58th Annual Vancouver Island
Basketball Championships
Alberni Secondary -- February 28 to March 1, 2008

Game 8  Semi-final #2
Friday February 29, 2008
Scheduled start time: 8:00 p.m.
Actual start time: 7:59 p.m.

Teams:
Mt. Douglas - S2 Winner Game 3  vs
Cowichan - N1 Winner Game 4

Referees: Brad Smith (Courtenay) &
Howard Pryde (Victoria)

1st Quarter:         11-12 Cowichan
2nd Quarter:        14-9 Mount Douglas = 25-21 Mount Douglas
3rd Quarter:         15-12 Mount Douglas = 40-33 Mount Douglas
4th Quarter:         20-23 Cowichan = 60-56 Mt. Douglas

Final Score:      60-56 Mt. Douglas
                             Mt. Douglas advances to the BCs!

High Scorers for Mt. Douglas:
Francis Rowe 20

Ian Ruta 18

Steve Carere 10


High Scorers for Cowichan:
Ben Kneen 14

Steve McKinnon 14

Chris Kline 11

Running score:
:00 to go - Mt. Douglas wins 56-60

:22 to go - Cowichan #11 Chris Smith fouls out - Rowe shooting two - 56-50 MD
:26 to go - Rowe hits two from the line - Cowichan for three at the other end - Mount Douglas hanging on 54-50
:43 to go - McKinnon with the hoop - MD 52-47
:58 to go - Two  by CowHi followed by 1-2 from the line - 52-45 Mount Douglas leads
1:16 to go - CowHi turnover on the in bounds - breakaway for Mount Douglas 52-42
1:20 to go - Mount Douglas #8 Abdu Benrabah fouls out
1:42 to go - Mount Douglas 50-42
1:52 to go - McKinnon to the line - Ruta on bench for Mount Doug with ice pack on shoulder - 48-42 MD
2:09 to go - Turnover Mt. Doug
2:28 to go - Kneen with the put back two - Mount Doug 48-41
2:50 to go - Ruta leaves game with apparent left shoulder injury
3:06 to go - 48-39 MD
3:06 to go - Timeout Cowichan
3:32 to go - McKinnon picks up fourth - hes looking sluggish - Mount Douglas 47-39
3:47 to go - Kline goes glass for the triple - Mt. Doug 46-39
5:19 to go - Big Ben Kneen to line for two on the Ruta foul - hits one - 46-36
6:00 to go - Ruta drive and 2 - Mount Douglas leads by 11
6:56 to go - Questionable call on Kneen for his fourth - Ruta at the line hitting both - Mt. Doug 44-35
7:06 to go - Timeout Mount Douglas
8:54 to go - Rowe hits the very tough "J" - Kneen the other way - Mount Douglas 42-35
:00 to go - After three quarters of play, Mount Douglas leads Cowichan 40-33
:03 to go - Kline on the fast break
:56 to go - Cowichan in the paint for two - Mount Doug 40-31
1:09 to go - Mount Douglas 40-29
1:35 to go - Jump ball - Cowichan possession
2:33 to go - Bonus time for Mount Douglas - Ruta at the stripe - makes the second
2:52 to go - Rowe drains the pull up - Mt Doug up 38-29
3:03 to go - McKinnon picks up his third foul and takes a seat
3:28 to go - Mount Doug hard shot - 36-29 lead
3:41 to go - McKinnon picks up his own junk - Mount Doug still leads 34-29
5:10 to go - Cowichan break away points - Mount Doug 34-27
5:49 to go - McKinnon's lack of offense is being made up by spectacular defense - block
6:05 to go - Kneen picks up his third personal foul
6:20 to go - Kneen offensive put-back - Mt. Doug 34-25
6:36 to go - Three shots and two offensive board puts Mt. Doug up 34-23
7:34 to go - Steve Carere for Mt. Doug - 32-23
8:25 to go - Kneen for CowHi - 30-23 Mt. Doug
8:45 to go - CowHi misses two foul shots
9:15 to go - Mt. Douglas with a 2 and 3 to start the half - 30-21 Mt. Doug
2nd half starts with Mt. Doug with the ball
:00 to go - Mount Douglas comes back in the second "Q" to get a 25-21 lead
:45 to go - McKinnon steal but breakaway lay-up miss by Pellerin
2:29 to go - Ruta with the 10 foot jumper - 4 point Mount Douglas lead
2:55 to go - Timeout Mount Douglas
3:08 to go - Mount Douglas leading 23-21
4:04 to go - Rowe with two more, Kline answers back - McKinnon playing with possibly broken nose
4:16 to go - Mount Douglas 19-17 off the free throw
5:00 to go - Ruta for 2 as well - Mount Douglas leads 18-17
5:52 to go - Kneen for 2
6:00 to go - Timeout Cowichan
6:07 to go - McKinnon drops two with the foul
6:26 to go - Ruta with another deuce - Mount Douglas lead 16-12
7:52 to go - McKinnon miss
8:06 to go - Mount Douglas guard to line on Kneen's second - after the shots Mount Douglas still  14-12
8:50 to go - McKinnon can't find his touch
9:39 to go - Ruta drives to give Mount Doug the lead 13-12
:00 to go - To rising chants of "T-Bird Nation" in Port Alberni, Cowichan leads 12-11 over Mount Douglas

:40 to go - Kline ties the game at 11 for Cowichan
1:26 to go - McKinnon misses a pair in the key
2:25 to go - Kneen picks up first as well - Ruta to the line sinks a pair - Cowichan leading 10-9
2:49 to go - Rowe picks up his first foul
3:02 to go - Rowe travel - remains 10-7
3:17 to go - Kneen miss again - McKinnon foul
4:00 to go - Two points Cowichan on the drive - Cowichan 10-7
4:27 to go - Beautiful move, no finish for Kneen
5:15 to go - Kneen with the bucket in the post - Cowichan winning 8-7
5:30 to go - Francis Rowe for the trey - 7-6 Mount Douglas
6:08 to go - Cowichan Steve McKinnon for 2 - 6-4
7:30 to go - Ian Ruta ties the game
7:59 to go - Steal and miss Cowichan
8:45 to go - Chris Kline puts Cowichan up 4-2
9:11 to go - Mount Douglas G Francis Rowe ties it at two
9:26 to go - Ben Kneen for Cowichan opens the scoring on the putback
Cowichan wins the tip