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University of Victoria Varsity Athletics
Renoldo Robinson at TWU 2024
Mark Janzen
93
Winner Victoria Vikes (M) VIC 0
89
Trinity Western Spartans (M) TWU 0
Winner
Victoria Vikes (M) VIC
0
93
Final
89
Trinity Western Spartans (M) TWU
0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Victoria Vikes (M) VIC 28 24 21 20 93
Trinity Western Spartans (M) TWU 20 22 19 28 89

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Alexis Chevalier, Vikes Sports Information

Vikes hold off Spartans in Friday night win

Langley, B.C. – The University of Victoria men's basketball team held off a last-minute push by Trinity Western University to claim a 93-89 victory, Jan. 12 at the David E. Enarson Gym.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Diego Maffia opened the game scoring with a three, but Trinity Western worked their way to a five-point lead, 11-6, with six minutes to play in the first quarter.
  • A dunk by Shadynn Smid and three from Aaron Tesfagiorgis pulled the Vikes even, 11-11, before a layup from Elias Ralph put Victoria in front, 13-11 with 5:08 to go in the first frame.
  • Back-to-back three's by Izzy Helman and a Maffia layup brought the score at the end of the first quarter to 28-20 in favour of the visiting Vikes.
  • Slowly chipping away at UVic's lead, the Spartans came within one, 39-38, with 4:17 to play in the second quarter.
  • Seven-straight Maffia points put an end to Trinity Western's run and put Victoria ahead by 10, 50-40, with 1:39 until halftime.
  • A layup by Ethan Boag in the final minute made the score 52-42 for the Vikes at halftime.
  • Not letting the Spartans within eight points at any point in the third quarter, the Vikes held a 73-61 lead after 30 minutes of action.
  • A Tesfagiorgis three opened the fourth quarter scoring, giving the Vikes their largest lead of the game, 76-61 with 9:37 to go.
  • Trinity Western fought back in the final frame, pulling within one, 90-89, with 39 seconds remaining in the game.
  • Renoldo Robinson put the game away for the Vikes, knocking down a jumper and making one-of-two free throws when fouled with two seconds to play to seal the win, 93-89.
WORTH NOTING
  • Robinson tallied a season-high 18 points and team-high eight rebounds along with two assists and two steals for the Vikes.
  • Ralph added a double-digit scoring performance with 15 points, along with six rebounds, two steals and two assists in the win.
  • Maffia finished with 20 points, two assists and one steal in 15 minutes on the floor.
  • The No. 1-ranked Vikes move to 8-1 on the season, while TWU falls to 1-10 with the loss. 
UP NEXT
The Vikes and Spartans close the two-game series tomorrow, Jan. 13 at 6 p.m.

 
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