(Tucson, AZ) 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 Aztecs will play on the road for the first time since Dec. 17 when they head to Chandler-Gilbert Community College on Wednesday for an ACCAC conference matchup. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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