BUFFALO, NY – The Villa Maria College men's basketball team fell to visiting Houghton University in the team's second game of the season on Oct. 28.
GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Villa 74, Houghton 79
LOCATION: Villa Athletic Center – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Villa 0-2, Houghton 1-0 Exhibition
INSIDE THE VILLA BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Houghton led 38-30 at the end of the first half.
- Despite being outscored by eight in the half, Villa trailed by as many as a dozen points late in the half.
- In a close second half, Villa outscored the Highlanders, 44-41.
- Villa took its first lead of the game at 41-40 four minutes into the second half.
- The teams battled in the final 10 minutes with three tie scores.
- After the Highlanders retook the lead by seven, Villa rallied to build a 5-point lead with eight minutes to play.
- The Vikings got within a basket of tying the game in the final minute of play.
FOR THE FOES
- Tyson Clark and Trey Kleitz led the Crusaders with 18 and 17 points, respectively.
UP NEXT
The Vikings return to action on the road in mid-November with a weekend against Penn State teams. The first game is at Penn State Allegheny on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 4 PM, followed by a contest at Penn State Shenango on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1 PM.
