Salt Lake Community College men’s basketball team was down as many as 21 points to in-state rival Snow College Badgers and can’t complete the complete the comeback as they fall 70-63 on the road.
The No. 20 Bruins are 21-5 on the season, and 8-3 in the Scenic West Athletic Conference.
The Badgers came out and hurt the Bruins in the first half jumping out to a 41-23 lead in the first half of play. The Badgers shot 48 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes of play and held the Bruins offense to 29 percent including only eight baskets in the first half.
The Bruins needed to find a way to answer back in the second half. Despite being down 21 at one point during the game, SLCC fired back to close the gap to five points with just 47 seconds left in the game.
The Bruins outscored the Badgers 40-29 in the second half of play but couldn’t get any closer than 5.
One of the key factors to the Badger win was shooting 7-of-17 from beyond the three point line while the Bruins struggled shooting the deep ball shooting 2-for-17 on the night.
Gary Payton II contributed 13 points and 11 boards on the night giving him a double-double. Sophomore guard Jaden Jackson also added 13 points, and freshman guard Zerrion Payton helped the cause with 11 points and two assists.
Head Coach Todd Phillips and the Bruins will have no time to dwell on this loss as they get ready for their next matchup on the road in Idaho, where the Bruins will be gearing up for North Idaho College on Thursday, Feb. 13 with tipoff at 8:30 p.m.
For more on SLCC Men’s Basketball, go to: www.slccbruins.com.
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