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Men's BBall Season Ends at the Hands of Cochise for Third Straight Season in 74-52 Defeat
Men's BBall Season Ends at the Hands of Cochise for Third Straight Season in 74-52 Defeat

Men's BBall Season Ends at the Hands of Cochise for Third Straight Season in 74-52 Defeat

Douglas, AZ - For the third season in a row, the Mesa Thunderbirds have fallen to the Cochise Apaches in the Region I - ACCAC DI Tournament, 74-52.

Throughout the season, each team fared about the same as the Apaches ended just one conference game better than the T-Birds with each team splitting the two game season series.

With the game tied at 17 ten minutes in, the Apaches went on a 9-4 run throughout the next four minutes.  Cochise then took an 11 point lead into halftime, 40-29.

Mesa mounted a small rally to cut the Cochise lead to 45-38 but the T-Birds couldn't close it any closer.

The T-Birds finished the season with an overall record of 16-14.