Men's basketball hosts Golden Hawks in Friday night contest

HAMILTON, Ont. - The McMaster Marauders men's basketball team is back in action this week on Friday for the maroon and grey's only contest of the weekend. The Marauders will host the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks for an 8PM tip-off in Burridge Gymnasium.

Wilfrid Laurier vs McMaster
Burridge Gymnasium | Hamilton, Ont.
January 27th, 2023 @ 8pm

McMaster and Laurier will meet for the first and only time this weekend for the first time since March of 2022. The two squads split those two match-ups with the Golden Hawks earning an 87-82 win on Wednesday night before the Marauders evened the series three days later with a 75-70 final scoreline. This year's meeting will be highly-contested with both teams sharing the same 9-6 record in OUA competition. Laurier sits second in the OUA West while McMaster ranks fifth in the OUA Central. The Golden Hawks have had an up-and-down year, beating the likes of the Ottawa Gee-Gees (the nation's top-ranked team) and the Western Mustangs while also falling to the Lakehead Thunderwolves and TMU Bold. Three of Laurier's losses this season have been by single digits, showcasing that they are there to compete in almost every game they play. The Golden Hawks are coming off a 26-point victory over the York Lions last weekend and will look to improve their road record this Friday.

The McMaster Marauders are in search of another win to cap off their home stand before preparing for a long stretch of road games that will see the maroon and grey face the likes of the Western Mustangs, Windsor Lancers, Toronto Varsity Blues and TMU Bold over the next two weeks.

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Last Time Out

McMaster men's basketball improved its record after defeating the Algoma Thunderbirds 101-56 last Saturday night in front of a home crowd. The Marauders jumped out of the gate with 35 points in the first quarter and took a 21-point lead into the second quarter. The team never looked back, outscoring the Thunderbirds by nine points in the third quarter and 14 points in the fourth quarter on their way to their first 100+ point game of the season and the victory. Five McMaster players scored in double digits in the win, led by Mychael Paulo (Brampton, Ont.) and his 14 points. Khalil Miller (Scarborough, Ont.) finished the game with 12 points and 15 rebounds for the game's only double-double while AY Osunde (Scarborough, Ont.), Sefa Otchere (Niagara Falls, Ont.) and Tristan Lindo (Ajax, Ont.) combined for 31 points in the win. McMaster shot the ball well, finishing 48 percent from the field and 31 percent from three-point range, while holding their opponents to 33 percent from the floor and 27 percent from beyond the arc.

Players to Watch

Laurier Golden Hawks

#6 Ethan Passley, 2nd Year (Elig.), Guard