Mesa's Bench Carries T-Birds in Second Half for Victory Over Eastern Arizona, 85-75
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Eastern Arizona College (8-7, 1-6) | 40 | 35 | 75 |
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Mesa Community College (11-3, 6-1) | 34 | 51 | 85 |
Eastern Arizona College
| Game Statistics | Eastern Arizona College | Mesa Community College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (26-61) | (31-74) |
| Field Goal % | 42.6% | 41.9% |
| Rebounds | 36 | 42 |
| Assists | 11 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 8 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 6 | 19 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 6 | 14 |
| Pts in the Paint | 26 | 44 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 6 |
| Bench Pts | 7 | 58 |
Mesa, AZ - The Mesa Thunderbirds had five players score in double figures Saturday afternoon and four of them were bench players as the T-Birds defeated the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters, 85-75.
Led by Michael Vos-Otin, who scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Mesa also had big bench contributions from Antwan Ross-Jones (18 points, 4-9 3 PT's), Obi Megwa (11 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds) and Bryce Cheney (10 points, 7 rebounds).
Mesa dramatically outscored the Gila Monsters in bench points, 58-7, and also outscored Eastern in the paint, 44-26.
Down 40-34 at halftime, Antwan Ross-Jones quickly connected on three three-pointers along with a few buckets from Jamil Wilson-Jones (15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists) and Michael Vos-Otin, Mesa took over the lead 49-47, five minutes into the half.
Mesa scored 51 points in the second half, 42 of which came from the T-Bird bench.
The T-Birds improve their record to 11-3, 6-1 in the ACCAC. Mesa has a road game at Scottsdale on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. then a big conference game against Cochise College at home at 4 p.m.