Taevean Famutimi-Brown's free throw clinches win as Men's Basketball beats No. 2 Palm Beach State in consolation game

The Pima Community College men's basketball team (33-1) stayed alive in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament and will play in the final game of the season.

• The No. 4 seeded Aztecs defeated No. 2 Palm Beach State College 80-79 in the final seconds. The Aztecs will play in the fifth place consolation final on Saturday.
• The Aztecs trailed 77-70 with 2:52 left and closed out the game on a 10-2 run. Sophomore Mason Hunt (Bradshaw Mountain HS) tied the game with a three-pointer to make it 79-79 with 20.8 seconds left.
• Sophomore Taevean Famutimi-Brown chased after a loose ball and was fouled with 0.5 seconds on the clock. He made the first free throw and missed the second as time expired.
• The Aztecs trailed for much of the second half as Hunt hit back-to-back three-point shots to cut the deficit to 56-55 but the Panthers (33-3) followed with a 13-2 run to take their biggest lead of the game at 69-57 with 7:12 remaining.
• The Aztecs got back into the game with a 9-0 run as Famutimi-Brown and Hunt scored all the points but Pima continued to trail at 69-66 with 5:04 left.
• The Aztecs took their biggest lead in the first half at 26-16. Later, sophomore Isaac Johnson's two straight scores made it 37-30, but the Panthers closed out the half on an 8-0 run. The Aztecs fell behind 38-37 at the break.
• Hunt finished with a team-high 23 points as he was 4-for-12 from the field, 3-for-7 from three-point range and 12-for-14 from the free throw line.
• Sophomore Brock Mendoza posted his second straight double-double as he finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks.
• Johnson went 7-for-7 from the field with 17 points to go with four rebounds and two blocks.
• Freshman Will Feagles (Notre Dame Prep) scored eight points while Famutimi-Brown added seven points off the bench.
• The Aztecs shot 43.6 percent from the field (24-for-55) and 81.8 percent from the free throw line (27-for-33). There were five ties and seven lead changes in the game.

The Aztecs will play No. 1 seeded Des Moines Area Community College on Saturday in the fifth place consolation final. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. (CDT); 12:00 p.m. (MST).

PCC    37   43   80
PBSC  38   41   79