(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (2-0) played Dallas College Brookhaven for the second time in as many days at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
The No. 9 ranked Aztecs took their first double digit with 15:41 left in the first half and never let the foot off the gas as they beat the Bears 118-69.
Sophomore Isaiah Hill (Premier Prep Academy) made his presence known early. The Aztecs went on a 18-0 run as Hill scored 11 of those points in a three-minute period to give Pima a 25-5 advantage.
Freshmen Jeehzus Pagan (Compass HS) and Patrice Mpouli hit back-to-back three-pointers that sparked a 12-0 run as Pima led 52-16. The Aztecs held a 65-28 at halftime.
Much like Thursday night’s game, the Aztecs started off quick in the second half and put together a 12-0 run to make it 80-31. The Aztecs outlasted the Bears 53-41 in the second half of play.
Hill closed it out with a team-high 29 points after going 5-for-8 from three-point range. He grabbed four rebounds. seven assists and six steals.
Mpouli added 21 points as he finished with three rebounds, two assists and four steals.
Pagan and freshman Cisco Llamas (Sahuaro HS) each scored 14 points. Pagan was 6-for-8 from the field and 2-for-3 from beyond the arc. He also had four assists and six steals.
Freshman Desean Middlebrook (Basha HS) contributed with 12 points, five rebounds and four steals while freshman Malacki Cunningham-Hiadzi (Tucson Magnet HS) also scored in double figures with 10 points. He also had six rebounds.
The Aztecs have combined for 43 steals in the first two games. They went 16-for-20 from the free throw line and had 28 assists in Saturday’s game.
The Aztecs hit the road for a couple of non-conference games. They will play at Cochise College on Friday at 3:00 p.m. in Douglas.
DCB 28 41 69
PCC 65 53 118
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
