(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (25-0, 13-0 in ACCAC) used a first half run to go up double digits and dominated the second half on Saturday against Phoenix College (11-14, 3-10).
The No. 2 ranked Aztecs won their 25th straight game after beating the Bears 98-62.
With the score tied at 15-15, the Aztecs went on a 13-0 run and held the Bears scoreless for almost four and a half minutes to go up 28-15, The Aztecs took a 43-30 lead at halftime.
The Bears scored the first points of the second half, but the Aztecs countered with a 9-0 run that was capped by freshman Mason Hunt’s (Bradshaw Mountain HS) three-point play. The Aztecs went up 60-38 and helped put the game away by outscoring the Bears 28-8 during a stretch to make it 88-46. The Aztecs went on to outscore Phoenix College 55-32 in the second half.
Gabe Oldham/Photo – Stephanie van Latum
Sophomore Cohenj Gonzales (Mesquite HS) finished the game shooting 7 for 10 from the field, scoring a team-high 19 points to go with five assists and three steals.
Hunt closed out the game with a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
Sophomore Gabe Oldham fell short of a double-double as he also posted 15 points after going 6 for 10 from the field. He snatched nine rebounds and had two assists.
Sophomores Max Majerle (Arcadia HS) and Kota Benson (Mesa HS) each contributed with nine points while freshman Isaac Johnson added eight points, four rebounds and four assists. Freshman Kaelum Brown (Casteel HS) had seven points, five rebounds and two assists. He was 3 for 3 from the field.
The Aztecs will play at Chandler-Gilbert Community College on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
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Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics- Raymond Suarez
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