SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The eighth-ranked College of Southern Idaho led a majority of the game but when the final buzzer went off Salt Lake CC had the lead for the 71-61 win Saturday in Scenic West Athletic Conference play.
The Golden Eagles led for 21:05 minutes of the game. SLCC led for just 9:40. And the game was tied for 9:15. There were 11 lead changes in the very closely contested game. CSI out-shot and out-rebounded the Bruins but Salt Lake forced the Golden Eagles into 23 turnovers. Although the Bruins got off 14 more shots. CSI also lost starting point guard Chris James to five fouls midway through the second half. That combination proved too much for the Golden Eagles to overcome in the end.
Daylen Williams led CSI with 14 points and nine rebounds. He also had two assists and three steals. Chayce Polynice added 12 points and four rebounds and James had 10 points, two rebounds and two assists. Robert Whaley came off the bench to score nine points along with five rebounds.
CSI, now 18-5 overall and 6-4 in league play, travels to USU Eastern Wednesday and hosts Snow College Saturday.