Langley, BC - Dario Lopez led the UFV Cascades with 28 points, but it was the Trinity Western Spartans who claimed the victory 99-84 on Friday night at the Langley Events Centre.

Lopez led all shooters with 18 points in the first half, as UFV led 44-42 heading into the break. Trinity Western finished the third quarter on a 16-8 run to lead 70-61. The hot play from the hosts continued in the fourth as the Spartans scored the first seven points of the quarter to extend their lead to 16. UFV cut the advantage to as few as eight, but TWU pulled away once again in the late stages to end it 99-84. 

"The third and fourth quarters they got away from us defensively," noted UFV head coach Joe Enevoldson. "Our hands were down and they got going from three in the second half." 

The Spartans shot 16 of 44 from beyond the arc in the game and outscored the Cascades 57-40 in the second half to improve their record to 5-4 on the year. Meanwhile, UFV drops to 3-4 this season.

Mason Bourcier led the Spartans with 24 points including six threes, while Tre Fillmore and David Mutabazi each scored 18. 

Lopez had seven rebounds to go with his 28 points in the game, while Courtenay Anderson put up 20 points of his own for UFV. 

"We have to be better tomorrow. We can commend some of our guys for playing hard, playing some tough minutes, but we have to better."

The two teams clash once again on Saturday at the Langley Events Centre. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. and the game is also available to be watched live on Canada West TV.