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Winnipeg Sea Bears point guard Armani Chaney (No. 11) drives to the hoop with the ball while Saskatoon Mamba guard\/forward Jamal Fuller covers him during first quarter action on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe finished the game with, I think, 20 assists and nine turnovers, so obviously we did a pretty good job of cleaning up some of our offensive decision making,\u201d said Raimbault, whose club fired 50 per cent from the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuper proud of the way the guys took the challenge to correct some of those things and bring it to fruition in the game tonight. Definitely was a big part of us having some success.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Sea Bears improved to 2-0 for the first time in franchise history, and continued their dominance over their prairie rivals, now owning an 8-3 record all-time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt means a lot,\u201d Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. said of the consecutive victories. \u201cWe had a small training camp, and we\u2019re just trying to ramble up everything in so many days. We got our first win on the road, and we came home and got a win. So, I feel like it\u2019s totally given us confidence to know we can play and fight through adversity.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s become clear that Tilmon Jr. is going to be a major factor for the Sea Bears this summer. The 6-10 centre from East St. Louis, Ill., has been a constant force inside the paint through two contests, and on this night, he proved he\u2019s much more than just a rim-protector on the defensive end.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t BROOK JONES\/FREE PRESS <\/p>\n Winnipeg Sea Bears guard Davioin Warren (No. 3) leaps toward the hoop with the ball during second quarter action on Saturday.<\/p>\n The Sea Bears took a 98-87 lead into the Target Score period, and the big man iced the game on a put-back to cap a game-high 24-point, 11-rebound double-double. He also added four blocks to his impressive night.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s been tremendous, right from the start of training camp,\u201d said Raimbault. \u201cI think in his previous stop he was really doing dribble handoffs and rolling and rebounding, and we do believe that he\u2019s able to help us on the offensive end, and if he gets some touches down there, we want him to be aggressive and put pressure on the defence.\u201d<\/p>\n Added Sea Bears guard Teddy Allen: \u201cI\u2019ve always known he was really good. I remember in the summer when the coach was asking me which big man we should look at, I was like, \u2018Look at Tily.\u2019 I knew he was really good, and he\u2019s our anchor on defence. He also had it going on offence tonight, so good to have him on the team.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking of Allen, although it wasn\u2019t his most efficient performance (eight-for-24), the star guard poured in 22 points and brought down seven rebounds while playing a game-high 34:25.<\/p>\n The last time Allen played in Winnipeg, he was on the other side with the club formerly known as the Saskatchewan Rattlers, following an ugly split with the Sea Bears. He was welcomed back with a roaring ovation before the game.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t BROOK JONES\/FREE PRESS <\/p>\n Winnipeg Sea Bears guard Davioin Warren (No. 3) drives towards the hoop while Saskatoon Mamba guard\/forward Jamir Chaplin (No. 24) covers him during first quarter action on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cIt felt good. I knew it was going to be fun,\u201d he said. \u201cIt lived up to the hype, and I\u2019m just glad that we got the win for the home crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n Davion Warren and David Walker were sparks off the bench for the hosts on both ends of the floor, chipping in 20 and 12 points, respectively.<\/p>\n Walker was particularly wiry on the defensive end, making several key stops. Warren, who scored 10 points in the season-opener, has shown through two games that he will be an important piece for the Sea Bears off the bench this season.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought they really set the tone coming off the bench, being really aggressive, being hard to guard, playing defence,\u201d said Allen. \u201cI\u2019m proud of those guys, but I expect nothing less.\u201d<\/p>\n The Sea Bears held leads of 29-25, 57-48 and 85-70 at the end of each frame. Long-range makes kept the Mamba in it during stretches where the hosts controlled the momentum.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t BROOK JONES\/FREE PRESS <\/p>\n Winnipeg Sea Bears centre Jeremiah Tilmon (No. 35) dunks during second quarter action on Saturday.<\/p>\n The Mamba shot 43 per cent collectively from beyond the arc, while Tavian Dunn-Martin was a particular nuisance in a 30-point performance where he went six-for-11 from deep. The guard hit contested shots, shots in transition and shots where the Sea Bears were making a concerted effort to stop him.<\/p>\n \n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\tThe Warm-Up<\/p>\n Winnipeg Jets Game Days<\/p>\n On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop.<\/p>\n \t\t\tSign up for The Warm-Up<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t \u201cDunn-Martin had a heck of a night, and he\u2019s shown in this league that he\u2019s a tough cover. He\u2019s had a lot of big offensive nights. We would have liked to do a little bit better job,\u201d said Raimbault.<\/p>\n \u201cThe one thing that we talked about is Sask came out and made some shots early and really got some confidence, and we feel like, perhaps we got the ball rolling for them a little bit with either some defensive breakdowns or just a couple of situations where they hurt us early, and, from there they felt like maybe the basket got a little bit bigger for them.<\/p>\n \u201cYou got to give him a lot of credit for capitalizing on basically every opportunity that came his way. I mean, he\u2019s a heck of a player,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n The Sea Bears will take the long weekend to review before they hit the road for a matinee against the Scarborough Shooting Stars in Toronto on Tuesday (10 a.m. CT).<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t BROOK JONES\/FREE PRESS <\/p>\n Winnipeg Sea Bears guard Teddy Allen (No. 8) evades a defender as attempts a layup during second quarter action on Saturday.<\/p>\n winnipegfreepress.com\/joshuafreysam <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t BROOK JONES\/FREE PRESS<\/p>\n Winnipeg Sea Bears head coach Mike Raimbault encourages his players during first quarter action on Saturday.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Joshua Frey-Sam Josh Frey-Sam reports on sports and business at the Free Press. Josh got his start at the paper in 2022, just weeks after graduating from the Creative Communications program at Red River College. He reports primarily on amateur teams and athletes in sports. 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