The University of the Fraser Valley men's basketball team extended its win streak to 10 games in heart-stopping fashion, edging the Victoria Vikes 98-94 on the road on Friday.

The Cascades got off to an incredible start, racing out to a 19-point lead in the first quarter. But the host Vikes battled back to cut the deficit to 46-43 at the half, and the outcome was in doubt until Daniel Adediran came up with a steal on the Vikes' last-gasp push up the floor and hit a pair of game-clinching free throws with 0.7 seconds left in regulation.

The smallest players on UFV's roster, point guards Vick Toor and Parm Bains, came up large on this night. Toor played all 40 minutes and posted a huge double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds – both team-high totals. Bains, meanwhile, scored 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, relishing the role of closer.

The Cascades (11-4, tied for third in Canada West) and Vikes (5-8) wrap up the weekend set on Saturday evening (7 p.m., CanadaWest.tv).

"We came out with a great start, which is obviously terrific, but the boys really understood this game was going to be close and would come down to the fourth quarter," UFV bench boss Adam Friesen said. "We knew what it would take to win a 40-minute basketball game, and we gave a pretty good effort."

The Cascades' spectacular start saw them build a 23-4 lead, hitting five three-pointers during that stretch with Sukhjot Bains and Mark Johnson hitting two apiece. The Vikes, though, responded with a strong second quarter, outscoring UFV 32-20 and trimming the deficit to three at the break.

Victoria grabbed its first lead since 2-0 when Jordan Charles hit a triple early in the fourth quarter to make it 73-72. But after a timeout, the Cascades reeled off treys on three straight possessions, reclaiming the lead at 81-73. Two of those shots from downtown came from Parm Bains. Later on, he would score seven straight UFV points to keep them in front down the stretch.

The Vikes hung tough, though, and drew to within 95-94 on Scott Kellum's jumper with 11 seconds left. UVic had just two team fouls at that point, and by the time they had amassed enough fouls to send Johnson to the line, there were just 6.2 seconds left.

Johnson made the first free throw but missed the second, giving the Vikes a chance to go the length of the court to tie or take the lead. But Adediran stepped in front of Jake Newman's crosscourt pass, and was fouled with 0.7 seconds left. He iced the game at the line.

Andrew Morris had a strong effort for the Cascades with 19 points and six boards, and Sukhjot Bains had 15 points and seven boards before fouling out with five minutes left in regulation. Johnson finished with a well-rounded stat line: nine points, seven rebounds, seven assists.

Charles poured in a game-high 31 points for the Vikes, and Kellum had 25 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals. Aaron Tesfagiorgis sparked UVic's second-quarter surge and finished with 16 points off the bench.

Bright spots for the Cascades included their effort on the boards (winning the rebounding battle 45-36), and their shooting from the field (50 per cent). But they managed just 12-of-21 from the foul line.

"Vick had arguably the best game of his career so far," Friesen enthused. "He was terrific. He set the tempo of the game for us, he made players better around him, and he kept building confidence for our group with his play. Overall, he was just huge for us and he deserved to play all 40 minutes.

"Parm was the closer, no doubt, today. At some point in the fourth quarter, we kind of said, 'Hey, put us on your back and make plays.' They single-teamed him, gave him some opportunities to get his shot off, and he was big."