Donley for the Win
February 5, 2026
SCC Men's Basketball played an athletic Sauk Valley team to the buzzer with a 70-68 thrilling win.
The score at the half was a two point deficit 31-33. Then the team fell behind by double digits, but they would not give up the fight.
They slowly pecked away at the score and a three point shot by Brady Martin (Burlington) at the 3 minute mark cut the lead down to one 65-66.
Then Kalvyne Eby (Gaithersburg, Maryland) hit 2 free throws for a 2 point lead with under a minute left. A dunk by Sauk Valley tied the game with 9.9 seconds left.
Jaleel Donley (Minneapolis, Minn.) got the ball and raced down the court for a difficult layup for the game winner.
A long heave by Sauk Valley had no shot and the bench to swarm the court and surround Donley while the crowd erupted in applause.
The team plays next at 3pm Saturday at home against Triton College.
*Article Courtesy of John Gaines*