Saturday, Feb. 4: 3:00 p.m.
Alumni Hall
Tickets
Watch game via Live Stream at: http://www.ssncanada.ca/game/2986/
The Mustangs come into Saturday's contest having won two of their last three games, including a hard-fought 69-66 win over Guelph on Wednesday night (Feb. 1). With a record of 6-11, Western finds itself in seventh spot in the OUA West division. Brock (9-8), meanwhile, currently sits in fifth spot, two points ahead of Guelph. The Badgers have lost three of their last four contests, including a 104-60 loss to the McMaster Marauders on Wednesday (Feb. 1). In the first meeting between these two teams this year, the Mustangs came away with a high-scoring 101-93 win in St. Catharines.
Western is shooting 43.8% overall this season (35.1% from three-point range), while Brock is at 43.2% overall and 33.7% from beyond the arc. The Mustangs are seventh in the CIS in three-pointers made per game (8.4). Ryan Barbeau continues to lead the OUA in scoring, averaging 22.9 ppg through 15 contests. Peter Scholtes is eighth in the conference at 16.1 ppg. Jameson Tipping, Brock's leading scorer, comes into the weekend at 14th in the OUA (14.9 ppg). Aside from Tipping, the Mustangs will have to keep the versatile Andrew Kraus in check. The fifth-year senior leads the Badgers in rebounds, assists and steals.
Team Stat Leaders
| Western | Brock | |
| Points (PPG) | Ryan Barbeau 22.9 | Jameson Tipping 14.9 |
| Rebounds (RPG) | Peter Scholtes / Quinn Henderson 4.3 | Andrew Kraus 5.8 |
| Assists (APG) | Barbeau 4.3 | Kraus 5.6 |
| Steals | Scholtes/Henderson 22 | Kraus 23 |
| Blocks | Scholtes 3 | Brian Nahimana 15 |
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