TORONTO - The McMaster Marauders men's basketball team wrapped up their series with the York Lions on Saturday night in Toronto.

After a back-and-forth affair with 12 ties and three lead changes, the Marauders secured an 83-75 victory over the Lions, sweeping the 2023-24 series with York.

McMaster scored the first four points of the opening quarter and held a two-point lead at the end of the first quarter.

York took the lead at the mid-point of the second quarter, despite the Marauders shooting 56.3% from the field. The hosts led 42-39 at the halftime break.

In the third quarter, the Marauders shot 40% from 3-point range to keep pace with the Lions, and tie things up after 30 minutes of play - 58-58.

McMaster did its best scoring in the fourth and final quarter, knocking down eight shots from the field including two from outside the arc. The Marauders' 25 points in the final 10 minutes of play, proved to be the difference, finishing the game on top 83-75.

The maroon and grey move to 8-7 on the season to sit second in the very tight OUA Central standings.

Mike Demagus led the way for the Marauders with a game high 33 points. Nathan Charles was the other McMaster player in double-digits with 11 points while AY Osunde added 9. McMaster had 16 points off turnovers and had 34 rebounds.

Next Up

The Marauders will now prepare for a lengthy road trip this weekend, facing the Nipissing Lakers and Laurentian Voaygeurs back-to-back nights.