Amato's career night leads Matadors past Thunderbirds
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mesa Community College (5-4, 1-4) | 26 | 42 | 68 | |
Arizona Western College (11-2, 4-1) | 49 | 36 | 85 |
Mesa Community College
Game Statistics | Mesa Community College | Arizona Western College |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (25-66) | (32-51) |
Field Goal % | 37.9% | 62.7% |
Rebounds | 31 | 36 |
Assists | 10 | 11 |
Turnovers | 14 | 18 |
Pts off Turnovers | 25 | 17 |
2nd Chance Pts | 15 | 12 |
Pts in the Paint | 0 | 0 |
Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 17 | 34 |
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.