ST. CATHARINES - In their regular season home finale, the No. 6 nationally ranked Brock Badgers earned a vital 74-71 victory over the visiting TMU Bold on Friday night at the Bob Davis Gymnasium.
Following the win, Brock improved their season record to 16-5 placing them in a four-way tie with Queen's, Windsor, and Lakehead for fourth in the OUA. For the OUA postseason, the top 12 teams qualify with the top four receiving a first round bye. All four teams will play their final regular season games tomorrow.
In the Friday night showdown, the Badgers were slow out of the gates trailing TMU 17-15 at the end of the first quarter. Finding their form as the game continued to progress, Brock surged ahead in the second utilizing strong interior play which eventually led to nine total blocks and out-rebounding the Bold 45-26 by the final whistle.
A full team effort, the Badgers saw nine players record at least a point, with four reaching double-digits in the win. Nailing three clutch three-pointers in the game,
Godsman Kwakwah led the way with a team-high 15 points, followed closely behind by 14 from
Jevon Brown, 13 for
Daniel Caldwell, and 12 points tallied by
Jesse Barnes.
Caldwell also made it a double-double adding 10 rebounds with his statline, while
Jordan Tchuente also pulled down 10 boards including six off the offensive glass.
TMU were paced by a pair of 20-point scorers in the loss as Ankit Choudhary finished with a game-high 26 and Aaron Rhooms scored 21.
Prior to tip-off, the Badgers also honoured their graduating seniors
Erik Wouters, Kwakwah, and Caldwell in the regular season home finale.
Brock Badgers 2022-23 graduating seniors (from left to right) Erik Wouters, Godsman Kwakwah, and Daniel Caldwell, alongside head coach Willy Manigat
Brock and TMU will conclude the home-and-home series with their regular season finale tomorrow evening in Toronto. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. at TMU with all the action livestreamed on
OUA.tv.
BADGERS AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 19-9 (W-L)
Conference Record: 16-5
Next game: Saturday, Feb. 18 at TMU Bold • 8 p.m. – Toronto, ON
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