead midway through the quarter on a Owen Klassen first of three dunks. With a 57-41 lead after two quarters, Acadia would maintain leads that fell to no less than 10 point until the closing minutes of the game.
 
Acadia's Anthony Sears, who was named the Subway Player of the Game, scored a game high 29 points while Tiger William Yengue matched Sears' 29 points for Dalhousie.

The Axemen were 53.1% from the floor compared to Dalhousie's 46.6%. The Tigers outscored Acadia 25-24 in the fourth quarter and Head Coach Stephen Baur was not thrilled with the result. "We are excited about picking up this important 4 point win. There were flashes of impressive offensive play and we had a lot of players involved but we need to tighten our defensive play down the stretch".
 
Acadia's starters, including Anthony Ashe, Sean Stoqua, Jonathan Tull and Owen Klassen, scored 17, 13, 10 and 13 points respectively while Sears and Klassen led in rebounds with nine and eight respectively.

Former Axeman Casey Fox was 0-5 from the distant arc and added 18 points to the losing cause.
 
Acadia will look for another win next week as they head to Halifax to visit the Saint Mary Huskies. The Axemen’s next home game will be on Wednesday February 8th as they host the Huskies.