Box Score The McMaster men's basketball team got another career performance and handily defeated the Windsor Lancers 106-74 in Hamilton on Wednesday night.

Facing the team that eliminated them from the playoffs last season, the Marauders wasted no time in showing the Lancers that the drive back to Windsor would be a long one. Troy Joseph was on fire early and paced McMaster to a 15-6 lead.  By the end of the opening quarter the lead had grown to 30-15 with McMaster in control.

The Lancers scored the first two hoops of the second stanza, looking like they might make a game of it. But Aaron Redpath started to heat up for McMaster, keying a 20-9 scoring surge, and by halftime the Maroon advantage was 55-32, as Redpath dropped in 17 over the opening 20 minutes.

Playing with the big lead saw the Marauders take the foot off the gas somewhat in the third quarter, but McMaster still won the period by six points to take a 28-point margin into the fourth quarter.  

Windsor scored the opening five points of the final quarter, prompting McMaster Coach Amos Connolly to call timeout and remind his team the game was not over. The Marauders responded and outscored the Lancers 21-12 over the final nine minutes to close out the big win.  Connolly was able to get all 12 players in uniform some playing time.

Redpath set a career scoring high with 27 points to lead the Marauders, while Joseph also had a solid game with 23 on the night.  Leon Alexander just missed being the third Marauder to go over 20 as he finished with 19.  Connor Gilmore with 11 and David McCulloch with 10 off the bench rounded out the double-digit scorers. Lancer Alex Campbell scored a game-high 28, and was a load for the Marauders for the entire game.

McMaster now improves to 8-2 in the OUA Central, and the team is riding a seven-game win streak.  Next action is Saturday, January 23rd when the Western Mustangs come to Hamilton.  The game is part of the annual Marauder Weekend and will tip-off at 3-pm.