Pima Men’s Basketball get much-needed win
By GERARDO CASTROPima Post
Pima Community College men’s basketball team (13-8) returned to its home court last night at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium where the team faced off against Phoenix College (10-9) in a close one.
Both teams started off slowly. The score was a mere 2-3 for the first five minutes of the game.
Freshman Traivar Jackson started to get things going for the Aztecs both on the offensive and defensive end as the team was feeding him in the post. He finished with 33 points and 8 blocks.
Coach Peabody subbed in freshmen Jalen Johnson around the 12-minute mark as the team needed an offensive spark off the bench. Johnson finished with 15 points on an efficient 60 percent shooting performance.
At the end of the first half, the Aztecs led the Bears 49-39.
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