Calgary, Scarborough square off in Sunday's CEBL championship final

Scarborough Shooting Stars' Kalif Young, right, protects the ball against Niagara River Lions' A.J. Davis during the Canadian Elite Basketball League Eastern Conference final in Langley, B.C. in this Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canadian Elite Basketball League **MANDATORY CREDIT**

LANGLEY, B.C. — The Canadian Elite Basketball League will have a new champion on Sunday night.

The Scarborough Shooting Stars and the Calgary Surge will square off at Langley Events Centre to determine the best of the 10-team league that's finishing its fifth season.

The Shooting Stars, who finished the regular season with an 11-9 record and third in the East, advanced to Sunday's showdown with a 74-71 win on Friday over the league's top-ranked Niagara River Lions in the Eastern Conference final.

The Surge, who topped the West with a 12-8 regular-season record, defeated the host Vancouver Bandits 77-75 on Friday in the Western Conference final.

The Brampton Honey Badgers defeated the Shooting Stars 90-88 in last year's championship game.

Sunday's game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2023.

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