CALGARY – Despite pushing the defending champion Calgary Dinos for the second game in a row, the Lethbridge Pronghorns saw their losing streak extend to six games with a 95-90 loss the reigning U SPORTS Champion and No. 3 ranked Dinos.
 
The Dinos remain perfect on the season and move to 12-0, while the Pronghorns fall to 4-6 at the halfway point of their season.
 
Thursday night in the front half of the home-and-home series, the Dinos prevailed in a spirted affair 91-79 in Lethbridge.
 
After a close first quarter the Pronghorns led at the end of the frame 21-20. They extended their lead in the second quarter to lead the Dinos 42-35 at halftime. The Pronghorns had a lead as big as ten points before the half.
 
The Dinos struggled in the first half shooting 14-of-41 from the field and 1-of-15 from three-point range.
 
In the second half, the Dinos increased their intensity and pace of play to make a third quarter come back, including some highlight reel plays such as an alley-oop slam and a slick behind the back pass. Most notably, the Dinos improved their shooting in the second half as they shot 6-of-11 from beyond the arc. The Dinos led at the end of the third 68-64.
 
In the fourth quarter, the Dinos and Pronghorns went back-and-forth as the Pronghorns cut into the Dinos lead multiple times. Despite the push from the visitors, the Dinos held their own to emerge with the five-point victory.
 
Mambi Diawara led the team with 28 points and six rebounds. Brett Layton was a beast on the boards grabbing 14 rebounds – 12 of which came on the offensive glass – and 17 points. Lars Schlueter finished with a near double-double scoring 16 points and nine rebounds. David Kapinga also had a great night as he scored 23 points on 8-of-18 shooting.
 
Despite the loss, Zach Overwater finished with a double-double with 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting and 12 rebounds, while Mike Pierzchala scored 18 points and two rebounds to lead the way for Lethbridge.
 
With the conference schedule heading into semester break, the Pronghorns will play four non-conference games before the Canada West schedule resumes January 4^th. The Pronghorns will host Carroll College on December 16^th and University of Providence Montana December 29^th. Returning to conference play first weekend in January, the Pronghorns will travel to Saskatoon to face the Saskatchewan Huskies.