LONDON, Ont. - The Western Mustangs held on to beat the Brock Badgers 70-69 at Alumni Hall on Thursday night.
With the win the Mustangs improve to 8-9 on the season as the Badgers fall to 8-9 as well.
Andrew Wedemire led the Mustangs with 22 points, including a perfect 12-12 from the foul line, eight rebounds and three assists. Ryan Barbeau had 18 points on 3-of-4 from three-point range while picking up seven rebounds.
Peter Scholtes and Marcus Barnett were the other Mustangs getting to double figures in scoring adding 12 and 10 points respectively.
The Mustangs got off to a strong start playing tight defence on the Badgers and forcing them to just 3-of-14 shooting for the first quarter. Western held an 18-8 advantage on Wedemire's seven points, including five from the charity strike.
The second quarter went the exact opposite way for the Mustangs. The Badgers tightened up their defensive pressure and foul trouble for Barbeau kept him on the bench for half the quarter. Brock outscored the Mustangs 18-10 in the quarter and the Mustangs went into half with a slim two point lead.
Western and Brock battled back and forth in the third quarter as the teams both got into more of an offensive rhythm. Brock outscored the Mustangs 24-22 in the quarter and the teams were knotted at 50 apiece to enter the final frame.
The fourth quarter came down to the final possession as the Mustangs clung to a lead in the final minute. With the score 67-64 Barbeau went 1-for-2 from the line and Brock's Andrew Kraus drove the lane for a quick two to make it 68-66 Mustangs with 14.9 seconds left.
Brock was forced to foul and Barbeau went back to line and hit both of them to make it a two-possession game at 70-66 with 13.5 seconds remaining.
Kraus hit a three with 6 seconds left to make it 70-69 and Barbeau was sent to the line again and missed both. The ensuing rebound took a few seconds for Brock to corral and they could only manage a half-court shot at the buzzer that fell short.
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