Alberta, Ontario to play for gold in wheelchair basketball

Top seed and host Alberta and dark horse Ontario will battle for the gold medal in wheelchair basketball at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer.
 
Quebec and New Brunswick will be vying for the bronze medal at 5 p.m. Thursday followed by the gold medal match at 7 p.m. The medal games will take place at the Gary W Harris Canada Games Centre.

The powerhouse Alberta team remained the only undefeated team at Canada Games with a 56-37 win over New Brunswick in the semifinals on Wednesday. Bradon Doll of Camrose led the Alberta attack with one assist short of a triple double, finishing with 26 points, 14 rebounds, and 9 assists.

Ontario was victorious in a heated semifinal match with rival Quebec in front of a packed crowd. Both teams came out with guns blazing, exchanging leads throughout the game. In a huge upset, Ontario pulled ahead for the 48-46 win to end Quebec’s 24-game winning streak at the Canada Games dating back to 2003.

Alberta and Ontario collided in round robin action in one of the most heated and closest matches of the tournament, where Alberta pulled ahead by five points in the end. Ontario will be looking to draw even in a rematch that is sure to be an epic battle.