Box Score In a match-up of ranked teams the No. 4 Brock Badgers came to Hamilton and beat the No. 8 McMaster Marauders 83-75 to open OUA play on Wednesday night.

The game started ominously for the Marauders as starting centre Connor Gilmore sprained his ankle on the opening tip and had to leave the game, without returning.  Despite that loss, McMaster looked to be in control after 20 minutes as it took a 38-29 lead into the intermission, after winning both quarters.

To start the third quarter,  Brock threw some pressure at the Marauders and it gave the maroon some trouble.  Momentum started to slide toward the Badgers and a 16-2 run gave Brock a four-point lead and forced McMaster to call timeout.  At the end of the third, the Brock lead was still four at 60-56.

The final quarter saw McMaster get close but the Badgers seemed to have the answer whenever the Marauders made a run.  Some missed free throws down the stretch and some key turnovers by McMaster allowed Brock to maintain the lead and take home the victory. 

The Marauders had five players score in double figures, led by Trevon McNeil and Rohan Boney with 14 each.  Brock got a strong game from Dani Elgadi, who scored a game-high 23 and grabbed 10 rebounds for the double-double.

The Marauders will go after their first OUA win on Saturday when they travel to Algoma University to face the Thunderbirds.  The game starts at 8 p.m. and can be watched online on OUA.tv.