Shooting Stars advance to CEBL final with win over River Lions

The Scarborough Shooting Stars will be playing for the Canadian Elite Basketball League championship on Sunday after edging the Niagara River Lions 74-71 in the Eastern Conference final on Friday at Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.

Cat Barber led the Shooting Stars with 15 points, while Gedi Juozapaitis chipped in with 13 and Isiaha Mike netted 12.

Jahvon Henry-Blair scored 20 points for the River Lions, while Edward Ekiyor added 15.

The River Lions led 20-14 after the first quarter, but the Shooting Stars took a 35-32 lead into the half.

The Shooting Stars will play the winner of the Vancouver Bandits-Calgary Surge Western Conference final — which was scheduled for later Friday at the LEC — in Sunday's championship final.