Redeemer tops Villa Maria Vikings 89-81
Redeemer defeated Villa Maria Vikings 89-81 on Saturday, October 17 in Buffalo, NY. It was a non-conference game in men's basketball. Redeemer won by 8 points, and the teams combined for 170.
Lucas Macklem set the pace for Redeemer with 21 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Parker Davis finished with 21 and Kibrom Kefte had 17. Three Redeemer players scored in double figures. Villa Maria Vikings' leading scorer was Nathaniel Parker, with 24 points on 9-of-20 shooting, plus 6 rebounds. Zack Phillips scored 18 and Emil Hernandez added 11.
Three Villa Maria Vikings players reached double figures. Redeemer shot 49.2% from the field (31-63) and made 10 of 27 three-pointers; Villa Maria Vikings shot 40.3% (31-77) and went 8-for-37 from beyond the arc. At the line, Redeemer made 17 of 21 free throws and Villa Maria Vikings made 11 of 22.
Redeemer recorded 9 assists to 6 for Villa Maria Vikings. Villa Maria Vikings won the rebounding battle 44-42, but it was not enough. Maurice Woods of Villa Maria Vikings was the game's top rebounder with 10.
Redeemer committed 20 turnovers and Villa Maria Vikings committed 14. Redeemer finished with 10 steals to 11 for Villa Maria Vikings. Redeemer next plays Conestoga on Saturday, Nov. 7.
