Trinity Western beats Victoria 84-73
Trinity Western defeated Victoria 84-73 on Saturday, October 31 in Langley, BC. It was a Canada West conference game in men's basketball. Trinity Western won by 11 points, and the teams combined for 157.
Tyus De Vries paced Trinity Western with 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting, along with 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Marcus Shankar finished with 21 and Jack Vandenberg had 15. Four Trinity Western players scored in double figures. Shadynn Smid was Victoria's top scorer with 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting, plus 14 rebounds. Renoldo Robinson scored 14 and Cole Bekkering added 8.
Trinity Western shot 43.1% from the field (28-65) and made 10 of 30 three-pointers; Victoria shot 39.1% (25-64) and went 9-for-31 from beyond the arc. At the line, Trinity Western made 18 of 23 free throws and Victoria made 14 of 22. Trinity Western recorded 17 assists to 13 for Victoria.
Victoria won the rebounding battle 37-36, but it was not enough. Shadynn Smid of Victoria was the game's top rebounder with 14. Trinity Western committed 13 turnovers and Victoria committed 15.
Trinity Western finished with 11 steals to 6 for Victoria. Trinity Western led 26-18 after the first quarter and 46-37 at halftime. Trinity Western won the second half 38-36.
Trinity Western next plays UFV on Thursday, Nov. 5; Victoria next plays UNBC on Friday, Nov. 6.