The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (19-0, 8-0 in ACCAC) dominated the first half in its game against Phoenix College (8-12, 0-8) on Saturday at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
The No. 7 ranked Aztecs defeated the Bears 120-70, securing their 13th game of the season scoring in triple digits.
The Aztecs scored the first 13 points of the game as the Bears got on the board with two free throws at the 16:41 mark. The Aztecs went on an 11-0 run to make it 24-2. Phoenix College started 0-for-6 from the field with five turnovers in the first 6:30 of the game. They scored their first field goal with 13:30 left in the half.
Up 26-7, the Aztecs used another 13-0 run to make it 39-7. The Aztecs took a 63-19 lead at halftime as they scored the final nine points of the half.
The Aztecs’ biggest lead was 56 points at 117-61 with 3:07 left in the game.
Sophomore Isaac Johnson went 10-for-13 from the field with a team-high 23 points and 11 rebounds. He also finished with five steals.
Sophomore Brock Mendoza posted his 11th double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds to go with two blocks. He was 7-for-9 from the field and 1-for-1 from beyond the arc.
Freshman Isaiah Hill (Premier Prep Academy) shot 6-for-8 from the field and 5-for-6 from three-point range to finish with 17 points to go with four assists while sophomore Mason Hunt (Bradshaw Mountain HS) added 14 points, five assists, four steals and three rebounds.
The Pima bench scored 39 points as freshman Rowan McKenzie (Boulder Creek HS) had 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists and sophomore Taevean Famutimi-Brown and Gerron Graham (Premier Prep Academy) each contributed with nine points.
The Aztecs shot 55.8 percent from the field (43-for-77), 51.5 percent from downtown (17-for-33) and 81 percent from the free throw line (17-for-21).
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (14-4, 6-2 in ACCAC) picked up a gritty win on Saturday as it hosted Phoenix College at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
The No. 12 ranked Aztecs lost their double-digit lead but outscored the Bears 9-0 in overtime for a 74-65 win. Both teams came into the game with identical 5-2 records in ACCAC conference play fighting for second place.
The Aztecs forced four straight turnovers (five total) as the Bears went 0-for-6 from the field in the extra period. Sophomore Melicia Nelson (Window Rock HS) scored four points in overtime.
The Bears (8-9, 5-3) took a 65-62 lead with 1:36 left in regulation but Nelson helped force overtime as she converted on a three-point play to tie it up.
The Aztecs trailed 20-17 in the early minutes of the second quarter but went on to outscore Phoenix College 17-2 to take a 34-22 advantage. Pima outscored Phoenix 17-9 in the second stanza to go up 34-25 at halftime.
Phoenix College started the third quarter scoring eight of the first 10 points, cutting Pima’s lead to 36-33. The Aztecs held on to their lead at 49-43 heading into the fourth quarter. There were seven ties and seven lead changes in the game.
Sophomore Kiley Sours-Miller (Dream City Christian) scored a team-high 20 points as she went 8 for 10 from the field and 4 for 4 from the free throw line.
Freshman Reigne Waugh posted a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds to go with four assists.
Sophomore Ahdiayh Chee (Dobson HS) was a flawless 3-for-3 from the field, 3-for-3 from three-point range and 2-for-2 from the foul line as she score nine of her 11 points in the second half.
Nelson fell short of a triple-double as she closed it out with nine points, 11 rebounds, nine assists, four steals and two blocks.
Freshman Lucy Fisher (Mesquite HS) posted seven points, seven rebounds and three blocks while freshman Nevaeh Urenda (Flowing Wells HS) added eight points off the bench.
The Aztecs shot 48.1 percent from the field (26-for-54).
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