The No. 2 ranked Brock University men's basketball team defeated the No. 10 Ryerson Rams by the score of 80-75 in overtime in front of a capacity crowd at Coca-Cola Court inside the Mattamy Athletic Centre Wednesday night.

The Badgers have defeated Ryerson twice in 2017-18 and tonight Brock ended the Rams home court win streak at three and a half seasons dating back to 2014.

Brock jumped out to an early 11-3 lead in the opening five minutes and held a 22-14 lead after one quarter.  In the opening five minutes of the second quarter, Ryerson went on a 12-4 run to tie the game 26-26. The Rams led by one at the half, 36-35.

In the third, Brock answered with a 12-3 run to take a 47-39 lead with 6:26 left in the quarter. Ryerson would close out the quarter with a 7-3 run, as Brock held onto a three-point lead, 53-50, after 30 minutes.

To open the fourth quarter, Brock extended their lead to nine points, 62-53 with 7:42 left in regulation. Ryerson would rally back over the next five minutes tying the game 67-67 with under three minutes to play. The two teams would go cold in regulation as they went a combined 0-for-7 in the final two minutes, including two clutch free throw misses from the Rams Jean-Victor Mukama, sending it overtime.

In overtime, with three Brock starters fouled out, Cassidy Ryan would take over, knocking down a field goal and one and a clutch three-pointer to secure the road victory.

Brock had four starters in double figures led by Ryan who recorded a career best 32 points going 13-for-19 from the field, including 3-for-4 from beyond the arc. Dani Elgadi contributed with 13 points and five rebounds while Daniel Cayer and Johneil Simpson chipped in with 11 and 10 points respectively.

Ryerson was led by Mukama who registered 23 points and 13 rebounds for the double-double. Myles Charvis added 18 points while Tanner Ngom chipped in with 11 points in the loss.

As a team, Brock shot 46.2% (30-for-65) from the field, 33.3% (6-for-18) from three-point land and 63.6% (14-for-22) from the free throw line. Ryerson went 24-for-68 (35.3) from the floor, 7-for-32 (21.9%) from downtown and 20-for-32 (62.5%) from the free throw line.

The Badgers are on the road Friday night when they take on the Toronto Varsity Blues.