Mesa Holds Off Late PC Bears Comeback to Win, 65-60
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Phoenix College (23-7, 19-3) | 24 | 36 | 60 | |
Mesa Community College (16-13, 14-8) | 41 | 24 | 65 |
Phoenix College
Game Statistics | Phoenix College | Mesa Community College |
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Field Goals | (22-54) | (24-62) |
Field Goal % | 40.7% | 38.7% |
Rebounds | 39 | 30 |
Assists | 14 | 19 |
Turnovers | 19 | 9 |
Pts off Turnovers | 7 | 20 |
2nd Chance Pts | 14 | 6 |
Pts in the Paint | 28 | 34 |
Fastbreak Pts | 9 | 13 |
Bench Pts | 2 | 12 |
Mesa, AZ - The Mesa Thunderbirds defeated the Phoenix College Bears Tuesday night, 65-60, to finish off the regular season on a high note.
The T-Birds came out hot, shooting 44 percent from the field in the first half and taking a 41-24 advantage into halftime. Adonis Arms scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half.
Mesa's highest lead at one point was 19 points but a fervent Bear comeback cut Mesa's lead down to just one with two minutes to play in regulation. A Sindou Diallo layup and two Brent Kimbrell free-throws would ice the game for Mesa and the T-Birds would take home a five point win.
Ramon Franklin finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds for Mesa while Adonis Arms and Sindou Diallo each scored 16 points for the T-Birds.
Mesa finishes the regular season with 16-13 overall record and 14-8 conference record. The T-Birds will now head to the conference tournament as the #3 seed and will have to travel to Cochise College this coming, March 3rd, for a semi-final matchup with the Apaches. The championship game will then be held on Monday, March 5th, at the highest seed. Times for games will be determined within the next day.