YUMA, Ariz. – The Arizona Western Matadors Men's Basketball team (10-2, 3-1) never trailed in an 85-68 win over Mesa (5-3, 1-3) on Wednesday night at the House Gymnasium.

After a back-and-forth first five minutes, the Matadors built a 23-10 lead halfway through the first half. Arizona Western used an early run to open up a 28-10 lead and took a 49-26 lead into the locker room thanks to 14 first-half points from Isaiah Amato.

Amato led all scorers, scoring a career-high 21 points on 9-for-11 shooting, hitting three three-pointers in the win.

Mesa put a run together in the second half to cut the Matadors' lead down to 14 and outscored the Matadors 42-36 but could not get any closer.

Both Marquis Hargrove and Noah Tovar scored 15 points in the win. Hargrove recorded his 10th consecutive game in double-figures.

Malakai Harris added 11 points off the bench while Yaxel Lendeborg grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.

The Matadors are back at home on Saturday, December 10 when they host South Mountain at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for seniors (Over 65) and military. Arizona Western College students and employees gain free admission with their AWC ID.