No. 1 Badgers Journey to Gem State for No. 11 CSI, NIC Bouts

GAME NOTES:

• The Snow College males’s basketball staff will make its first of two journeys this season to Idaho to proceed Scenic West Athletic Conference play. The Badgers will start the journey with a rematch of final yr’s Region 18 Title Game in opposition to No. 11 College of Southern Idaho Thursday at 7:00 p.m. earlier than taking over North Idaho College Saturday at 4:00 p.m. MST.

 

• Snow College has begun convention play with a 3-0 document, together with a pair of victories final week in opposition to Salt Lake Community College and No. 23 Utah State University Eastern.

 

• The Badgers defeated the Eagles 81-74 Thursday night time in Ephraim. It is the Badgers’ fourth victory this season in opposition to a ranked staff. Additionally, Snow College has now received 21 straight video games contained in the Horne Activity Center.

 

• The Badgers have outrebounded their opponent in all 18 video games they’ve performed this season. They are among the finest rebounding groups within the nation. They seize a median of 44.8 boards per recreation, which is sweet for 14^th within the nation.

 

• Snow College can also be among the many prime groups within the nation in taking pictures share. The Badgers are 13^th total in discipline aim share at 51.3 and eight^th in 3-point share at 40.0 % per recreation.

 

• The Golden Eagles enter Thursday’s matchup with a 17-1 total document and a 3-0 mark inside convention play. Their lone loss got here at residence to No. 16 Odessa College Dec. 6, 73-66.

 

• The Badgers are 22-39 all time in opposition to CSI and have win 4 straight video games in opposition to the Golden Eagles. The final time these groups met was in a 91-68 victory for the Badgers within the Region 18 Championship March 8, 2025.

 

• North Idaho owns an 11-7 total document and a 1-2 mark in convention play. The Badgers are 11-25 all time in opposition to the Cardinals, and have received every of the earlier three conferences.

 
LAST TIME OUT: The Snow College males’s basketball staff defeated each its in-state rivals to enhance to 18-0 this season. The No. 1 Badgers defeated Salt Lake Community College 90-69 Tuesday earlier than incomes an 81-74 victory in opposition to No. 23 Utah State University Eastern.
 
Snow College entered the week on the heels of a 96-65 victory in opposition to Colorado Northwestern to start Scenic West Athletic Conference play. Win secured the Badgers’ 19^th consecutive residence victory.
 
The Badgers began robust in opposition to the Bruins and jumped out to an 11-3 lead within the opening minutes. Salt Lake used a 13-5 run to take an 18-17 lead with 12 minutes left within the first interval.
 
A 3-pointer from Bron Roberts and a pair of layups from McCaden Adams and Sam Sivulich gave the Badgers their largest lead of the primary half.
 
Snow College dominated the glass within the opening stanza. The Badgers outrebounded the Bruins 28-10, together with a 12-2 benefit on the offensive glass, and transformed 12 second-chance factors. They took a 47-39 lead into halftime.
 
After the Bruins scored first within the second quarter, the Badgers went on a 10-0 run, capped off by a fast-break dunk from Brock McClure to take a 57-41 lead. Salt Lake was capable of trim the lead all the way down to seven factors halfway by way of the second interval, however the Badgers ran away and hid.
 
Snow College responded with a 14-4 burst to realize a 17-point benefit. A fastbreak dunk from Sean Felts preceded a 3-pointer from Blake Bahr that discovered the underside of the online to all however seal issues for the Badgers. They went on to win 90-69.
 
Adams led all scorers with 22 factors and 5 rebounds. Felts recorded a monster 19-point, 14-rebound, double-double. McClure added 14 factors and 6 rebounds whereas Roberts chipped in 13 factors and 5 rebounds. Sivulich flirted with a triple-double, tallying 11 factors, 10 assists, and 6 rebounds.
 
Following the win, Snow College welcomed No. 23 USUE to city to wrap up the three-game residence stand. The Eagles had climbed into the NJCAA Division I Top 25 after using a 14-game successful streak main as much as Thursday night time’s recreation.
 
The lead bounced forwards and backwards between each groups by way of the primary eight minutes of the sport. Seven straight factors from McClure over the center minutes of the opening interval gave the Badgers a 27-20 edge.
 
The Eagles rapidly trimmed the lead again to 2 with seven minutes to play. A private 5-0 run from Felts pushed the Badgers’ benefit to 39-31. After Aaron Bliss transformed a 3-point play, Bahr stole the ball on the following possession and layed the ball in on the opposite finish. Snow College entered the Break main 44-35.
 
Five straight factors from Adams opened the second half for the Badgers, giving them a 14-point lead. Snow College maintained a double-digit lead over the primary 14 minutes of the second half and prolonged the lead out to 71-56 with 6:39 to play.
 
Over the subsequent three and a half minutes, USUE went on a 16-1 run to tie the rating at 72 with three minutes to play. A pair of free throws and a layup from Adams noticed the Badgers take a 76-72 lead.
 
The Eagles responded with a bucket on the opposite finish earlier than an offensive foul in opposition to the Badgers gave USUE an opportunity to tie or take the lead with underneath 90 seconds to play. The Eagle’s ensuing 3-point try missed the whole lot, and the Badgers regained possession.
 
With the shot clock ticking down, Kyle Lemke was fouled and despatched to the charity stripe, the place he transformed certainly one of two free throws. On the opposite finish, Sivulich poked the ball away, and it landed within the arms of Bahr, who was fouled and iced the sport from the road. He sank each free throws, and the Badgers held on to the 81-74 victory.
 
Adams once more paced all scorers with 19 factors and 5 rebounds. Bahr scored 15 factors on 6-10 taking pictures from the sector. McClure recorded his ninth double-double of the season as he completed with 11 factors and 10 rebounds. Bliss added 10 factors and 9 rebounds, together with 5 offensive boards.
 
UP NEXT: Snow College will wrap up the three-game street journey in opposition to No. 23 USUE in Price. The prime 25 rematch will happen at 7:00 p.m. contained in the Bunnell-Dmitrich Athletic Center. For video streaming and stay stats data, go to snowbadgers.com.