The No. 4 Pima men’s basketball team improved to 29-0 overall and 17-0 in the ACCAC after it completed a three-game regular-season sweep of Glendale on Saturday with a 103-81 win at West Campus Aztec Gym.
The No. 4 Aztecs used a pair of second half runs to beat the Gauchos (17-10, 8-8).
Pima is 64-1 the last two seasons, including a 59-0 mark in regular-season games.
Pima led 63-62 with 11:25 left in the second half as the Gauchos scored five straight points to cut the lead.
Freshman Will Feagles found his range, hitting 3-pointers on two straight possessions. It triggered a 12-0 run to make it 73-62. He hit his third 3-pointer of the second half to make it 78-64.
The Gauchos hit a 3-pointer to make it 85-73, but the Aztecs’ offense proved to be tough to contain as they used a 14-2 run to take their biggest lead of the game at 99-75 with 2:57 left.
The Aztecs outscored the Gauchos 58-45 in the second half.
Pima went up by double digits at 30-17 but Glendale used a 16-4 run to cut it to 34-33. Freshman Gerron Graham (Premier Prep Academy in Tucson) scored the next points for Pima. He also scored the final five Pima points to give them a 45-36 advantage at the break.
Sophomore Isaac Johnson led the way with a team-high 22 points on 9-for-12 shooting to go with seven rebounds and two assists.
Freshman Isaiah Hill (Pueblo and Premier Prep Academy) posted a double-double of 20 points and 13 assists, along with four rebounds.
Feagles scored all 17 of his points in the second half. He finished 5 for 13 for the game (5 for 8 from 3-point range for the second half).
Sophomore Brock Mendoza shot 7 for 8 from the field, finishing with 16 points and five rebounds.
Graham flirted with a triple-double as he finished with 11 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
The Aztecs will close out the regular season on Wednesday when they host Mesa. Tip-off is at 4:00 p.m.
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