Show t p re n twice W. W I t t t cie IS I j W. W A c Y I 1 I 7 x t. t J M 4 t 4 aia a s h C 1 ar r c p E fL f a- a 4 r 7 f r i- i e A ri t t t I g a 1 V t V tur IR t f ate ate- 1 40 N r 3 Photos by David Hubert Zac Hodge Contributing Writer Hutchinson Kan Led by DJ Wright and Nate Bendall the Salt Lake Community College mens men's b basketball team defeated Midland College Chaparrals of Midland Texas by a score of 67 60 to win the 2009 National Championship The men mens men's s basketball team themselves from a a. a second-place second 2008 tournament finish by defeating the 2007 national champions The Bruins are the ones cutting down the nets this year The Bruins came out hot and took an early lead but had trouble holding onto the ball ballin ballin ballin in the first half committing 11 turnovers That and the shooting of Midlands Midland's Greg Hill gave the Chaparrals the halftime lead 34 26 The start of the second half was was also all Midland At about halfway through the second period the Chaparrals had a commanding point 15 lead 51 However that is when the comeback the biggest in tournament history was on That is when the Bruins went wenton on a 22 1 run It lt was capped by Ricky Scoff whom drilled a pointer 3 to give the Bruins the 54 52 lead Free throws by Logan Magnusson and Bendall pushed the lead up to 63 54 with 43 seconds left In all the Bruins outscored the Chaparrals 42 26 in the second half to bring home the title The point man for the Bruins was Bendall He chipped 21 points on 8 11 shooting and 8 rebounds Magnusson helped out with 14 points on 6 4 shooting and 2 1 from the point 3 line Wright chipped in 12 points on a rocky 3 10 shooting night Midlands Midland's leading scorers were Greg hill with 25 and Kavon Lytch with 18 The Bruins shot the ball well from the field for the game going 22 They weren't as hot from the point 3 line going 3 The Bruins played great defense holding the Chaps to 36 percent from the field and 32 percent from the point 3 line The Bruins also shot the ball well from the throw free-throw line going 27 20 in contrast to the Chaps for 6 showing The William B. B French tournament award was given to DJ Wright whom scored 98 points and grabbing 40 rebounds in the four games Nate Bendall who averaged almost 18 points and pulled down just under 7 boards a game was named to the tournament all-tournament team Coach Norm Nonn Parrish was was' named coach of the tournament Coach Parrish now has wins as coach of the Bruins is only the second team from Utah to win the championship Dixie State won two titles before they left the division |