Wittenberg 83 Mustangs 51

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Tired Mustangs fall to Tigers in men's exhibition basketball

LONDON, Ont. – Coming off a hard fought win against the Transylvania Pioneers last night, the Western Mustangs did not have enough firepower to keep up with the Wittenberg Tigers on Tuesday night at Alumni Hall, losing the game 83-51.

6 foot 7 centre, Alex Brandt led the Tigers to victory by scoring a game high 21points, adding 6 rebounds.  Ryan Barbeau once again led the Mustangs in scoring with 11 points in 27 minutes on the floor.

Western started off cold, shooting only 10.5% in the first quarter. The Mustangs trailed 19-6 after the first quarter.

The second quarter saw the Mustangs struggle, committing 6 turnovers, which turned into 10 points for the Tigers. Western faced a 39-14 deficit at the half.

Wittenberg pulled away in the second half to be up 31points after the third quarter 61-30. Western was outscored 22-21 in the fourth quarter to make it an 83-51 final.

The Mustangs fall to 1-4 on the preseason with the loss and will now travel to Sudbury this weekend to play in the Laurentian Tournament.