Bright future for the freshman.

The second half was marred by poor shooting and sloppy play. Both teams started getting into foul trouble. Kyle Julius and Radhi Knapp for Guelph and Josh Poirier for Carleton all missed considerable time due to foul trouble. Poirier's absence made it clear that Carleton's shooting prowess would have to make an appearance in order to complete this impressive season. With less than 5 minutes to go Carleton's shooters caught fire. Rob Smart, Jafeth Maseruka, and Osvaldo Jeanty all hit from beyond the arc. Guelph responded with threes from Julius and J.S. Esposito as well as excellent inside presence from Michael Ayanbadejo, making it 56-54 Carleton in the latter stages. Carleton's Jeanty was fouled on the following play. However he managed only 1 of 2 free throws, keeping Guelph alive in the dying seconds. Desperation three point attempts by both Esposito and Juluis rimmed out and Carleton went on for a 57-54 victory.

The victory caps an incredible season for Carleton. The Ravens finished the season 27-1, and bring the first CIS Championship of any sport to back to Carleton. Guard Jafeth Maseruka was named a tournament All-Star, while first-year standout Osvaldo Jeanty took home tournament MVP honours. Jeanty's play carried Carleton through some poor shooting performances, and helped offset Poirier's foul trouble. Jeanty led Carleton in scoring over the final two games, and went 10-13 from the charity strip against Guelph. This was an impressive start for the 1st year Communications student, who will be looking for back-to-back titles for Carleton next year.

In the consolation final, Halifax truly proved it was Canada's basketball capital. Despite losing their opening round games, local favourites St. Mary's and UPEI sent Maritimers home happy with their second round victories, to secure a birth in the consolation final. The All-Maritime consolation final was more than expected. An electrified crowd was treated to a memorable game, with UPEI taking it 82-74 in double overtime. This was yet another overtime game for the Panthers, who set a CIS record with three consecutive OT games in the tournament. After a first round heart-breaking loss to Carleton 63-60, UPEI rallied late to beat McMaster 88-80, in the consolation semi-final, finally beating the Huskies in the consolation final.

The tournament was all that was expected; upsets, entertaining, and competitive. UPEI's three straight over-time games, Graham Hewitt (31 points) and Tyler Wood (30 points) exchanging buckets for McMaster and UPEI, respectively, Guelph's Michael Ayanbadejo averaging a double-double for the tournament (15.3 ppg, 11 rpg), SMU's Ben McCarthy's 63% shooting percentage (27 points) in a loss to UPEI. The star of the tournament had to be Jeanty however. Jeanty averaged 14 ppg, 5.3 rpg, and also shot 16 for 21 from the line (76%). He stepped up his game when the high-octane offense of Carleton was sputtering. Suffering a laceration on his face from a Guelph elbow, Jeanty remained down for minutes, only to return to the game to lead his team to victory. A gutsy performance from one of Canada's rising basketball stars.

TOURNAMENT MVP AND ALL-STARS MVP: Osvaldo Jeanty, Carleton Ravens