Bluejays go 0-2 in New Years Classic over the weekend

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Dec. 31—WORTHINGTON — The Minnesota West men’s basketball team played two games in the annual New Years Classic in Worthington last weekend and went 0-2 on the weekend.

The first game of the classic was Friday night against Southwestern Community College and the second was Saturday evening against Iowa Central Community College.

The Bluejays now have a 2-10 record following the weekend and are currently on a four-game losing streak.

Here is a recap of both games.

Friday

Southwestern 69, Minnesota West 55

The Bluejays’ first game of the weekend was a 14-point loss to the Southwestern Community College Spartans.

In the first half, the Bluejays kept the game within single digits in the early minutes, but Southwestern CC held the lead for most of the half until taking a nine-point halftime lead at 32-23. Part of what went into Minnesota West’s halftime deficit was being outshot by the Spartans 37% to 26%.

In the second half, Minnesota West was outrebounded 26 to 11 as the Spartans ended up holding on to their lead, outscoring the Jays by five points in the half to win the game by 14 points.

Minnesota West’s leading scorer was Henry Counsel with 13 points and he also had three steals on the defensive end. Kenneth Logan added 11 points for the Bluejays and he led the team in assists with three and steals with five.

Karasharo Ojulo, playing his first games for the team last weekend as a recent addition to the roster, added nine points and six rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench.

Jordan Samuelsson added seven points, Paul Fairley Jr., also playing his first couple games last weekend, added six, Teddy Collins Jr. added five and Jeremish Guevarra added four.

Southwestern CC had four players score in double figures, with Patrick Worrell leading the scorers with 21 points.

Southwestern 32 69

Minnesota West 23 55

Saturday

Iowa Central 83, Minnesota West 43

In the Bluejays’ second game of the weekend on Saturday, a huge second-half surge continued to extend the Iowa Central Tritons’ lead until…

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Author : The Daily Globe, Worthington, Minn.

Publish date : 2023-12-31 19:16:00

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