The Bisons men’s basketball team earned a 78-62 victory over the University of Regina Cougars on Friday, Oct. 31.

In the first quarter, Daren Watts opened the scoring for the Bisons with a jump shot at 9:20 for a 2-0 lead. The cougars gave a swift response as Kaz Dornstauder made a three-point jump shot at 9:08 to bring the score to 3-2. Watts later made a free throw at 6:05 to regain a 7-3 advantage for the Bisons. Tito Obasoto added two free throws for the Bisons at 1:50 to make the score 15-11, and with three seconds left, Taven Vigilance made a free throw to extend the Bisons’ lead to 21-13.

At 8:13 in the second quarter, Bisons’ Ramogi Nyagudi made a three-point jump shot, assisted by Watts, widening their lead to 28-13. At 5:04, Nyagudi added another three-point jump shot, with an assist from Mason Kraus, making it 31-19. Manyang Tong made a three-point jump shot at 2:49, assisted by Kraus, to keep the Bisons ahead 36-24.

In the third quarter, Nyagudi made a dunk at 8:39, assisted by Watts, to push the Bisons’ lead to 40-30. Watts followed with a layup at 4:39, widening the lead to 50-35. Bisons Brandt Lenz made a jump shot at 1:03, making it 61-39. Isaiah Bay made a free throw for the Cougars at 0:30, bringing the score to 61-40.

At 3:14 of the fourth quarter, Bisons Jonam Kazadi made a free throw to give them a 70-50 lead. Entering the game with 1:34 remaining, Hudson Wollf made a layup at 0:30, extending the Bisons’ lead to 78-62, which stood as the final score.

In the second game on Saturday, Nov. 1, the Cougars defeated the Bisons 77-72.

The Bisons will open their home season against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. CT and Friday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. CT at the Investors Group Athletic Centre.