Vancouver Bandits are heading to the CEBL Championship Weekend on a high note thanks to big back-to-back wins against two of the eastern conference鈥檚 top teams in the Ottawa BlackJacks and Scarborough Shooting Stars.

Bandits鈥� latest win saw Nick Ward鈥檚 double-double night lead the team to an 82-79 victory over the Shooting Stars in the Langley-based club鈥檚 regular season finale on Sunday night, July 30.

The big man notched 24 points and 11 rebounds as he shot 77 per cent from the field, helping Vancouver to its second consecutive win and third in its past four games.

Ward was supported by Marlon Johnson Jr. who added 13 points and six boards as he knocked down three of his four attempts from beyond the arc.

The forward led a second unit that finished the game with a +23 edge in points off the bench as each player from the Bandits鈥� reserves scored six or more points.

鈥淪houtout to Marlon,鈥� said Giorgi Bezhanishvili post-game. 鈥淗e came out super aggressive, doing all the little things on the court鈥�and just everyone off the bench picked up the energy and we got the win because of it.鈥�

Ward scored his team鈥檚 first seven points, before Johnson Jr. came in off the bench and dropped eight points of his own.

Coming out of halftime, Vancouver finally got some production out of starters not named Ward, as the team went on a 15-5 run to begin the third frame.

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Bezhanishvili scored the team鈥檚 first five points in the quarter, before Alex Campbell and Duane Notice each chipped in a bucket.

It ended with Bezhanishvili making a shot from deep to seal the game 82-79.

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As the host team, the Bandits have time to regroup and prepare for their date with destiny.

BC鈥檚 professional basketball team awaits an eventual western conference finalist that it will face in a do-or-die playoff game as part of a Friday, Aug. 11 doubleheader. Winners of Friday鈥檚 doubleheader will advance to the CEBL championship game played on Sunday, August

Single game playoff tickets for Championship Weekend are available for purchase .

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