CALGARY – Scoring the games first six points, the Lethbridge Pronghorns jumped on the Calgary Dinos early and never looked back, leading wire-to-wire in a convincing 85-65 win Saturday night in Calgary.
 
Freshman Deng Dak got the party started with a game opening bucket and the Pronghorns never trailed en route to the sweep of the Dinos and a third win in four games in 2022.
 
The win improves the Pronghorns record to 500 at 6-6 and into sole possession of third place in the Central Division with four games to play. The Pronghorns sit only one win ahead of the Mount Royal Cougars, but the Cougars only have two games remaining in their schedule.
 
With the loss the Dinos fall to 9-5 on the season but sit in second place, three wins up on the Pronghorns.
 
De'Andrae Pierre led the way for the Pronghorns with a game high 19 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists. Post Jeff Rodehutskors had another strong night with 14 points and eight rebounds after scoring a season high 22 points on Friday night. Moreau Darlington also had 14 points in the win.
 
For the Dinos, Manyang Tong had a team high 16 points in only 16 minutes of floor time, while Jeffrey Tezo was the only other Dino to hit for double-digits with 10 points. Javier Ramos-Yzquierdo collected a notable 18 rebounds in the loss.
 
The Pronghorns jumped out to a 20-12 lead after the opening 10 minutes, hitting on an impressive 57% from the field, while the Dinos struggled to find any rhythm offensively, shooting only 28% in the quarter.
 
In the second, the Pronghorns poured in another 25 points to take a commanding lead into halftime, 45-31 and continued to be efficient at the offensive end of the floor, hitting on over of 53% of the attempts in the quarter.
 
While the Dinos cut into the Pronghorns lead early in the third quarter, the Pronghorns were able to weather the Dino push, holding a 12 point lead after three and cruise to the 20 point victory.
 
On the night the Pronghorns shot an impressive 47%, which included 42% from behind the arc. The Dinos finished the night shooting a paltry 27% and only 35 trips to the free throw line kept score as close as it was.
 
The Pronghorns will return home for the final regular season home games next weekend, hosting the undefeated Alberta Golden Bears.