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By Victor Kaisar

Canada West Basketball

UNBC basketball teams lose first of two weekend games to Victoria

Nov 29, 2025 | 12:01 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — It was another tough outing for the UNBC Timberwolves basketball teams as they hosted the University of Victoria Vikes at the Northern Sport Centre.

The UNBC men were beaten 76-55 by the Vikes, who are defending national champions. UNBC drops to 2-8, while U Vic improves to a division best 8-2.

The TWolves were without their top scorer Evgeny Baukin for the third game in a row, though they got third year guard Chris Ainsley back from a long injury layoff. Ainsley scored 11 points in his return to the lineup and was named Player of the Game.

Tony Kibonge led the way for UNBC with 13 points, while Miller Davis grabbed a team-high six rebounds.

In women’s action, the UNBC Timberwolves fell 75-63 to the Vikes, as they dropped to 1-9 on the season.

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Summer Toor poured in career-high 15 points off the bench for UNBC, while Viktoriia Filatova, Amrit Manak, and Hazel Phillips added 11 points each.

The TWolves and Vikes will rematch at the Northern Sport Centre this evening, with the women’s game set for 5:00 p.m. followed by the men at 7:00 p.m.