ABOUT THE BADGERS (16-8):<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Badgers placed second in the OUA West and won back-to-back playoff games over Lakehead (87-83) and Western (89-88) and have come a long way since losing 86-46 at Carleton on Nov. 23.<\/p>\n
\u201cCarleton is a very disciplined team defensively, and they capitalize on their opponents\u2019 mistakes,\u201d said Badgers guard Tyler Brown, who scored the game-winner against Western Saturday afternoon. \u201cWhat we have to do is stick to our game plan. We have to play at our pace, not let them speed us up and we have to execute on both ends of the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brock is led by a strong core of senior players consisting of shooting guard Johneil Simpson (20.5 ppg, fourth in OUA), forward Cassidy Ryan (18.3 ppg, 5.8 rebounds per game) and Brown (third in OUA with 5.2 assists per game). Third-year centre Daniel Cayer is fifth in the league with 8.8 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE RAVENS (22-1):<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Carleton Ravens are currently ranked No. 1 in the country and have dropped only one game this season, a 78-74 home loss to Ryerson, on Jan. 26. Carleton averages 95.3 points per game, however the Ravens are not taking the Badgers for granted.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to prepare for their intensity that they\u2019re going to come out with,\u201d Ravens guard Isiah Osborne told goravens.ca. \u201cThey have a lot of fifth years, and this could be their last game if they lose, so we have to be ready for that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carleton\u2019s top scorer, third-year forward Eddie Ekiyor, led the OUA in shooting (63.8 per cent). The Ravens defeated the Queen\u2019s Golden Gaels 80-63 in the quarter-finals on Feb. 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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