GAME NOTES
 

• The Snow College men's basketball team will begin its final home stretch of the season beginning with North Idaho College Thursday at 7:00 p.m. followed by a meeting with the College of Southern Idaho Saturday at 3:00 p.m.

 

• As part of the home stand, the Badgers will also take on Community Christian College Monday and Tuesday.  Both matches will be played in Ephraim as the Badgers will not travel to Redlands, California.

 

• The Badgers are coming off a weekend in which they defeated Colorado Northwestern Community College 87-58 Thursday in Rangely before suffering a 90-58 loss against Utah State University Eastern Saturday in Price.

 

• The Badgers' victory against the Spartans marks the sixth consecutive season they have swept the Spartans in the regular-season series.  Snow College is currently riding a 21-game winning streak against CNCC.

 

• The Badgers had a few season-lows against the Eagles.  58 points is their lowest single-game total of the year.  They also shot just 32 percent from the field and 17 percent from beyond the arc, both of which are season lows.

 

• Despite the poor shooting against the Eagles, the Badgers still rank among the top 10 in the nation in field goal percentage.  Snow College is shooting 52 percent from the field as a team which is good enough for seventh overall.

 

• The Cardinals own a 19-6 overall record and a 5-2 mark within Scenic West Athletic Conference play.  The Badgers defeated NIC 77-75 Jan. 10 to begin conference play.  Snow College is 6-14 all-time against the Cardinals.

 

• The Golden Eagles are currently tops in the SWAC with a 19-6 overall record and a 6-1 mark within conference play.  The Badgers suffered an 85-71 loss to CSI when the two teams last met Jan. 13.  The Badgers are 16-30 all time against the Golden Eagles.

 
LAST TIME OUT: The Snow College men's basketball team split a pair of games against Colorado Northwestern Community College and Utah State University Eastern.  The Badgers defeated the Spartans 87-58 before suffering a 90-58 loss to the Eagles in Price.
 
The Badgers entered the matchup following a tough 70-66 loss against No. 16 Salt Lake Community College. Snow College's matchup with the Spartans marked the beginning of the penultimate road stretch of the regular season.
 
The Badgers opened the game with a pair of 3-pointers from Isaac Finlinson and Isaac Garrett. They would eventually crawl out to an eight-point lead but the Spartans would slowly eat away at the advantage.  CNCC captured a one-point lead, but a quick 11-2 burst gave the Badgers a 31-23 lead with under four minutes to play in the first half.
 
The Badgers maintained the momentum through the final minutes of the opening period.  A pair of triples from Finlinson in the final minutes gave the Badgers a 41-28 heading into the halftime break.
 
Snow College caught fire from the field to begin the second half.  Back-to-back 3-pointers from Dylan Jones helped the Badgers extend their lead to 53-30.  Another quick run – this time a 10-0 burst – extended the lead to 31 points with 12 minutes to play.
 
The Badgers would lead by as many as 34 as they would cruise to an 87-58 victory – their 20^th of the season.  With the 20^th victory, Snow College has matched last season's win total. 
 
The Badgers have matched the pace of the 2016-2017 team, who also secured their 20^th victory in their 23^rdgame of the season.  The 2016-17 Badgers finished with a 26-6 overall record and suffered a season-ending loss to the College of Southern Idaho in the Region 18 tournament.
 
Finlinson led the Badgers in scoring with 20 points – his third consecutive 20-point performance.  Jones contributed 17 points while Garret finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.  Gaius Mewourou finished just shy of a double-double with eight points and 10 rebounds.
 
Following the win, the Badgers traveled to Price for their second of two meetings with the Eagles.  The Badgers defeated USUE 100-57 earlier in the season in Ephraim.  Saturday's rematch would prove to be a different story for both teams.
 
The Eagles sprinted out of the gate and took a quick 9-0 lead.  Over four minutes elapsed before the Badgers scored their first points.  The Eagles used another 9-0 run which gave them a 20-3 lead eight minutes into the opening period.
 
The Eagles used hot shooting from beyond the arc to extend the lead out to as much as 24 points before taking a 48-26 lead into the halftime break.  Conversely, the Badgers struggled from the field making just seven total field goals and going 1-12 from beyond the arc.
 
The Eagles hot shooting continued into the second half.  They extended their advantage to 68-37 midway through the period.  They led by as many as 37 en route to a 90-58 victory.  The Badgers shot just 32 percent from the field and 17 percent from beyond the arc – both season lows.
 
UP NEXT: The Badgers will finish of its 2023-24 home slate of games with a pair of matchups against Community Christian College Monday and Tuesday.  The Saints own a 0-20 overall record.  The Badgers have won each of the seven all-time meetings against CCC.  Tipoff for both games is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. inside the Horne Activity Center in Ephraim.  For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.