No. 4 Salt Lake takes on Central Wyoming 11/21/2023
Taylor Munroe
Xavier Edmonds ignites the fastbreak at Bruin Arena against Central Wyoming on Tuesday, November 21.
65
Trinidad State College TRINIDAD 10-5
86
Winner Salt Lake Community College SALT LAK 12-0
Trinidad State College TRINIDAD
10-5
65
Final
86
Salt Lake Community College SALT LAK
12-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Trinidad State College TRINIDAD 33 32 65
Salt Lake Community College SALT LAK 39 47 86

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Brian Preece

Second-ranked Bruins run roughshod over Trinidad State

Six Bruins reach double-digits in win

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (Friday, December 8, 2023) – Salt Lake opened the Region IX Challenge with an 86-65 win over Trinidad State College.

Ranked second in the country in the most recent NJCAA top 25 poll, SLCC improved to 11-0 with the win.

Six Bruins reached double-figure scoring, topped by 17 points from reigning SWAC Player of the Week CJ Luster. Luster knocked down four of Salt Lake's 13 threes.

Xavier Edmonds added a dozen points with a team-high two blocks. Bryce Zephir, Mikhail Abdul-Hamid, and Jordan Battle each added 11 points. Mason Bendinger rounded out the group with 10 points. 

Salt Lake's defense limited Trinidad State to 40.3 percent shooting.

The No. 2 Bruins take on Otero College at 12:30 p.m. (MT) on Saturday, December 9. Find tickets for all Salt Lake Community College events here. 

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