2026 CEBL Finals

(E2) Brampton (11-13) @ (W2) Winnipeg (14-10)

Wednesday's post with info that hasn't changed

CBC has a half-hour pre-game show starting at 3:00 ET/2:00 CDT. TSN2 is joining at 3:30/2:30. Pour nos amis en français, le match est en direct à 15h30 HE/14h30 HAC sur RDS Info avec des rediffusions à 22h30 HE et 8h30 HE dimanche sur RDS, 9h30 HE dimanche sur RDS2, et 19h HE dimanche sur RDS Info.

Wednesday's stats

From wrap-up day to wrap it up day, the regular season closes out with the final two games.

In the back half of the home-and-home Battle of the 401 series, the Brampton Honey Badgers look to avoid being swept by the Scarborough Shooting Stars. Scarborough led for all but a minute Saturday night in Brampton, as Myles Powell dropped 27 points (7/19, 6/17 3PT) including his ninth Target Score winner, one off the league record held by Khalil Ahmad in 2022. Terquavion Smith added 25 (6/13) with 7 assists, and Frank Mitchell had a 15 point (7/13), 17 rebound double-double for his CEBL single-season record 13th double-double. Brampton looks to finish the season at .500 and stop the Shooting Stars from setting the single-season wins record, with Trentyn Flowers (20 points, 9 rebounds) and Sean East II (16 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists) leading the way last game, but they'll have to do it in the unfriendly confines in Scarborough.

For the Mamba, winners of five of the last six, it's a chance to give the franchise their third season finishing above .500. For the Surge, it's a chance to show what noise they could have made in the playoffs, if only that 1-13 start didn't put them behind the 8 ball. The last time the two teams met was in Calgary on July 19, one of only two Calgary losses in their last nine games. A couple small Surge leads would be quickly doused by the Mamba, who ended up with the 116-99 win led by Tavian Dunn-Martin's CEBL career-high 34 points (12/16, 8/10 3PT) to go with 7 assists and Jamir Chaplin's 22 points (7/13, 3/5 3PT) and 6 rebounds. The Surge were led by Rugzy Miller-Moore's 21 (10/12) and Mathieu Kamba's 17 on a perfect 5/5 from outside the arc. It's also the first time they're meeting in Saskatoon this season, as the July 3 Saskatoon home game was the REAL North Classic game in Whitehorse.

Next up is the 2026 CEBL Playoffs, starting Thursday night.

The two closest teams wrap up their regular seasons with a home-and-home, as the Brampton Honey Badgers host the third leg of the Battle of the 401 against the Scarborough Shooting Stars. Both teams are locked into their playoff spots, as the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference. Scarborough is back on a three-game winning streak with wins against each of the other Eastern Conference teams, while Brampton is coming off back-to-back wins with Thursday's 90-89 win against Montreal clinching them a playoff spot, with Niagara's loss to Calgary last night clinching the second seed in the East. Scarborough picked up a 99-95 win last month at Brampton, turning a four-point Target Time deficit into a four-point win. Scarborough's MVP candidate Myles Powell led all scorers with 28 points (9/21, 4/12 3PT) and 6 assists, while Frank Mitchell scored half of his 14 (6/12) in Target Time, to go with his 10 rebounds, part of his league-leading 12 double-doubles. Brampton's Tyrese Hunter (8/15, 4/10 3PT, 7 assists) and Trentyn Flowers (7/12, 6 rebounds) led Brampton with 21 points each.

Next game:
Brampton at Scarborough, Monday, 4:00 ET

Tomorrow:
Winnipeg (14-9) at Vancouver (14-9), 12:30 PT [TV: CBC]
Ottawa (9-14) at Edmonton (9-14), 4:00 MT

Playoffs schedule:
Conference Semifinals - Thursday, August 6:
East #1 Scarborough hosts either Montreal (with an Ottawa loss to Edmonton) or Niagara (with an Ottawa win) at 7:30 ET on TSN5 and TSN+
East #2 Brampton hosts either Niagara (with an Ottawa loss) or Ottawa (with an Ottawa win) at 7:00 ET streaming on TSN+
West #3 Saskatoon visits the loser of Sunday's Winnipeg at Vancouver game
West #4 Edmonton visits the winner of the same game
Winnipeg's game is scheduled for 7:30 CDT streaming on TSN+, Vancouver's game is scheduled for 7:00 PT on TSN5 and TSN+

Conference Finals - Saturday, August 8:
The Eastern Conference semifinal is scheduled for 1:00 ET on CBC-TV, TSN2 and TSN+
The Western Conference semifinal is scheduled for 2:30 CDT, 1:30 CST/MT, 12:30 PT on CBC-TV, TSN2 and TSN+

CEBL Finals:
Game 1 is scheduled for 7:00 ET, Wednesday, August 12 on CBC-TV, TSN5 and TSN+
Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday, August 16
Game 3 is scheduled for Sunday, August 17 if necessary
Games 2 and 3 are not yet available on programming schedules
Alternate streaming options (CEBL+, YouTube, CBC Gem) may still be available

The Ottawa BlackJacks continue their season-ending road trip currently on the outside of the Eastern Conference playoffs, but in complete control of their ability to make the postseason with a win at the Winnipeg Sea Bears. One win is enough to do it, if they can snap their three-game losing streak that has put them in the situation. Winnipeg has a first-place safety net thrown to them after the Vancouver Bandits fell to the Montreal Alliance, but would like to right the ship of their own before the season finale as they have dropped three of their last four and their last three at home, a place they looked unbeatable to start the season.

While the Sea Bears and Bandits jockey for the top seed in the West, the Saskatoon Mamba and Edmonton Stingers meet in a battle of the Western Conference Semifinal road teams, where the Stingers need to win their last two games and also have the Mamba drop their finale against Calgary to move into third. The Mamba have won four of their last five, including last time out, a 94-83 win over the Niagara River Lions, led by Tavian Dunn-Martin's 28 points (10/19, 4/11 3PT) and 8 assists, and Damari Monsanto's 25 points (9/12, 5/8 3PT). The Stingers split a home-and-home against the Calgary Surge, with Sunday's matchup clinching their playoff spot off a combined team effort, with six scorers in double figures (Scottie Lindsey with 19 and Emmanuel Bandoumel with 17 leading the way). The two teams also met 10 days ago in Saskatoon, a 96-94 Mamba win after trailing by 7 in Target Time before finishing on a 9-0 run.

The Niagara River Lions clinched a playoff spot with last night's Brampton win over Montreal, and they now look to give themselves a last shot at an Eastern Conference Semifinal at home with a win over the offseason-bound Calgary Surge. The Surge went on a 6-1 tear to come back from a 1-13 start before dropping Sunday's game in Edmonton in a game where too many 3s couldn't find the bottom of the mesh (9/30). The River Lions haven't done themselves many favours in the past few games either, dropping three of their last four including the last game in Saskatoon, 94-83 where they didn't lead at any point, and now need a win plus a pair of Brampton losses to Scarborough to be able to host the Conference Semifinal.

Clinching scenarios:
Ottawa will clinch a playoff spot with a win.
Montreal will be eliminated from playoff contention with an Ottawa win.
Saskatoon will clinch third place in the Western Conference with a win.
Edmonton will finish fourth place in the Western Conference with a loss.
Brampton will clinch second place in the Eastern Conference and a home playoff game with a Niagara loss.

Next game:
WPG: at Vancouver (14-9), Sunday, 2:30 CT [TV: CBC]
Ottawa at Edmonton, Sunday, 4:00 MT
Calgary at Saskatoon, Monday, 4:00 CST
NRL: Eastern Conference Semifinal, Thursday, August 6

Tomorrow:
Scarborough (18-4) at Brampton (11-11), 7:00 ET

The Montreal Alliance make their final push for the playoffs as they visit the Brampton Honey Badgers, who are looking to clinch their first playoff spot since 2023. This is the only intraconference series left in the league this season where the home team has won every game, as the Honey Badgers took a 82-80 home win two months ago, while the Alliance took home a 105-92 win on June 10 and a 92-86 win a month later. Brampton last played on Saturday, snapping a three-game losing streak in Winnipeg with an 88-86 win, led by Sean East II's CEBL career-high and Honey Badgers franchise record 38 points (11/26, 12/13 FT) along with 9 rebounds, and Roddy Peters Jr.'s 22 points (8/12, 2/3 3PT), 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Montreal's last action came two nights ago against Vancouver, as they would not make the same mistake twice against the Bandits, as Blondeau Tchoukuiegno (19 points, 7/11, 4/6 3PT, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) would hit the walk-off three to give Montreal an 87-82 win. Quincy Guerrier led all scorers with 26 points (9/18, 3/6 3PT) and 7 rebounds.

Clinching scenarios:
Brampton will clinch a playoff spot with a win.
Niagara will clinch a playoff spot with a Brampton win.

Montreal cannot clinch a playoff spot with a win alone. They would still need losses by Ottawa, Niagara and/or Brampton, with the variety of permutations available.

Next game:
BHB: vs Scarborough (18-4), Saturday, 7:00 ET
MTL: Eastern Conference Semifinal, Thursday, August 6 or Game 1, 2027

Tomorrow:
Ottawa (9-13) at Winnipeg (13-9), 7:00 CDT
Saskatoon (11-11) at Edmonton (9-13), 7:00 MT
Niagara (10-13) at Calgary (7-15), 7:30 MT

Another day, another game that can't clinch anything as the Niagara River Lions head out on their season-ending Western Conference road trip, heading to Saskatoon to take on the Mamba. The teams met in a school day game last month, as Saskatoon exploded out of the chute with a 34-point halftime lead and settled in for a 104-77 win. Saskatoon's Jaden Bediako led all scorers with 26 points (11/15) and 9 rebounds, while Tavian Dunn-Martin chipped in 25 of his own (8/9, 5/6 3PT) with 10 assists. Meanwhile, the River Lions have since released three of the players from that game, including their only double-digit scorer of the game in Kameron Warren, who had 21 (7/13, 4/7 3PT). Niagara has won five of their last seven, putting them in charge of their own destiny as an 11th win would all but clinch them a playoff spot (as they would only fall in a tiebreak with Ottawa), while Saskatoon had a three-game winning streak snapped by the Vancouver Bandits, but responding with their own 11th win would set their magic number to finish third in the West to 1 going into Friday's matchup with their trailing opposition in Edmonton.

Late edit: Niagara should clinch with a win, as Niagara can't finish tied with Ottawa behind Montreal with the win.

Next game:
SSK: Game 23 at Edmonton (9-13), Friday, 8:00 CST
NRL: Game 24 at Calgary (7-15), Friday, 9:30 ET

Tomorrow:
Montreal (10-13) at Brampton (10-11), 7:30 ET

Nothing can be clinched tonight, as the Vancouver Bandits head on their last road trip to take on the Montreal Alliance, in their last home game. For Vancouver, a win would set their magic number to get the Western Conference #1 seed to 1, while a win for the Alliance is all but needed to avoid needing all the help they can get to make the playoffs. The two teams last met 11 days ago in Vancouver, as the Bandits clawed back from a 22-point deficit in the third quarter, and a 10-point deficit in Target Time, to snatch a 93-92 win from the jaws of Montreal. Tyrese Samuel led all scorers on the night with 24 points (11/16) with 8 rebounds and 6 assists, with Jarell Eddie (6/8, 5/7 3PT) and James Karnik (6/14, 10 rebounds) adding 18 and 14 points respectively for the Bandits, while Montreal had themselves a full house with Blondeau Tchoukuiegno (6/14, 5 assists) and Jack Hemphill (7/10) leading the Alliance with 17 points each, and Kevin Osawe (6/15, 9 rebounds), Prince Oduro (6/12, 8 rebounds) and Keeshawn Barthelemy (5/10, 3/4 3PT) adding 13 each.

Next game:
MTL: Game 24 at Brampton (10-11), Thursday, 7:30 ET
VAN: Game 24 vs Winnipeg (13-9), Sunday, 12:30 PT [TV: CBC]

Tomorrow:
Niagara (10-12) at Saskatoon (10-11), 7:30 CST

The Ottawa BlackJacks continue on their season-ending four-game road trip visiting the Niagara River Lions as they wrap up their own home schedule, while their last game partners also meet as the Montreal Alliance continue their home and away alternation to finish the season, visiting the Scarborough Shooting Stars. Ottawa, Niagara and Montreal are all in the same boat, as they now sit one game behind the Brampton Honey Badgers for second, but only three of the four can make playoffs. Ottawa has dropped three of their last four, but are looking to get the series sweep over Niagara. The River Lions, meanwhile, have dropped their last two after climbing back into the thick of the playoff hunt. Montreal picked up the win against Ottawa last time out, after dropping their previous three, while Scarborough is looking to keep pushing their franchise-record win total towards the league record of 19, set by Vancouver last season. In Friday's matchups, Terquavion Smith led all scorers in Scarborough's 82-75 win with a 19-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist triple-double despite fouling out, while Khalil Ahmad led Niagara with 15 points, and in Montreal, Blondeau Tchoukuiegno led the Alliance with 23 points (7/9, 3/4 3FG) and 9 assists in their 96-85 win, while Isaih Moore dropped a season-high 30 (8/16 FG), drawing 10 fouls and cashing in on 13/16 free throws.

Meanwhile, in the West, Calgary and Edmonton meet up in the second half of their home-and-home series, which allows the opportunity to copy, paste, and slightly edit from the last matchup: Edmonton has another chance to clinch a playoff spot and knock the Surge out of contention. Easier said than done though, as they have dropped five of their last six of their last seven. For Calgary, they've won five of their last six of their last seven, five against Winnipeg and Vancouver before handling the first order of business against Edmonton with the 101-88 win - the second time they've put up triple-digits against the Stingers this season. Edmonton was led by Nick Hornsby and Taye Donald each scoring 19, while Olumide Adelodun led Calgary with 16 in a game where all nine Surge players who played at least 10 minutes had at least seven points.

Clinching scenarios:
Edmonton clinches a playoff spot with a win.
Calgary is eliminated from playoff contention with a loss.

Next game:
MTL: vs Vancouver (14-8), Tuesday, 7:30 ET
NRL: at Saskatoon (10-11), Wednesday, 9:30 ET
OTT: at Winnipeg (13-9), Friday, 8:00 ET
EDM: vs Saskatoon (10-11), Friday, 7:00 MT
CGY: vs Niagara, Friday, 7:30 MT
SSS: at Brampton (10-11), Saturday, 7:00 ET

Tomorrow:
The last off-day of the regular season before an 11-game final week

The Niagara River Lions make their final trip around the Horseshoe as they visit the newly-minted regular season top record holder in Scarborough, as the Shooting Stars guaranteed themselves home court advantage as far in the playoffs as they go with Vancouver's win last night over Winnipeg. The Shooting Stars may be looking for a bit of retribution after the 98-89 loss at Niagara two weeks ago, and are coming off a spirited home-and-home series with a 113-106 win in Ottawa on Wednesday. Niagara, meanwhile, had a four-game winning streak snapped at the hands of the Edmonton Stingers, 102-91 on Saturday, potentially giving the River Lions a few extra useful days of rest going into a four-game race with three other teams for the remaining three playoff spots. Despite the loss, Niagara guards Kyle Vinales (8/15, 4/8 3PT) and Khalil Ahmad (7/12) had a game-high 23 points. For Scarborough in Ottawa, Frank Mitchell had a monster 22-point, 14-rebound double-double, shooting 10/15 and grabbing 8 offensive rebounds (and for the meboard haters - only two were), and breaking the CEBL record for most rebounds in a season (now at 212).

The Blackjacks head out on their season-ending road trip starting as far east as possible, as they look to hold the Montreal Alliance behind the rest of the pack in the four-team race for the last three playoff spots in the East, as well as give themselves a shot at hosting the conference semifinal. Ottawa is coming off that 113-106 loss at home to Scarborough that just fell short of a comeback despite Isaih Moore's game-leading 24 points on 10/13 shooting and 8 rebounds. Montreal, meanwhile, has had four days since they finished their tough road trip, after the heartbreaking loss to Vancouver, then going to Winnipeg and getting beaten handily, 109-80. They need a big win to steal the tiebreaker and climb back into a better spot to get in as the team one game back of the three-tied-team pack. Trent Johnson led all non-Teddy Allen scorers in the Sunday matchup with 22 points on 9/16 shooting, and added 7 rebounds.

Despite all the craziness in the East, the West has become simple: three teams are in. One team needs some big time results to complete an incredible comeback from a double-digit loss streak. For the Edmonton Stingers, the challenge is more simple: finish the Surge's chances with a win and clinch the spot yourself. They get the first of two chances in the home-and-home series as they head to Calgary (not Red Deer). Easier said than done though, as they have dropped five of their last six. For Calgary, they've won five of their last six, all against the top two teams in the conference to even give themselves a shot at making the playoffs. They have to start with wins in both halves of the home-and-home to make it a two-game finish.

Clinching scenarios:
Edmonton clinches a playoff spot with a win.
Calgary is eliminated from playoff contention with a loss.

Next game:
Calgary at Edmonton, Sunday, 4:00 MT

Tomorrow:
Brampton (9-11) at Winnipeg (13-8), Saturday, 2:30 CDT [TV: CBC]
Saskatoon (10-10) at Vancouver (13-8), Saturday, 6:00 PT

The Ottawa BlackJacks wrap up their home schedule looking to take another step towards playing at least one more game at home as they take on the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the back half of the home-and-home. Scarborough has dropped two of their last three games after a four-game winning streak, while Ottawa has won five of their last seven, which includes two over Scarborough, including the 102-89 road win that they did not trail in last time out. Scarborough didn't shoot the greatest (34/84, 40%) but were led by Javan Johnson's 24 (8/21, 6/13 3PT) and Terquavion Smith's 17 (5/20) with 6 rebounds and 6 assists, while Ottawa's Javonte Smart had his fifth 29+ point game of the season (9/15, 7/10 3PT) with 8 rebounds and 5 assists and Isaih Moore moved into the top 10 this season with his fourth double-double, 19 points and 13 rebounds.

Next game:
SSS: vs Niagara (9-11), Friday, 7:30 ET
OTT: at Montreal (8-12), Friday, 7:30 ET

Tomorrow:
Vancouver (12-8) @ Winnipeg (13-7), 7:00 CDT
Brampton (9-10) @ Saskatoon (9-10), 7:30 CST

The Saskatoon Mamba return home after a quick stop and 116-99 win in Calgary on Sunday, looking to put some distance between themselves and their opponents in the Edmonton Stingers, who return to Western Conference opposition after picking up a 102-91 win against the Niagara River Lions on Saturday. The teams last met three weeks ago in a home-and-home with Edmonton picking up both halves in high-scoring affairs - 115-108 at Saskatoon, 105-103 at home. Both teams are jockeying for what looks to be the 3 and 4 seeds in the West, but the wins may be important if one of Winnipeg or Vancouver starts to slump, or as protection from the Surge trying to sneak in. If it wasn't for another big performance on Sunday, Saskatoon's Tavian Dunn-Martin would likely have gotten more press with a 34-point, seven-assist performance that included a scorching 8-for-10 from long range, while Bazz Davis Jr. and Nick Hornsby both led Edmonton on Saturday's national TV game with 20-point performances.

In another important Western Conference clash, the Calgary Surge look to bounce back from that loss to Saskatoon, as they meet the Vancouver Bandits for the third time this month. Before the loss to the Mamba, the Surge were on a four-game winning streak, with two each against Winnipeg and Vancouver. Meanwhile, after that second loss to Calgary, Vancouver took some frustration out on Edmonton, and then followed it up with a 93-92 win over the Montreal Alliance, a game where the Bandits trailed by 22 with four minutes remaining in the third quarter, and were still down by 10 going into Target Time. Tyrese Samuel and James Karnik would combine on a 10-5 run to start the untimed portion. After a basket by the Alliance to put them within two of the win, Vancouver would not have another empty possession, finishing with another 9-1 run to complete the comeback. For Calgary, despite the loss, Rugzy Miller-Moore stayed in form with 21 points on 10-for-12 shooting for his best shooting percentage in Calgary.

Next game:
VAN: at Winnipeg (13-7), Thursday, 5:00 PT
SSK: vs Brampton (9-10), Thursday, 7:30 CST
Edmonton at Calgary, Friday, 7:30 MT

Tomorrow:
Scarborough (15-4) at Ottawa (9-10), 7:30 ET