(Phoenix, AZ) The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (7-0, 1-0 in ACCAC) opened ACCAC conference play on Wednesday at Phoenix College (5-6, 0-2).
The No. 8 ranked Aztecs produced their first double digit lead less than five minutes into the game and used runs in each half to beat the Bears 96-62.
The Aztecs scored seven straight points to take a 14-4 lead with 15:46 left in the half. Pima led 24-17 but used a 14-1 run to take a 38-18 advantage. Freshman Gerron Graham (Tucson Premier Academy) hit a pair of free throws and sophomore Brock Mendoza scored in the paint to give the Aztecs their biggest lead in the first half at 42-21. Pima went into the locker room leading 51-33.
The Aztecs maintained their double digit advantage but the Bears cut into it making it 55-41. Pima went on a 20-5 run that was capped by sophomore Mason Hunt’s (Bradshaw Mountain HS) three free throws and freshman Isaiah Hill’s (Tucson Premier Academy) basket to make it 75-46. The Aztecs produced a stretch of outscoring the Bears 31-10 in the half putting the score at 86-51 with 7:06 remaining.
Hill finished with a team-high 19 points on 7 for 10 shooting and 3 for 5 from three-point range. He added eight steals, five assists and two rebounds.
Sophomore Isaac Johnson went 8 for 12 from the field with 18 points along with four rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks.
Hunt added 15 points, five rebounds and five steals.
The bench scored 38 points as Mendoza and sophomore Taevean Famutimi-Brown each scored 10 points. Mendoza had a double-double after he finished with 14 rebounds. He also had three blocks. Famutimi-Brown had four rebounds and three assists.
The Aztecs will be back at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium on Saturday for an afternoon game against Park University JV. Tipoff is set for 12:00 p.m.
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Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics- Raymond Suarez
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