ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Cameron Forte had 28 points and 10 rebounds, and the Fraser Valley Bandits beat the Edmonton Stingers 113-100 on Sunday in the Canadian Elite Basketball League Summer Series.
Kyle Johnson added 19 points and Jahenns Manigat chipped in 16 as the Bandits (1-0) had six players score in double figures.
Adika Peter-Mcneilly led the Stingers (0-1) with 18 points, while Xavier Moon had 16 points and seven boards.
The CEBL Summer Series is a 26-game, round-robin competition being held at the Meridian Centre and will decide the second-year league’s 2020 champion. Games are being played with no fans in attendance.
Tipoff on Saturday between Niagara and Hamilton marked the first professional, non-exhibition team sports action in the country since COVID-19 shut leagues down in mid March.
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RATTLERS 96 RIVER LIONS 79
ST. CATHARINES, ONT. — Negus Webster-Chan hit six threes and finished with 20 points to lift Saskatchewan (1-0) over Niagara (1-1).
Kemy Osse had 17 points and nine rebounds and Kevin Bracy-Davis added 16 for the Rattlers.
Daniel Mullings led the River Lions with 16 points.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 26, 2020.
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