NJCAA tournament: Magnusson leads SLCC to victory

Published: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:13 a.m. MDT
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Faced with a top-10 opponent threatening to take complete control before halftime, Salt Lake Community College received a timely offensive boost from Logan Magnusson.

Magnusson, a sophomore forward, scored eight straight points to fuel a decisive 18-0 run that lifted the Bruins to a 77-59 victory over Shelton State Community College (Ala.) at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in first-round action of the NJCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on Tuesday afternoon.

Magnusson came up just shy of a triple-double, finishing with 17 points, nine rebounds and nine assists against the 7th-ranked Buccaneers. D.J. Wright chipped in 20 points and nine boards to lead SLCC.

The Bruins (28-6) fell behind, after taking a 12-3 lead, when Shelton State (31-3) used a 15-2 run to go in front of SLCC. The Buccaneers scored 10 unanswered points at one point — taking an 18-14 lead on a basket from Brandon Williams.

Shelton State extended its lead to 24-17 with 4:50 left in the first half following a 3-pointer and free throw from Sterling Jones.

But the Bruin offense found new life behind Magnusson's efforts. He scored eight straight points and put SLCC back in front 25-24 on a jumper with 2:54 left before halftime.

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SLCC continued the spurt by producing the last 16 points of the half. Ricky Shoff capped off a run of 18 unanswered points with his basket that made it 35-24 for the Bruins barely a minute into the second half.

The Bruins will now face the North Dakota State College of Science (31-2) in the quarterfinal round today at 6 p.m.

Recent comments

If SLCC uses their inside big guys, they should win this game. The...

Observer | March 18, 2009 at 1:59 p.m.

Good luck Salt Lake! Year after year they battle in one of the...

Basketball Fan | March 18, 2009 at 11:12 a.m.

SLCC should get past their next game pretty easily too. I saw that...

K-Dog | March 18, 2009 at 9:45 a.m.

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