Men's Basketball falls to Bruins 80-67 in West District final
Arizona Western Men’s Basketball’s (26-7) season ended on Saturday afternoon in the West District Championship Game, falling to Salt Lake (28-4) 80-67 at Bruin Arena.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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22 | 45 | 67 |
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32 | 48 | 80 |
Team Stats
Salt Lake Community College
| Game Statistics | Arizona Western College | Salt Lake Community College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (22-62) | (32-58) |
| Field Goal % | 35.5% | 55.2% |
| Rebounds | 36 | 35 |
| Assists | 3 | 19 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 12 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 8 | 10 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 17 | 8 |
| Pts in the Paint | 28 | 44 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 2 |
| Bench Pts | 17 | 35 |
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. – Arizona Western Men's Basketball's (26-7) season ended on Saturday afternoon in the West District Championship Game, falling to Salt Lake (28-4) 80-67 at Bruin Arena.
Yaxel Lendeborg led all scorers, scoring 30 points, 24 coming in the second half, on 11-of-13 shooting while grabbing 14 rebounds for a double-double in the loss. Lendeborg's 30 points were one shy of his career-high 31.
The Matadors took an early 5-4 lead thanks to Marquis Hargrove who scored the Matadors' first five points of the game. Salt Lake used a 10-0 run to take a 16-7 lead and built a 31-16 lead late in the first half. The Matadors went on a 6-0 run to close the gap to nine points and trailed by 10 at the break, 32-22.
Hargrove finished as the Matadors' second-leading scorer with 11 points, hitting a pair of three-pointers in the loss.
The Bruins came out of the locker room and went on a 6-0 run to push the advantage to 38-22 and outscored the Matadors 22-12 over the first seven minutes of the half to take a 20-point lead at 54-34. Five straight points from Lendeborg cut the Salt Lake lead to 54-39. The Matadors were able to trim the deficit back down to 10 points at 66-56 but were unable to get any closer.
The Matadors finished the season with 26 wins for the second straight year and earned their 21st Region I championship in program history.