BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Villa Maria College men's basketball team played a strong game and walked away with a big, 94-65 victory over Bryant and Stratton-Ohio. The win shifts the Vikings record to 6-7 on the season and drops the Bobcats record to 4-7. 
 
Villa got off to a strong start thanks to a good three pointer by Victor Fuller and layup by Trayvon Holt to put the score at 7-2. A few minutes later Raymond Sims knocked down a three to push the lead to seven. The Bobcats buckled down and kept their deficit to under five and brought it to one, but Villa began to catch fire. Fuller made three consecutive free-throws before Jordan Heine converted a three-point play and hit a layup to bring Villa ahead 25-15 with 7:36 to play. The run continued with layups by Fuller and Holt to further extend the lead to 15 points. The Bobcats made a run to end the half and cut the Villa lead to 41-30 as the horn sounded. 
 
The two teams traded baskets to start the second half, but the Vikings quickly pushed their advantage after back-to-back three-pointers by Sims and Jaylin Rose. Sims then made a layup to give Villa a 19-point lead before Fuller scored a bucket to give the team a 58-37 advantage. Jaelyn Hall, Holt and Fuller continued to make shots as the half moved along, giving their team a 25-point advantage consistently. Holt eventually brought the lead to 30 at the 2:56 mark after hitting a three-pointer, and as the clock hit zero, Villa walked away with a 94-65 victory. 
 
Sims recorded a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds, while also adding four assists and three steals. Fuller scored a career-high 19 points and collected seven rebounds. Holt added 18 points of his own in 26 minutes of play and grabbed five rebounds of his own. Heine and Rose scored 14 and 13 points respectively and combined for 13 assists as they shared point guard duties throughout the game. 
 
The Vikings hit the road for their next game as they take on Vermont Tech on Friday, Jan. 10 with a scheduled start of 7 p.m. 

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