Sophomore Emilio Acedo hit eight 3-pointers and went on to finish with 36 points in Pima's 111-100 win at Eastern Arizona College. The Aztecs are now 15-8 overall and 9-6 in ACCAC conference play. Photo by Ben Carbajal
Sophomore Emilio Acedo hit eight 3-pointers and went on to finish with 36 points in Pima's 111-100 win at Eastern Arizona College. The Aztecs are now 15-8 overall and 9-6 in ACCAC conference play. Photo by Ben Carbajal
Posted: Feb 04, 2017

Acedo drops 36 points as Aztecs men's basketball beat Eastern Arizona

Game Leaders
Pima Community College
Pts: Emilio Acedo - 36
Reb: Deion James - 10
Ast: Alize Travis - 11
Eastern Arizona College
Pts: DeAndre Love - 32
Reb: DeAndre Love - 10
Ast: Nate Bradford - 8
Team Stats
Full stats

The Pima Community College men's basketball team (15-8, 9-6 in ACCAC) broke away in the second half in its win on the road at Eastern Arizona College (11-12, 4-11).

There was plenty of offense as the Aztecs defeated the Gila Monsters 111-100 on Saturday in Thatcher.

The Aztecs outscored the Gila Monsters 56-45 in the second half. The game was tied at 55-55 at halftime.

Sophomore Emilio Acedo (Salpointe Catholic HS) caught fire as he scored a team-high 36 points and hit eight 3-pointers on the night. Fellow sophomore Deion James (Empire HS) finished with 26 points and nine rebounds while sophomore Damon Dubots had 23 points and eight rebounds.

Freshman Isaiah Murphy (Cienega HS) contributed with 16 points and seven rebounds and Alize Travis had two points with nine rebounds and nine assists off the bench.

The Aztecs earned a regular season head-to-head sweep against the Gila Monsters. Pima won 94-88 last month at the West Campus.

The Aztecs will return to the West Campus on Wednesday when they host South Mountain Community College at 7:30 p.m.

The Pima Community College Pep Band will play at the game.

PCC     55     56     111
EAC    55     45     100