#1 Salt Lake Says NO To Snow’s Challenge, Remain Unbeaten
(Content from Jon Oglesby – Bruin Athletics)
(Feb. 12, 2022) Taylorsville, UT – Games against in-state rivals always carry strong pressure, but never is the pressure greater than when a team is undefeated facing a hungry, nationally-ranked rival.
Those were the circumstances the No. 1 Salt Lake Community College Men’s Basketball team found itself in Saturday, facing a Snow team that has continued to build momentum throughout a long season. The Bruins rolled to another impressive home win, earning a 99-94 win over No. 15 Snow College to move to 3-0 over the Badgers this season. Salt Lake is now 28-0 overall and 17-0 in Scenic West Athletic Conference play with the win.
In one of Salt Lake’s closest games of the season, it was Snow who actually led at halftime, 45-44, after leading by as many as 11 points midway through the first half. SLCC found its own momentum in the second half, eventually stretching out a lead to 11 points.
The Badgers came back to cut SLCC’s lead to three points, 97-94, with just nine seconds remaining but Chase Adams hit a pair of late foul shots to close out the SLCC win. The Bruins found their edge in the game at the free-throw line, going 27-of-40 at the line compared to Snow’s 20-of-28.
Jordan Brinson posted a team-high 25 points in the win for SLCC, while Doctor Bradley scored 17 points. Jackson Last finished with 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting, and Chase Adams had 11 points.
For the Badgers (20-6, 10-5) their top producers were Hagen Wright with 22 points and game high 9 rebounds. Drake Allen put in 21 plus 3 helpers. Clayton Southwick had 18points and 7 boards, with Chase Potter adding 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Snow is in 2nd place in the SWAC standings, one game up on College of Southern Idaho, each with three conference games remaining. Should the teams end up tied, CSI possesses the tie-breaker having won 2 of the three head to head contests over the Badgers.
Salt Lake already clinched the SWAC regular season title, and with it, the No. 1 Seed and first round bye in the Region 18 post season championship. That tournament is scheduled to run Feb.24 – 26 at Bruin Arena.
SLCC returns to the floor on Wednesday with another strong test, playing at Southern Idaho. Snow will travel to Henderson, NV for a bout against College of Southern Nevada on Thursday.
