TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (February 9, 2019) - After a few weeks of ups-and-downs, the Salt Lake Community College men's basketball team is back in the winners' circle.

The Bruins, who entered Saturday's home matchup against USU Eastern just 2-3 over the last five games, rebounded with a strong 68-60 victory over in-state rival USU Eastern. The win lifts SLCC's overall record to 18-7, while boosting their record in the Scenic West Athletic Conference to 5-4.

The game was back-and-forth, with both teams being tied at 28-28 at halftime. USU Eastern took control early in the second half and stretched their lead to 43-37 midway through the period before Salt Lake went on a comeback, eventually tying the game at 50-50 (no pun intended) with 4:43 remaining in the game. While the teams went back-and-forth over the following minutes, SLCC went ahead for good late on a Tyler Bennett three and never relinquished the lead.

The difference in the victory likely came in Salt Lake's 20-13 advantage on the bench. USU Eastern also made only 11-of-22 free-throws to help the SLCC cause.

Washington State commit Daron Henson led Salt Lake with 16 points, while Matt Lindsey contributed 13 points for the Bruins. Hunter Schofield scored 12 points. 

The victory boosts Salt Lake to third in the league standings, just a game behind Southern Idaho's 6-3 and 1.5 games behind Snow College's 6-2. The Bruins will play both opponents this week, with a road game at Southern Idaho Thursday and a home matchup against Snow College Saturday. Saturday's game will also be the program's annual "Sophomore Night", with a scheduled start of 5:00 p.m.