BURNABY, B.C. – Simon Fraser outscored the Western Oregon men's basketball team 22-13 after junior forward Tanner Omlid fouled out to seize momentum and win their first Great Northwest Athletic Conference of the season, 68-63, Saturday night at the West Gym.
 
The loss was the first for the Wolves (13-11, 10-6 GNAC) in Burnaby since the 1998-99 season and broke a winning streak of 16 games in the series.
 
How It Happened
Simon Fraser raced out to a 10-2 lead after the Wolves missed their opening eight shots from the floor. WOU battled back with a 9-0 run sparked by a layup from Omlid and seven straight tallied by junior guard Bryan Berg on a lay-up, a 3-pointer and a dunk.
 
After Kedar Wright hit a shot to trim the lead back down to two, Western Oregon went on an 8-0 run to build a 26-16 lead. Omlid had the first five points while junior guard Demetrius Trammell nailed a triple. A late 7-0 Clan run was stopped after a layup from redshirt freshman guard Isaiah Edwards for the Wolves to lead by five, 32-27, at the break.
 
In the second half, the WOU effort to build an eight-point advantage at the 14:51 mark was quickly erased by the first major push by the Clan to pull even at 43-43.
 
The momentum of the game swung to the home team after Omlid's fifth personal foul despite a pair of free throws from junior Ali Faruq-Bey putting the Wolves up 52-46 with 8:24 left.
 
Simon Fraser took a lead with a 9-1 spurt and never saw Western Oregon get closer than two points the rest of the way.
 
Wolves' Top Performers

• Tanner Omlid had a double-double in 24 minutes against the Clan. He went 5-of-9 from the field and 3-of-3 from the stripe for 13 points while adding 11 rebounds and three steals.
• Ali Faruq-Bey was 8-of-9 from the foul line to post a team-high 16 points.
• Bryan Berg had seven of his 10 overall points in the first half. He added three rebounds.

 
For the Clan

• Kedar Wright led Simon Fraser with 19 points and 11 rebounds. In 36 minutes, he also had three blocks and a pair of steals.
• Isiah Sherman-Newsome went for 17 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes.
• Michael Provenzano finished with 12 points and six assists.

 
Stats of the Game

• SFU had 21 offensive rebounds and scored 19 points on second chances. Despite the large offensive rebounding number, the Clan had just a 39-35 overall advantage.
• The Wolves were held to 2-of-17 from behind the 2-point arc, including 0-of-9 in the second half.
• The WOU bench, led by Berg's points, outscored SFU 30-9.

Up Next
The Wolves return to the New P.E. Building to host Alaska on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m.