LANGLEY, British Columbia (Interstat) — Fraser Valley Bandits defeated visiting Winnipeg Sea Bears 114-90 on Sunday at Langley Events Centre. The Bandits took a 29-12 lead after the first quarter and never trailed. Fraser Valley led 54-33 at halftime and 78-58 entering the fourth, then outscored Winnipeg 36-32 in the final period.

Mychal Mulder paced Fraser Valley with 29 points. Mitchell Creek, the top star for Fraser Valley, added 28 points, six rebounds and six assists. Shamar Givance finished with 16 points and 18 assists. Emmanuel Akot led Winnipeg with 20 points. Stephen Zimmerman had nine points and 12 rebounds. Xavier Moon added 15 points and six rebounds. D.J. Burns scored 13 points. Teddy Allen had 14 points and seven rebounds. Tevin Brown contributed six points and seven rebounds. John Knight added 12 points for the Bandits.

Fraser Valley improved to 1-0, while Winnipeg dropped to 0-1 in Canadian Elite Basketball League play.