Redeemer tops La Cité 85-69
In men's basketball on Friday, October 16, Redeemer came away with a 85-69 win over La Cité in an OCAA conference game. La Cité lost by 16 in a game that produced 154 total points.
Parker Davis set the pace for Redeemer with 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting, adding 3 steals. Lucas Macklem finished with 17 and Elijah Onah had 9. La Cité's leading scorer was Isamel Amadou, with 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting, along with 11 rebounds and 4 steals. Carl Nzanse scored 19. Redeemer shot 41.7% from the field (30-72) and made 5 of 24 three-pointers; La Cité shot 37.3% (25-67) and went 4-for-31 from beyond the arc.
At the line, Redeemer made 20 of 23 free throws and La Cité made 15 of 19. Redeemer recorded 20 assists to 18 for La Cité. La Cité won the rebounding battle 42-36, but it was not enough.
Dylan Mpunda of La Cité was the game's top rebounder with 12. Callum Russell of La Cité dished out a game-high 7 assists. Redeemer committed 20 turnovers and La Cité committed 23.
Redeemer finished with 13 steals to 12 for La Cité. Redeemer next plays Conestoga on Saturday, Nov. 7; La Cité next plays Georgian on Friday, Nov. 6.
