GAME NOTES:

• The Snow College men's basketball team continues its three-game home stand against Salt Lake Community College and Utah State University Eastern Tuesday and Thursday in Ephraim. Both matches are scheduled to tip off at 7:00 p.m. inside the Horne Activity Center in Ephraim.

 

• The Badgers began Scenic West Athletic Conference play with a 96-65 victory against Colorado Northwestern Community College last weekend. The Badgers have now won 25 straight games against the Spartans.

 

• With the victory against CNCC, the Badgers improved to 16-0 to begin the season. They have currently won 19 straight home games. Their last home loss came in an 85-71 result against the College of Southern Idaho Feb. 17, 2024.

 

• Brock McClure had a monster double-double against the Spartans. He recorded 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in the victory – his eighth double-double of the season. McClure is averaging 15.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. He leads the conference and is 23^rd in the nation in rebounds per game.

 

•  The Badgers have led at halftime in all 16 games this season. Under Head Coach Andrew May, Snow College is 82-3 when leading at halftime.

 

• The Bruins enter Tuesday's matchup with a 7-8 overall record after losing their conference opener against USUE. They started the season 1-6 but have won six of their last eight games.

 

• The Badgers are 14-45 all time against SLCC. They won all four matchups against the Bruins last season after losing 11 of their previous 12 games.

 

• USUE is 14-2 overall after defeating SLCC Saturday. The Eagles are currently riding a 13-game winning streak and will take on CNCC Tuesday in Price.

 

• The Badgers are 35-22 all time against USUE. They have won three straight against the Eagles and 16 of the last 19, including six of their last seven in Ephraim.

 
LAST TIME OUT: The Snow College men's basketball team began the new year right where it left off, with a win. The Badgers defeated Colorado Northwest Community College 96-65 Saturday in Ephraim to begin Scenic West Athletic Conference play.
 
The Badgers finished non-conference play with an undefeated 15-0 record – a program first. Most recently, they earned a pair of victories at the Las Vegas Tarkanian Classic to conclude their non-conference slate.
 
Snow College started slowly out of the gate against the Spartans. Alternatively, CNCC came out red hot. Over the first seven and a half minutes of action, the Spartans went 7-10 from the field and 4-5 from beyond the arc to take an 18-12 lead.
 
The Badgers quickly turned the tide. After starting 5-13 from the field, Snow College used a quick 7-0 burst to take a 19-18 lead. Another 3-point field goal midway through the first half gave the Spartans their final lead of the game.
 
Over the final 10 minutes of the opening period, Snow College outscored the Spartans 26-17. CNCC kept the game close with its hot shooting from deep. In total, the Spartans shot 59 percent (10-17) from distance in the first half. The Badgers took a 45-38 lead into the halftime break.
 
The Badgers increased the defensive pressure, which led to the Spartans cooling off significantly in the second half.  Snow College scored 14 of the first 20 points to begin the second stanza to take a 59-44 lead.
 
After shooting over 50 percent from the field in the first half, Snow College's defense limited CNCC to shoot just 5-15 from the field and 0-5 from deep over the first 10 minutes of the second period.
 
The Badgers used a 16-4 run, which was capped off by a pair of emphatic dunks by Bron Roberts and a layup from James Rust, to take an 88-62 lead with under three minutes to play.  Snow College added the exclamation point on the win as Roberts and Rust sank back-to-back 3-pointers to earn the 96-65 victory.
 
Brock McClure led all scorers with an 18-point, 15-rebound double-double – his eighth of the season. Sam Sivulich scored 15 points and dished five assists on 5-10 shooting and 4-8 from deep. Roberts had 12 points and five rebounds, while McCaden Adams added 11 points and six assists. Sean Felts finished with 10 points and five boards to aid in the victory.
 
UP NEXT: The Badgers will head onto the road for their first of two trips to Idaho this season. They will take on No. 13 College of Southern Idaho Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in Twin Falls. They will then face North Idaho College Saturday at 4:00 p.m. MST in Coeur d'Alene. For video streaming and live stats information, visit snowbadgers.com.