Men's Basketball wraps up regular season with 98-65 win over Gauchos
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glendale Community College (13-18, 8-15) | 35 | 30 | 65 | |
Arizona Western College (21-9, 14-6) | 51 | 47 | 98 |
Glendale Community College
Game Statistics | Glendale Community College | Arizona Western College |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (27-72) | (40-77) |
Field Goal % | 37.5% | 51.9% |
Rebounds | 32 | 54 |
Assists | 16 | 16 |
Turnovers | 9 | 8 |
Pts off Turnovers | 8 | 14 |
2nd Chance Pts | 3 | 19 |
Pts in the Paint | 0 | 0 |
Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 28 | 27 |
YUMA, Ariz. – The Arizona Western College Matadors Men's Basketball team (20-9, 13-6) had four players in double-figures to lead the way in a 98-65 win over Glendale (13-17, 8-14) on Sophomore night, Monday evening at the House Gymnasium.
The Matadors were led by AJ Marmolejos who scored a game-high 32 points and hit five three-pointers in the win.
Arizona Western had an early 13-7 lead before Glendale crawled to within a point at 20-19. The Matadors went on a 16-6 run to open up a 36-25 lead. Jannoy Thomas pushed the lead to 51-35 with a jumper at the buzzer to end the half.
The Matadors offense stayed hot in the second half, scoring 47 points as the Matadors outscored the Gauchos 47-30 in the win. Matija Gledic was the Matadors' second-leading scorer, scoring 16 points and hauling in 12 rebounds while LJ Glover scored 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and had eight boards.
Joao Das Chagas provided a double-double off the bench, scoring 12 points with 12 rebounds and Bernard Dzesi set career-highs in points with nine and rebounds with nine.
The Matadors will head to Douglas, Ariz., to face Cochise in the Region I semifinals on Saturday, March 9 at a time to be announced.