Parm Bains bounced back from his worst long-distance shooting night of the season, pouring in 27 points to spark the University of the Fraser Valley men's basketball team to a 95-86 road win over the Mount Royal Cougars on Saturday.

Bains, the Canada West leader in three-pointers, endured a 1-for-11 performance from beyond the arc in Friday's 86-82 win over the Cougars. He was back in rhythm for Saturday's rematch, knocking down four triples and handing out five assists as the Cascades (10-6) erased a halftime deficit to run their win streak to seven games.

Mount Royal (3-13) got a game-high 30 points from Matthew Guinto, but mustered just 38.7 per cent shooting from the field as a team.

"He struggled a little bit in the first quarter, but he really came alive in the second half and gave us a spark offensively," Cascades head coach Adam Friesen said of Bains. "He's a veteran player, a fifth-year guy, and he's been through the grind of past seasons and knows how valuable each win is in Canada West. 

"Any time you can get two wins on the road, you're satisfied. We're happy to keep our momentum going into Kamloops next week."

The Cascades caught fire midway through the first quarter, unfurling a 12-2 run to seize a 24-13 lead. Matt Cooley found match-ups he liked in the post and scored eight points in the frame, and Jordyn Sekhon scored six off the bench.

The Cougars turned the tables in the second, racking up 28 points to take a 41-38 edge into the break. Guinto lit the fuse, scoring 15 points in the quarter. 

UFV got rolling in the third quarter – Jaskarn Bajwa capped an 11-2 surge with a fast-break dunk, and the visitors took a 64-57 lead into the fourth.
 

?? MBB | Cascades flying in the third quarter, @jazzzy_BO gets out on the break for the DUNK! ?? pic.twitter.com/mVVJNvnAMe

— UFV Cascades (@UFVCascades) January 26, 2020

The final frame was high-scoring, with the Cascades surrendering 29 points but countering with 31 at the offensive end. UFV led by as many as 12, and while MRU would cut the deficit to 86-81 on a Guinto trey with just over two minutes left in regulation, the Cascades were never in serious danger in the dying minutes.
 

?? MBB | You just can't give @ParmBains_ that much space. ??????

Cascades leading by nine in the 4Q! #GoCascades pic.twitter.com/ZnOgvp2fc6

— UFV Cascades (@UFVCascades) January 26, 2020

Cooley finished with 16 points, while Sukhjot Bains (12 points, 15 rebounds) and Daniel Adediran (12 points, 12 rebounds) both registered double-doubles for the Cascades.

Adam Pahl (16) and Nate Petrone (12) joined Guinto as double-digit scorers for the Cougars. 

The UFV basketball teams are on the road again next weekend, heading to Kamloops to face the Thompson Rivers WolfPack in a Friday/Saturday set.