Ravens, Gaiters to meet in U Sports men’s basketball final

CALGARY — Cedric Mbiaba had 19 points and nine rebounds to lead the Carleton Ravens to a 58-52 victory over the Toronto Metropolitan Bold on Saturday in the U Sports men’s basketball semifinals in Calgary.

The Ravens advance to Sunday’s championship final and will play the Bishop’s Gaiters, who edged the Victoria Vikes 66-65 in Saturday’s other semifinal.

Mark Dike had nine points and four rebounds for the Ravens, who were tied 26-26 at halftime and led 42-37 heading into the final quarter.

Aaron Rhooms had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Bold, while Maxime Louis-Jean added nine points.

Charles Robert had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Gaiters, who were outscored 15-7 in the final quarter but hung on for the win. Zach John added 14 points.

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Geoffrey James led the Vikes with 16 points, while Renoldo Robinson had 13 points and nine rebounds.

The Vikes will play the Bold in Sunday’s bronze-medal game.

BASELINES: The Laval Rouge et Or beat the UBC Thunderbirds 83-75 in Saturday’s first consolation game. Chris Tshibola had a game-high 25 points for Laval. In the second consolation game, the Acadia Axemen beat the Calgary Dinos 88-77. Robbie Grant led the Axemen with 23 points and seven rebounds. Laval and Acadia will play in Sunday’s fifth-place game.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 7, 2026.

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