2025-26 Men's Basketball News
The UPEI Panthers refused to fade Friday night, clawing back from double-digit deficits and pulling even late. But AUS MVP DJ Jackson slammed the door, scoring the final eight points as the St. FX X-Men held on for an 86-78 win at the Chi Wan Young Sport Centre.
Owen Smith turned the fourth quarter into his own highlight reel.
Acadia shot it well all night—nearly 48 per cent from the floor and close to 70 per cent in the opening quarter—and the UPEI Panthers still didn’t blink. They stayed patient, won the possession game, and waited for the moment to take control.
Kyree Thompson did everything he could to close it out, but in the end it wasn’t enough.
For a quarter and a half, the UPEI Panthers had UNB right where they wanted them—trading stops, trading baskets, and playing with the kind of edge needed to beat the Reds.
Down four regulars and staring at a tight AUS playoff race, the UPEI Panthers didn’t have the luxury of easing into Friday night, and they didn’t.
In the final seconds, it looked like UPEI might steal one.
UPEI flipped the script in a hurry.
The Saint Mary’s Huskies refused to let history repeat itself. Less than 24 hours after a heartbreaking double-overtime loss, they stormed back Saturday night and flipped the script, outlasting the UPEI Panthers 96-93 in overtime.
The UPEI Panthers dug deep and delivered an instant classic Friday night, outlasting the Saint Mary’s Huskies 95-90 in double overtime to earn their first win of the season and remind the AUS why they’re still the defending champions.