Sika and Kay produce double-doubles off the bench as Men's Basketball escapes Glendale CC

The Pima Community College men's basketball team (16-1, 8-1 in ACCAC) picked up its eighth straight win on Saturday after beating Glendale Community College (7-9, 2-7) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.

• The No. 10 ranked Aztecs defeated the Gauchos 99-96 in a tightly contested game that featured 13 ties and 19 lead changes.
• Down 84-80, the Aztecs went on a 14-3 run that was capped off by freshman Dillan Baker's (Salpointe Catholic HS) basket to make it 94-87. The Gauchos countered with a 7-0 run of their own tying the game at 94-94 with 53.0 seconds left.
• Freshman Jamison Kay (Gila Ridge HS) broke the tie with a three-pointer on Pima's next possession. He also grabbed a crucial offensive rebound, which turned into two free throws by sophomore Pablo Gutierrez (Sabino HS) that made it 99-94 with 12.6 seconds left.
• The Aztecs forced a tough shot for Glendale's Jaxon Rideau at the top of the key as time expired.
• The Aztecs trailed 25-12 with 13 minutes left in the first half but went on a 13-0 run to tie it at 25-25 with 8:24 left. The Aztecs held a 49-48 advantage at the break.
• The Aztecs shot 55 percent from the field (42 for 76) for the game.
• Sophomore Cesar Saenz (Sabino HS) finished with a team-high 24 points along with six rebounds and six assists. Fellow sophomore Traivar Jackson went 10 for 17 from the field with 20 points and six rebounds.
• The Aztecs got a big boost off the bench from Kay and freshman Toate Sika (Rincon HS) as they each produced double-doubles. Sika scored 17 points after going 8 for 9 from the field and also had 11 rebounds and two steals. Kay finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

The Aztecs hit the road for the next two games. They will play at Chandler-Gilbert Community College on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

GCC   48   48   96
PCC   49   50   99