Story by Mustangs Athletics
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – The Western Mustangs men’s basketball team went on a 17-1 run in the fourth quarter Saturday evening and didn’t look back en route to a high-scoring 101-93 win over the hometown Brock Badgers at Bob Davis Gymnasium.
Trailing by as much as 11 in the third quarter, the Badgers nearly pulled even when Tshing Kasamba made a pair of free throws to make it 74-73 Western at the 9:32 mark of the fourth quarter. But the Mustangs immediately went on a 17-1 run, which included three 3-pointers from second-year guard Quinn Henderson.
Brock got the deficit back to six points, but the Mustangs made six straight free throws down the stretch (including four from Henderson) and didn’t budge in earning the big road win.
Henderson finished with 21 points in addition to a team-leading nine rebounds. Ryan Barbeau, meanwhile, went 5-for-8 from the floor and a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line to also finish with 21 points. Rookie Jermaine Bernard had 15 points and three steals off the bench for the Mustangs.
Kasamba led the Badgers offensively, tallying 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting while also adding a game-high six steals. Jameson Tipping had 18 points and a team-high seven rebounds, while Didi Mukendi had 16 points.
The Western men shot an impressive 59.3% (32-for-54) from the floor, including 10-for-23 (43.5%) from beyond the arc. They also went 84.4% (27-for-32) from the free throw line. The Badgers, meanwhile, shot 44.8% overall, but were just 8-for-31 (25.8%) from three-point range and a meager 69.4% (25-for-36) from the free throw line. The Mustangs outrebounded the Badgers 33-26 overall.
The Mustangs (3-8) return home on Wednesday, Jan. 18 for an 8:00 p.m. game against the visiting Windsor Lancers (8-3) at Alumni Hall. For tickets, click here. That game will also be available via Live Stream at: http://www.ssncanada.ca/game/2978/
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