Vancuver Bandits learned from their loss to Ottawa BlackJacks earlier in the month, and the result was a 104-95 victory over the Ottawa BlackJacks Saturday night on Envision Financial Court at Langley Events Centre.
“The way they beat us was pretty evident and obvious,” said Vancouver Bandits coach Kyle Julius of the earlier meeting on June 2. “So, I thought we did a great job – for the most part – correcting what hurt us, so that was nice to see.”
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Coach Kyle Julius got the squad fired up after tonight’s win.
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“I think there was probably a little more urgency defensively,” he explained.
Bandits led for all but 29 seconds of the game, thanks in large part to a 30-point opening quarter. After that, however, the shorthanded offence struggled to maintain the same rhythm.
“Fatigue. We just didn’t have our rotation,” Julius said. “We were shorthanded, and I wasn’t really surprised with the ebb and flow and the dips we had.”
“Even D’Andre Davis – who is going to be a very good player for us – but if you look at his ankle, it’s still swollen, so he’s out there hobbling around.”
The offence was powered by Jarkel Joiner, who had 37 points – a franchise record – seven assists and four rebounds.
“The coaches had a great game plan, and we executed it,” Joiner said. “We locked in, we didn’t take the game for granted.”
Joiner had a larger role in the game with point guard and leading scorer Jaelen House sidelined.
“Honestly, it’s hard without him. He makes the game so much easier with his quickness, how fast he is, how explosive he is, how he sees the game,” Joiner admitted.
“But coach needed me to step up tonight, and (Duane Notice) helped with the point guard role, and everybody stepped up.”
Miller Kopp added 15 points and eight rebounds, Mychal Mulder finished with 13 and Tyrese Samuel chipped in 10 points and eight boards. Dominic Parolin came off the bench to finish with a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds, giving Vancouver five scorers in double figures.
Bandits improved to 7-2 atop the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s Western Conference. BlackJacks fell to 4-5, dropping into a tie for third place in the Eastern Conference.
Up next, the Bandits return to Envision Financial Court on June 15 to host the Eastern Conference-leading Scarborough Shooting Stars (7-1) at 7 p.m.