Basketball Recap: Murray Makes It Five in a Row at Home

Murray extended their home winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Damani Wilkerson. The Murray Spartans enjoyed a cozy 73-54 victory over the Tooele Buffaloes on Friday thanks in part to Wilkerson, who went 10 for 14 on his way to 31 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Those 31 points gave him a new career-high.

Tooele's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Crew Lewis, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 20 points, and Mason Heap, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 18 points. Heap's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Symonds, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 10 points.

The win got Murray back to even at 8-8. As for Tooele, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.

Murray has already played their next match, an 84-62 victory against Park City on the 14th. As for Tooele, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-30 loss against Hillcrest on the 14th.