Andrew Jones paced Mesa with ten points (Photo by Jacob Dewald)
Andrew Jones paced Mesa with ten points (Photo by Jacob Dewald)
Posted: Jan 31, 2015

Bears' threes drain Mesa men, 71-58

Phoenix College
(19-4, 13-2)
71
AT
Mesa Community College
(14-7, 11-4)
58
Game Leaders
Phoenix College
Pts: Brandon Brown - 21
Reb: Brandon Brown - 7
Ast: Brandon Brown - 7
Mesa Community College
Pts: Andrew Jones - 10
Reb: 2 Players (#20, #22) - 9
Ast: Gianni Dailey - 2
Team Stats
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  MESA, AZ - Hitting 11 of its first 16 three-point attempts, while Mesa was making just two of 11 tries, Phoenix (19-4, 13-2), the fourth-ranked team in NJCAA Division II, used the long ball to take a 71-58 win over the T-Birds in ACCAC action Saturday at The Heap Gym.

  Despite the loss, MCC (14-7, 11-4) maintains its lead in Division I of the ACCAC having taken a two-game margin over Cochise into the contest.

  The T-Birds slipped behind quickly, trailing 14-6 in the first ten minutes, but then went on a 14-0 roll capped by a free throw by Gianni Dailey (So., Phoenix, AZ/St. Mary's H.S.) to push MCC on top, 20-14.

  Still leading, 25-20 with 4:12 left in the half, the Thunderbirds scored just one more point in the half and saw the Bears jump in front, 35-26 at the break.

  At that point, PC had made 8-12 threes to just 2-9 shooting by Mesa. Phoenix then made two more quick threes to start the second half and eventually took control, 54-34.

  MCC narrowed the gap to nine, 63-54, but could get no closer.

  Mesa had one of its colder nights of the season, hitting just 19 of 56 attempts (.339) and only four of 16 three-pointers.

  Andrew Jones (So., Portland, Ore/Westview H.S.) was the only T-Bird in double figures, with ten. Mesa owned the boards, 44-30, with Kyle Bingham (Fr., Mesa, AZ/Mountain View H.S.) and Jordan Pratt (Fr., Mesa, AZ/Red Mountain H.S.) collecting nine each. But the T-Birds could not overcome PC's early three-point shooting.

  Mesa will be on the road Wednesday, visiting Glendale at 7:30 p.m.