Box Score The Warriors lost a crucial game in their push for the playoffs falling to the Western Mustangs 77-74 in London on Saturday afternoon.

The Mustangs dealt with a 2-3 zone for the majority of the first quarter but managed to expose the inside, scoring 12 points from the floor in the quarter. Western continued to drive inside, causing the Warriors to go into penalty late in the second quarter. But after 10 lead changes in the half the score going into the third quarter was 31-33 for Waterloo.
 
In the third, Waterloo put together their biggest lead of the game at 7:24 with a score of 41-35 but that lead wouldn't last, as the latter half of the fourth ended up being when the most crucial moments in the game took place.
 
With 21 seconds left in the final quarter, it was a one possession game with Western down 62-61 when Greg Morrow drove the ball in the paint and scored what was thought to be a basket and a foul. Unfortunately for Western, however, the foul was a charge, giving possession to Waterloo. 
 
After that bad break, a foul was given by McDonald to put Waterloo guard Mike Helsby (Waterloo/) at the line where he would score two more points to put the Mustangs down by three with possession of the ball and 19 seconds left on the clock. At the six second mark, Mcdonald hit a three-pointer to tie the game, meaning another five minutes would be needed to decide the game.
 
Once again going back and forth, the two teams made sure the last minute of overtime would be eventful, starting with McDonald hitting another important three to put the Mustangs up 75-74 with eight seconds left. At the five second mark, Peter Scholtes was fouled and made both shots to put Western up by three with five seconds left.
 
Waterloo Guard Jaspreet Gill (Oliver/) would attempt a three to tie the game with the seconds clicking down but was unable to cash in, leaving the score at 77-74 for the Mustangs.

Matt Glibota (Sault Ste Marie/) led all Waterloo scorers with 24 points while adding nine rebounds but it wasn't enough to earn his squad the win.

The Warriors will look to bounce back on Wednesday in Guelph and will need a win to keep their playoff hopes alive.  Tip-off is set for 8pm.