The Winnipeg Sea Bears (5-2) hit a franchise-record 20 three pointers to halt the Brampton Honey Badgers’ (4-3) win streak at four with a 110-89 blowout victory at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg. 

Teddy Allen, who didn’t record his first field goal attempt until the four-minute mark in the first quarter, had 9 of those 20 threes—tying the CEBL record for most three pointers scored in a single game. 

“The rhythm of the game presents different opportunities, I wanted to get the ball moving early,” Allen said after the game. 

“I’m just happy we won, that’s really what I was focused on.” 

Allen finished the game with 40 points, three points shy of setting the all-time CEBL record for most points in game. He tied that mark when he scored 42 points against the Scarborough Shooting Stars less than two weeks ago.

Allen also recorded 6 rebounds and 3 assists on the evening to go with shooting 64 percent from three. 

In total, there were seven Sea Bears who hit at least one three pointer. 

“It’s fantastic, it’s a sign that Teddy is using his teammates and making his teammates better,” said Sea Bears head coach Michael Taylor.

Despite the barrage of threes by Winnipeg, it was the Brampton Honey Badgers who jumped out to an early lead and looked on their way to extending their win streak to five. 

Brampton held a 20-11 lead with four minutes to play in the first quarter, and led 25-20 when the period was complete.

However, when Allen started to find his groove offensively, the tide started to shift. Allen made three straight threes to cut the Honey Badgers’ nine point lead to five at the end of the first. 

He then made his fourth three pointer in a row to help the Sea Bears go on a 21-7 run—after trailing by nine—and never look back. 

Five Sea Bears scored in double digits tonight, highlighted by a double-double performance from Winnipeg native Chad Posthumus. The 6’8” forward finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds. 

AJ Hess, in his first start of the season, chipped in with 16 points and 9 rebounds. 

“I think we showed more maturity as a team,” Hess said. “Basketball is a game of runs… I really like how our team responded, went on a run, and opened the game up.”

Winnipeg held Brampton to just five points in the second quarter, taking a 16-point lead into halftime. 

After half, the threes kept falling for the Sea Bears. Winnipeg totalled 6 long balls in the frame, punctuated by 3 from Allen alone. 

With Brampton trailing by over 20 points in the third quarter, reigning CEBL Finals MVP Christian Vital received his second technical foul of the quarter and was ejected—putting a damper on any comeback hopes for the Honey Badgers. 

“Tonight was one of those games where everything was going right for them and wrong for us,” said Honey Badgers head coach Antoine Broxsie. “One of the things I’m going to continue to do is stress staying the course, and most importantly, staying together.” 

Vital finished with 18 points, 5 assists, and 3 rebounds. In his absence, guard Koby McEwen stepped up with 24 points, 16 of which came after Vital’s ejection. He also finished with 6 rebounds and 6 assists. 

Brampton had four starters score in double figures, highlighted by a near double-double from Jeremiah Tilmon, who collected 15 points and 8 rebounds. He also shot 70 per cent from the field. 

But it wouldn’t be enough to overcome the deficit that mounted in the second quarter. 

Winnipeg held a 101-77 lead heading into target score time. 

In target score, when Winnipeg was one point away from victory, Jelani Watson Gayle, an early sixth man of the year candidate who was averaging 14 points off the bench heading into tonight, was fouled. 

He knocked down his third game-winning free throw in target score time to secure the Sea Bears win. 

With the victory, the Sea Bears moved into a tie for first place in the western conference with Calgary. Winnipeg’s next matchup will be against the Surge in Calgary on Sunday. 

Brampton, meanwhile, will look to get back on track in a road meeting with the Scarborough Shooting Stars on Sunday.

Full broadcast schedule of CEBL Games of the Week on TSN can be found here. All games will also be streamed live internationally on the CEBL’s OTT platform, CEBL+, and on the CEBL Mobile app for iOS and Android devices. 

About the Brampton Honey Badgers

One of the original franchises of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), the Brampton Honey Badgers are the defending league champions. Having recently relocated the team to Brampton from Hamilton, the team now proudly calls the CAA Centre home. The Brampton front office and basketball operations department bring NBA, NBA G League, national team, NCAA and major international pro league experience to the franchise. With a vision of promoting Brampton grassroots basketball and local businesses through community and corporate engagement, the Honey Badgers will leverage the explosion of basketball as a vehicle for innovation and change. For more information visit www.honeybadgers.ca.

About the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)
A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives, and referees, the CEBL boasts the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 71 per cent of its 2022 rosters being Canadian. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. Nine players have moved from the CEBL into the NBA following a CEBL season, and 28 CEBL players attended NBA G League training camps during October. The CEBL season runs from May through August.  More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.

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Brampton Honey Badgers

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