Pima outlasts Glendale, remains undefeated behind Mason Hunt’s 29 points

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Riding a nine-game winning streak headed into its matchup with Glendale Community College, No. 10 Pima knew that staying undefeated and notching its 10th win wasn’t going to be a cake walk.

Glendale (10-3, 2-2 ACCAC) is the Aztecs’ toughest test thus far.

The Aztecs met that test head on and aced it with a 105-96 win over the Gauchos on Saturday afternoon in Aztec Gym.

Pima is now 10-0 overall and 3-0 in the ACCAC.

“A win is a win; I’m really excited about that” Pima head coach Brian Peabody said.

Taking an early lead, it appeared the Aztecs wouldn’t get the test they were expecting, but Glendale came charging back to tie it up at 49 a piece at the half.

It was a fast and furious back-and-forth game with 16 lead changes and eight ties before Pima pulled away in the final minutes.

“We lead the country in scoring; we average 103 points a game, and they’re really good,” Peabody said. “They average 97 points a game, so it was fast and furious. We need to get a little bit better output from our bench guys. I had to play my starters way too long and they were tired.

“We’re going to try and work on that and get our bench guys to play significant minutes and take the pressure off of our starters.”

Hear what Pima Men’s Basketball head coach Brian Peabody had to say about his team’s win over Glendale, being undefeated on the season and getting ready for Scottsdale. @AllSportsTucson @PimaMens_bball pic.twitter.com/aJTE5ggfXw

— Lori Burkhart (@loriburkhart) December 14, 2025

Pima’s defense had a hard time stopping Glendale’s Stephan Miller, who was a menace on the court scoring 33 points in 37 minutes.

The defense was able to keep the rest of the Gauchos in check.

Mason Hunt went into the half with seven points before catching fire, producing 22 of his team-high 29 points in the second half. He added five rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block to his game stats.

“We started having some defensive lapses not getting back and they crawled their way back and we were 49-49 at the half,” Hunt said. “It’s a zero-zero game from there and we came out and coach Peabody got us going at half time.

“We just came out and trusted his sets and we were able to secure the win.”

Mason Hunt played 39 minutes and scored 29 points in Pima’s win over Glendale. Hear what he had to say after the win.

Also.. don’t tell anyone.. I had to start the interview over because I cut Mason’s head off.. short people problems. @AllSportsTucson @PimaMens_bball pic.twitter.com/RglmYfn66T

— Lori Burkhart (@loriburkhart) December 14, 2025

Isaac Johnson added 24 points on 10-for-14 shooting from the floor and 2 for 3 from the arc. He had seven rebounds, one assist and one block before fouling out with under five minutes left in the game.

“I was just trying to bring the energy for my team. I knew it was going to be a dogfight the whole time.” Johnson said.

Isaac Johnson had 24 points on 10-14 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and had 7 rebounds and a block in the Aztecs win over Glendale. Hear what he had to say after the win. @AllSportsTucson @PimaMens_bball pic.twitter.com/6ZQI1MPbmW

— Lori Burkhart (@loriburkhart) December 14, 2025

Free throws were a big issue throughout the game with Pima going 12 of 28 before Taevean Famutimi-Brown hit four in the last minute of the game to help secure the win.

Two other Aztecs scored in double digits.

Brock Mendoza ended with 18 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks.

Isaiah Hill, who played at Pueblo and Tucson Premier Academy, added 12 points, seven rebounds, nine assists and three steals.

Pima has a total of five players from Southern Arizona including Hill.