The Brock men's basketball team fell out of the playoffs with a 86-44 loss to the Carleton Ravens in the OUA semifinals in Ottawa on Wednesday.

In their final game as Badgers, forward Cassidy Ryan and Johneil Simpson led Brock in scoring with 21 and 12 points, respectively.

"I think the most important thing for our players to take away from this season is you can never give up," said head coach Madhav Trivedi. "You can never ever give up. There's ups and downs through the season and we try to teach life lessons and its done through sport. Don't give up. Things aren't always going to go your way and you just have to continue to fight right up until the last minute. Take this experience, learn from it, and become a better player because of it."

Simpson added six rebounds and Ryan shot 50 per cent from the field.

Daniel Cayer recorded eight rebounds and four assists, while Tyler Brown contributed three rebounds, three assists, two steals and six points.

The Badgers shot 27.8 per cent from the field and the Ravens led 44-25 at halftime. Carleton put the pedal to the floor in the fourth quarter to outscore Brock 24-9. Carleton shot 45.9 per cent from the field.

For Carleton, Eddie Ekiyor led the way with 25 points.

This was Trivedi's first season as interim head coach of the Badgers, and he loved every minute of it.

"I loved coaching for Brock this year. It was an incredible experience. This university is absolutely amazing," said Trivedi. "We have such a terrific vibe on campus. The fantastic administration, community and the support we have at Brock is everything that a coach could ask for. In our country, players and coaches want to experience what its like to play Division 1 and NCAA basketball and you truly get that at Brock. You can't ask for anything more than that."