Yavapai 77, at Eastern Arizona 79

THATCHER, Ariz. (Interstat) — In a game defined by its frantic final seconds, the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters edged the Yavapai Roughriders 79-77 in a men’s junior college basketball contest on Saturday. The most crucial sequence unfolded in the last 10 seconds of the game with the score tied at 77. After a Yavapai timeout, the Roughriders’ Amari Lawrence committed a turnover with 23 seconds remaining. Eastern Arizona’s Ryder Bush secured the steal, giving the Gila Monsters the final possession. Yavapai’s Rudolfs Svitins was then called for a foul, sending Eastern Arizona to the free throw line. The Gila Monsters… Read more...