It wasn't perfect but for Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions, it was good enough.

Rourke threw for 408 yards and two TDs as B.C. earned a 41-38 overtime win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday night. Sean Whyte delivered the winning points, hitting a 19-yard field goal to cap the Lions' first possession in extra time.

B.C. (4-5) earned its first win in three games and avenged a 37-33 home loss to Hamilton on July 27.

"It's going to take a lot more wins like that at that quality against those type of teams for the rest of the season," Rourke said. "It's a good confidence-builder knowing we can play below our standard of football, make some mistakes and gut out a victory, no matter how pretty it looks.

"A win is a win, that's a great football team we just beat."

Hamilton (6-3) had it

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