The Winnipeg Wesmen pulled away in the fourth quarter to complete a weekend sweep of the UFV Cascades, prevailing 92-82 in Canada West men's basketball action on Saturday.

Behind a big game from point guard Narcisse Ambanza (22 points, six rebounds, four assists), the Wesmen (2-0) followed Friday's 77-75 season-opening win with a second straight over the Cascades.

The UFV squad (0-2) is now headed into a bye week before hosting the UBC Okanagan Heat on home-opening weekend, Nov. 15-16 at the Envision Financial Athletic Centre.

"I thought in the first half we were pretty reasonable (defensively)," Cascades head coach Adam Friesen said afterward. "The start of the third quarter, they came out really strong and we didn't have an answer for it. We lost too many shooters today. They played great, and we've got to clean up on some things."

The Cascades had a solid start, building a 15-9 lead as Parm Bains exploded for 11 quick points. The Wesmen stayed close, though, with Billy Yaworsky catching fire in the second quarter. His triple to beat the halftime buzzer gave the hosts a 39-36 lead at the break.

The third quarter was closely contested, but Winnipeg's Adam Benrabah shook loose to knock down back-to-back three-pointers late in the frame, giving his team a 63-57 edge heading to the fourth.

The Wesmen continued to expand the lead in the final frame, led by Ambanza. The fourth-year player poured in eight points in quick succession, capped by a three-pointer to give Winnipeg an 81-67 lead with six minutes remaining, and they cruised from there.

"Winnipeg's a really good team, and this weekend's only going to make us better, starting our season against one of the better players in the whole league," Friesen said, lauding Ambanza's play.

Parm Bains finished with a team-high 18 points, and Daniel Adediran (17) and Sukhjot Bains (15) also scored in double figures. Kenan Hadzovic chipped in with eight assists, six rebounds and five points.

Ambanza's 22 points were a game-high for the second straight night, and Yaworsky and Benrabah contributed 16 points apiece for the Wesmen.

- with files from David Larkins / Wesmen Athletics