Winnipeg  - A fourth quarter rally lifted the Winnipeg Wesmen to a dramatic 74-71 victory over the Lethbridge Pronghorns in the regular season opener for both sides Friday night in Winnipeg.

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Winnipeg trailed 66-59 with over four minutes to play and soon afterwards regrouped scoring 12 unanswered points to take the lead and close out the game. Eric Zimmerman's two-three pointers highlighted the rally.

"We were very fortunate to pick up the win tonight", said Wesmen head coach Mike Raimbault. "I expect tomorrow's game to be a hard fought affair".

Zimmerman finished the game with a game high 27 points, including three-three pointers. Dominique Brown added 15 and Mark McNee finished with 10. Guard Craig Sharpe led Winnipeg on the boards with seven rebounds.

Five Lethbridge players scored in double digits with Dominyc Coward and Logan Reiter scoring 12 each. Daryl Cooper and Alex Fletcher scored 11 while Morgan Duce finished with 10.

Game time Saturday night is 8:00 p.m. for the final game of the regular season opening series at the Duckworth Centre.