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

Game 11
Saturday March 1, 2008
Scheduled start time: 6:00 p.m.
Actual start time: 6:02 p.m.

Teams:
Oak Bay - S1 Winner Game 9  vs
Cowichan - N1 Winner Game 10

Referees: Richard Clouthier (Nanaimo) &
Jamie Clegg (Victoria)


1st Quarter:         12-17 Cowichan
2nd Quarter:        14-11 Oak Bay = 26-28 Cowichan
3rd Quarter:         14-13 Oak Bay = 40-41 Cowichan
4th Quarter:         16-18 Cowichan = 56-59 Cowichan

Final Score:      59-56 Cowichan
                             Cowichan advances to the BCs
                             Oak Bay is eliminated

High Scorers for Oak Bay:
Kevin Prilbilsky 24

Manny Pasquale 17


High Scorers for Cowichan:
Steve McKinnon 18

Chris Kline 15

Jordan Weisner 12

Running score:
:00 to go - Pasquale buzzer beater no good - Cowichan Thunderbirds advance to the BC's beating Oak Bay 59-56

:03 to go - McKinnon with a chance to send his team to Vancouver standing at the line - nails the first
:03 to go - Timeout Oak Bay
:03 to go - Oak Bay misses the three - and fouls sending Cowichan to the line
:41 to go - Big offensive rebound by Kneen
1:12 to go - Oak Bay turnover
1:44 to go -  retains possession on the big offensive board - can't capitalize
2:18 to go - Oak Bay burns their first timeout
2:47 to go - Crowd going nuts over Kline trey - Cowichan 58-56
3:32 to go - McKinnon clutch with the hoop - Oak Bay 56-55
3:48 to go - Fraser at the stripe nails both - Oak Bay 56-53
4:03 to go - Weisner straight back 1 on 3 to make the lead only one - Oak Bay 54-53
4:20 to go - Kline with the vital basket - within four 54-51
4:53 to go - Cowichan timeout after the Page breakaway lay-up - Oak Bay increases their lead to 54-49
5:25 to go - Oak Bay bucket Pasquale - Oak Bay 52-49
5:55 to go - Pasquale with his fourth - Kline with the lay-up - Oak Bay 50-49
6:16 to go - Weisner with the tough off-balance shot - Oak Bay right back still leading 50-47
7:31 to go - Kneen with his second - Reid Fraser to the stripe - Oak Bay 48-45
8:38 to go - McKinnon with the touch floater - Oak Bay 46-45
9:07 to go - Timeout Cowichan after Pasquale nails a three once again to give Oak Bay the lead 46-43
9:46 to go - Pasquale finding his touch with the triple - Weisner answers back - Tied at 43
:00 to go - Cowichan barely hanging on 41-40 after three quarters
:21 to go - Cowichan regains the lead by one 41-40
:46 to go - Pasquale ties the game with the clutch three - 40 all
1:17 to go - Pasquale steal and assist - Pribilsky three - Cowichan leading 40-37
1:44 to go - Pribilsksy jumper - Cowichan 40-34
2:00 to go - Basket good by Pribilsky - foul after release - Cowichan shooting two - Cowichan 39-32
2:48 to go - Kline steps up and hits one from the line - 37-30
3:03 to go - Oak Bay basket - Cowichan 36-30
3:41 to go - Pribilsky returns to game
3:58 to go - Pasquale goes up one handed and gets blocked on a borderline non-call
4:14 to go - Cowichan travel and immediate Oak Bay turnover
4:57 to go - Pasquale fails to convert on two consecutive shots from three point land
5:08 to go - Kline picks up his third personal on the reach-in
5:47 to go - McKinnon off the Weisner steal - Cowichan leads 36-28
6:50 to go - Weisner the other way for the T-Birds - Cowichan 34-26
7:26 to go - Pribilsky crossover and drive - Oak Bay with in four 32-28
8:17 to go - Cowichan G Chris Smith to line on on the Pasquale foul - Cowichan 32-26
8:38 to go - McKinnon powers to the hoop and gets fouled - Cowichan 31-26
9:04 to go - Teams trade silly turnovers
9:35 to go - Cowichan's McKinnon for the deuce - Cowichan 30-26
Oak Bay ball at the start of the 3rd period
:00 to go - At the half - CowHi 28-26
:11.7 to go - Pasquale fouled on the drive as the shot-clock expires - CowHi 28-26
:38.4 to go - Kneen is a muscle up as the shot clock expires - CowHi 28-24
1:10 to go - Oak Bay gets 1 from the line - CowHi 26-24
1:25 to go - Kneen for 2 - CowHi 26-23
1:55 to go - Pasquale turnover
2:13 to go - Kline hits both - Cowichan back in the lead 24-23
2:13 to go - Oak Bay uses their 2nd timeout of the 1st half
2:13 to go - Reid Turner fouls
2:50 to go - Pasquale with a 17' baseline jumper - Oak Bay with the lead - 23-22
3:05 to go - McKinnon shooting blanks
3:32 to go - Prilbilsky with 2 from the line - CowHi 22-21
3:40 to go - Kneen with only 1 from the line - CowHi 22-19
3:40 to go - Oak Bay with the missed box out on Kneen - Kneen with an offensive board and the foul going up
4:49 to go - Prilbilsky fouled on a drive - 1 for 2 from the line - CowHi 21-19
5:05 to go - Andrew Jeklin fouls Pasquale AFTER his missed a 3-pointer
5:27 to go - Oak Bay with an over-and-back on an end-line throw-in
6:07 to go - Fraser with 2 more from the line - CowHi 21-18
6:07 to go - Kneen with his 1st foul
6:21 to go - Cowichan answers back then fouls Prilbilsky - CowHi 21-16
6:50 to go - Prilbilsky with a great windmill move through the key with a soft kiss off the glass - CowHi - 19-16
7:24 to go - Weisner gets his 3rd personal foul for Cowichan - Fraser at the line shooting two - Fraser hits both - CowHi 19-14
8:01 to go - Dylan Jones with a hold on Kneen's jersey
8:10 to go - Steal by Pasquale
8:29 to go - Reid Fraser with his 2nd foul for Oak Bay
9:39 to go - Offensive foul Oak Bay
Cowichan gets the ball to start the period and promptly turns it over
:00 to go - 1st period in the bag - CowHi 17-12
:35.6 to go - Chris Kline shooting 2 for CowHi - Prilbilsky with the foul - Kline hits both - CowHi 17-12
1:40 to go - Cowichan 15-12
2:43 to go - Timeout Oak Bay
3:10 to go - Prilbilsky from Manny Pasquale on the break - tied at 12
3:55 to go - Kneen is fouled by Oak Bay's Reid Turner - Kneen hits both from the line - CowHi 12-10
4:10 to go - turnover Oak Bay
4:52 to go - Prilbilsky with a trey to tie it at 10
4:55 to go - Weisner gets his 2nd for Cowichan
5:30 to go - trading hoops - Cowichan 10-7
6:20 to go - McKinnon for 2 - Cowichan 8-3
7:02 to go - Oak Bay's Scott Grant gets his 2nd foul - Steve McKinnon is good for 2 from the line - CowHi 6-3
7:18 to go - Prilbilsky steal and break-away lay-up - CowHi 4-3
8:23 to go - Oak Bay turnover - transition bucket CowHi - CowHi 4-1
8:45 to go - Ben Kneen for Cowichan - Cowichan 2-1
9:01 to go - Cowichan's Jordan Weisner fouls Kevin Prilbilsky on the drive - Prilbilsky goes 1 for 2 - Oak Bay 1-0
Oak Bay wins the tip