The Brock Badgers men's basketball team lost 79-73 to the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday, Oct. 31 at Bob Davis Gymnasium. 

Toronto took an early lead that the Badgers had to chase throughout the rest of the game, going up 31-18 by the end of the first quarter. 

Brock came back in the second quarter, outscoring the Blues 15-8 with help from Magnus Carlos, who scored seven points including draining a deep three-pointer, showing his confidence in just his third game of the season.

In the third quarter, Brock battled for rebounds in an effort to close the gap as Toronto took a 64-48 lead after three.

Brock continued to battle back in the fourth quarter, outscoring Toronto 25-15 in the fourth. When trailing late in the quarter, Zach Hawley had a strong five-point run to bring Brock within eight points. Andrew McKenna knocked down a deep three with 30 seconds remaining, but Brock could not complete the comeback. The Badgers shot 40.8% from the field and won in the points in the paint battle 28-24 while receiving 17 points from their bench. 

Brock plays next on Nov. 6 against the Ottawa Gee-Gees. Tip-off for this home game at Bob Davis Gymnasium is set for 8 p.m. Tickets for the game available for purchase on University Tickets and the matchup can be streamed live on OUA.tv.