Chico won the last time they faced Marysville and Magnus Nielsen did his part to make sure it happened again. The Chico Panthers snuck past the Marysville Indians with a 73-67 victory on Wednesday thanks in part to Nielsen, who went 10 for 20 en route to 24 points plus five assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists.
The team also got some help courtesy of Costantino Thompson, who had eight points along with four steals. Thompson is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season.
Chico was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marysville only racked up 18.
Despite the loss, Marysville saw an underclassman step up: freshman Javeyon Brown went 6 for 10 en route to 13 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Jordan Brooks, who went 5 for 11 en route to 12 points.
The win made it two in a row for Chico and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Marysville, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Chico will have a chance to go back-to-back against Marysville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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