Box Score WINDSOR, Ont.- Lien Phillip dropped a game-high 21 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double, and the Windsor Lancers men's basketball team used a dominant second half to book their ticket to the Wilson Cup Final Four, topping the Brock Badgers 85-61. 

After a tight opening half between the two squads, the Lancers spread their lead in the third and then exploded in the fourth to clinch the OUA Quarter-Final match-up, presented by Investors Group, at the St. Denis Centre on Saturday night. 

Evan Matthews tallied 15 points and seven rebounds, and Ismar Seferagic chipped in 15 for the Lancers, who shot 45.3% from the floor but were 50% in the second half, while their counterparts recorded a 31.4% percentage from the field. 

Matthews was dominant early, dropping 10 points within the first six minutes and helping the Lancers to a slim 17-15 lead in a fast-paced opening quarter.  The Lancers would take a 23-18 lead into the second, but a 5-0 run by the Badgers quickly erased the advantage. 

The teams exchanged leads as Brock gained some momentum leading up to the midpoint of the second.  The tempo remained high as the Badgers notched two -straight threes to take a one-point advantage.  Seferagic bucketed a jumper from beyond the arc to move the hosts in front, and after Mark Gibson missed an uncontested lay-up, Michael Petrella notched another three as Windsor sought to tip the scales back its way. 

Seferagic (Toronto) picked up another layup coming out of the timeout, and nailed a three soon after, helping the Lancers maintain their small lead.  Windsor would take a 42-37 advantage into halftime.  There were a total of four lead changes through the first 20 minutes of play. 

Matthews and Jameson Tipping each tallied half-highs of 11 points.  Windsor shot 41.5% from the floor, while the Badgers worked at 35.3% efficiency after the opening two quarters. 

Phillip broke out of his three-point drought, putting the Lancers up by eight to begin the third quarter.  However, C.J. Smith knocked down a corner three to keep the Badgers within striking distance.  But Phillip continued to heat up, taking a pass and driving down the middle of the lane for a thundering drunk that exhilarated the St. Denis Centre crowd. 

The Badgers committed another turnover, and Josh Collins (Toronto) walked the ball up to the edge of the three-point arc and drained the basket to give Windsor its biggest lead of the contest at 59-46.  The play took a chippy turn near the end of the period, as Seferagic and Gibson picked up off-setting technicals after some minor tussling.  The Lancers held a 12-point lead heading into the final quarter. 

However, Brock picked up five-straight to begin the fourth.  Phillip was a rebound machine in the opening minute of the fourth, pulling down three straight boards and then sinking a mid-range jumper that put a stop to Brock's streak.  Seferagic followed that with another three, pushing the deficit back into double-digits.  Windsor continued to pick up steam, as Enrico Diloreto (London, Ont.) followed a fade-away with a steal and ensuing lay-up, leading to a Badgers timeout.  The No. 6 team in the country began to pull away in the final quarter as another big slam, this time by Matthews, spread the lead to 21. 

From there the men would cruise through the final minutes of the contest to the victory, and will head to the Mattamy Athletic Centre (formerly Maple Leaf Gardens) at Ryerson University next Friday and Saturday, where they will join Ottawa, Carleton and Lakehead to battle for the conference battle as well as a place in the CIS Final 8. 

As the top seed in the West, Windsor will face Ottawa in the OUA Semi-Finals.  The winner of that match will earn a berth in the national championships as well as a place in the Wilson Cup Final.