Aztecs Men's Basketball falls to Dawson CC in second day of Aztec Classic

The Pima Community College men's basketball team (11-4) could not keep up with Dawson Community College (14-1) on Tuesday in the second day of the Aztec Classic.

• The No. 9 ranked Aztecs fell to Buccaneers 113-86.
• The Aztecs took an early lead but the Buccaneers went on a 19-6 run to take a double digit lead at 38-26 with 6:00 left. The Aztecs trailed 54-42 at halftime.
• The Aztecs cut in to Dawson's lead early in the second half and got it to 66-59 but the Buccaneers outscored the Aztecs 30-16 in the next 10 minutes to make it 96-75 with 5:56 remaining.
• Freshman Traivar Jackson went 7 for 8 from the field and finished with a team-high 21 points to go along with seven rebounds and four blocks.
• Freshman Griffin Effenberger scored 16 points off the bench after going 5 for 9 from the field and 4 for 8 from three-point range.
• Sophomore Chrishon Dixon added 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
• The Aztecs will close out play in the Aztec Classic on Wednesday when they host Eastern Wyoming College. Tipoff is set for 4:00 p.m.

PCC    42   44    86
DCC   54   59   113