Eastern Arizona 97, at Central Arizona 76

THATCHER, Ariz. (Interstat) — In a game defined by a staggering second-quarter reversal, the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters defeated the Central Arizona Vaqueros 97-76 in a men’s junior college basketball game Saturday. The contest, played before a home crowd at Central Arizona College, appeared headed for a high-scoring shootout after a frantic first quarter that ended with the Vaqueros leading 52-49. Central Arizona’s offense was fueled by efficient perimeter shooting, connecting on 11 of 17 attempts from three-point range for the game, with Luke Leatherwood and Brayden Gant combining for seven of those makes in the opening period. The complexion… Read more...