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Atlantic University SportScores Stats Schedules Standings Athletes Newsletter SignupOUR PROUD MEMBERS QUESTION OF THE WEEKWhich AUS player selected in the CFL Canadian Draft will make a CFL roster for 2010 MENS SPORTS BasketballCross CountryFootballHockeySoccerSwimmingTrack & FieldVolleyballWOMENS SPORTS BasketballCross CountryRugbyHockeySoccerSwimmingTrack & FieldVolleyballAUS LINKS AUS ChampionshipsCISSAACPARTNERS Tigers advance to AUS finalDalhousie to face first place XMen for titleMarch 6 2009 (HALIFAX NS) Simon Farine has the Dalhousie Tigers on his back and is carrying them toward territory they havent been in 13 years The thirdyear guard followed up Fridays 45point quarterfinal effort with 28 points on Friday as Dal edged the nationallyninthranked Cape Breton Capers in the 2009 Subway Atlantic University Sport Final 6 mens basketball semifinals at the Halifax Metro CentreThe Tigers in search of their first title since 1996 face the St Francis Xavier XMen in Saturdays final at 7 pmWe thought at the beginning of the year we were one of the better teams in the conference said Farine whose Tigers entered the Final 6 seeded third We had a rough middle stretch of the season (five losses in seven games) but were proving now were one of the better teams in the (AUS) Hopefully well come out (in the final) and win againDal actually led the nailbiter by 19 points after going on a 214 run in the third quarter But the gritty Capers battled back with a 225 run of their own in a thrilling finish for the crowd of 5149Cape Breton led 6866 when firstteam allstar Phillip Nkrumah fouled out with 18 points and 17 rebounds with 442 to go That turned the tide Dals key plays down the stretch came from Farine on a threepoint play to put the Tigers up for good with 73 seconds left and Andrew Sullivan with a pair of free throws with just 43 seconds on the clockSecondyear Capers guard Tremaine Fraser of North Preston had a chance for a gametying threepointer at the buzzer but drove in for a layup a play his head coach Jim Charters chalked up to inexperienceHe just made a mistake Charters saidFraser had 18 points for the Capers After Farine Josh Beattie (11 points) and Yannick Walcott (10 points) were Dalhousies top scorers Farine has accounted for almost 44 per cent of the Tigers offensive through two games at the Final 6The XMen had a bye to the semifinals while Dal has slugged out two hardfought wins with Farine logging 79 minutesWeve got to get home and get some rest and come out ready to play (in the final) play tough said Farine a 6foot2 Toronto native Hopefully it will be clicking With a big crowd in the final championship game the adrenaline will be pumping and well feel goodStory courtesy of ...