Joiner leads Bandits past Blackjacks 104‑95
LANGLEY, British Columbia (Interstat) — Jarkel Joiner scored 37 points with four rebounds and seven assists to lift the Fraser Valley Bandits to a 104-95 victory over the Ottawa Blackjacks on Saturday at Langley Events Centre. Joiner, who also had 23 points in a win over Saskatoon on June 6, keyed a first-quarter surge as the Bandits took a 30-16 lead. Ottawa battled back, closing within five points by halftime behind 29 points from Javonte Smart, but Fraser Valley matched the Blackjacks point for point in the third quarter. Ottawa rallied with 31 points in the fourth quarter, but the Bandits held on behind Dominic Parolin’s 15-point, 13-rebound double-double and Miller Kopp’s 16-point, eight-rebound effort. Matthew Cleveland scored 19 points for Ottawa, and Justin Harmon added 19. Wilson Dubinsky contributed 10 points and four assists for the Blackjacks, whose record fell to 6-7. Fraser Valley improved to 10-3 in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. The Bandits avenged a 114-105 loss at Ottawa on June 2.