Box Score ST. CATHARINES, ON - The Brock University men's basketball team fell to the hands of the No. 2 ranked Ottawa Gee Gees Saturday night at the Bob Davis Gymnasium.

The Badgers trailed by three points at the ends of both the first and second quarters. Brock brought it to within one point, 54-53, with just over fourr minutes left in the third, before the Gee Gees went on a 9-3 run to close out the quarter, leading 63-56 after 30 minutes.

In the final quarter, Ottawa extended their lead to 13 points, 71-58, with 6:40 remaining in regulation after back-to-back three pointers from Matt Plunkett. Down the stretch, Ottawa went 9-for-10 from the free throw line and added the dagger with three-pointers from Vikas Gill and Plunkett in the final three minutes to secure the road victory.

Leading the Badgers offense was rrookie Tyler Brown (Hamilton, ON) who recorded a career high 28 points. Johneil Simpson (Toronto, ON) collected 21 points and 10 rebounds for the double-double. Rounding out the Brock leaders were Ryan Bennett (Toronto, ON) and Dani Elgadi (Waterloo, ON) who chipped in with 10 and nine points respectively.

Ottawa's Mike L'Africain netted a game-high 33 points and four assists. Plunkett had the hot hand from downtown draining five three-pointers, while Nathan McCarthy added 14 points in the victory.

Brock shot 45.9% (34-for-74) from the field, 33.3% (7-for-21) from long range and 63.6% (10-for-25) from the free throw line. The Gee Gees were 25-for-53 (47.2%) from the floor, 8-for-18 (44.4%) from beyond the arc and 31-for-37 (83.8%) from the charity stripe.