Eastern Arizona 71, at Cochise 83

COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. (Interstat) — In a game defined by a decisive second-half surge, the Cochise College Apaches overcame a halftime deficit to defeat the Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters 83-71 in a men’s junior college basketball game Saturday. The contest, played before a home crowd at Cochise, saw the Apaches improve to 7-7 overall while Eastern Arizona fell to 10-8. The first half was a tightly contested offensive showcase, with Eastern Arizona taking a narrow 71-70 lead into the break. The Gila Monsters shot efficiently early, but Cochise kept pace behind the scoring of Teron Murray and Emmanuel Jo… Read more...