Box Score TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (November 2, 2019) -  A night after opening the 2019 season with a strong victory, the No. 13 Salt Lake Community College men's basketball team picked up another impressive win in the Arizona desert.
 
SLCC moved to 2-0 on the young season with an 80-76 win over Central Arizona College. Salt Lake had a big lead early before having to make a few clutch plays late to earn the victory.

SLCC coach Kyle Taylor said the win showed his team's resilience. 

"We showed a lot of grit and resolve after giving away a double digit lead in the second half," he said. "I'm proud of the way our team fought and stayed together and kept fighting. Central Arizona played really well and made a ton of big shots. It was a good test for us early in the year."

The Bruins led 45-36 at halftime, after leading by as many as 13 points in the first half. Central Arizona strongly responded in the second half, playing a mixture of strong offense and suffocating defense. SLCC was up by 5 points with 25 seconds left. Shooting free throws, the Bruins missed the shot and Central Arizona responded with a made 3. In a quick turn-of-events, Salt Lake turned the ball over on the inbounds before the Bruins stole the Central Arizona inbounds pass and Asa McCord made a pair of free throws to finish the game.

McCord had a monster game, finishing with 20 points and going 4-of-4 at the free throw line. Spencer Johnson had 17 points while Justice Hill had 14 points. Tutu Majok finished with 11 points.  

"Justice Hill controlled the tempo of the game the final 8 minutes, which was really good to see," Taylor said. "Asa McCord made big play after big play, including the two clutch FT's at the end. He and Tutu Majok rebounded the ball extremely well."
 
Salt Lake will host next weekend's Region 9/18 Challenge tourney inside the Lifetime Activities Center. The Bruins will host Casper College on Friday at 6:00 p.m.