Isaiah Hill scores 31 points and hits seven 3-pointers as Men's Basketball topples South Mountain CC

The Pima Community College men's basketball team (9-0, 2-0 in ACCAC) handed South Mountain Community College its first ACCAC conference loss of the season (10-2, 3-1) and remained undefeated after Wednesday's game in Phoenix.

• The No. 10 ranked Aztecs built a double digit advantage in the first half and maintained it in their 82-61 win over the Cougars. Pima's 82 points scored is the lowest total in the first nine games of the season.
• Up 10-8, the Aztecs used a 15-4 run as sophomore Isaac Johnson's basket made it 25-12 with 11:19 left in the first half.
• Freshman Isaiah Hill (Premier Prep Academy) scored five points in the run but later had a stretch of scoring 16 of Pima's 21 points to make it 42-20. Hill hit five 3-pointers in the first half. The Aztecs led 50-28 at halftime as Hill closed it out with 21 points.
• The Aztecs led by as much as 30 points on three occasions in the second half.
• Hill scored a team-high 31 points on 12 for 16 shooting and 7 for 8 from downtown to go with three rebounds and three assists.
• Sophomore Brock Mendoza scored 12 points as he was 4 for 6 from the field and had six rebounds while freshman Will Feagles (Notre Dame Prep) added 11 points after he was 3 for 6 from beyond the arc.
• Sophomore Mason Hunt (Bradshaw Mountain HS) scored five points in the second half and dished out nine assists.
• Freshman Gerron Graham had eight points, four rebounds and four assists off the bench. Sophomore Isaac Johnson contributed with seven points and six rebounds.
• The Aztecs went 29 for 54 (53.7 percent) from the field and 13 for 22 (59.1 percent) from three-point range.

The Aztecs will return to the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium on Saturday when they host Glendale Community College. Tipoff is set for 4:00 p.m.

PCC      50   32   82
SMCC  28   33   61