Northwest 79, at Arizona Western 70

Yuma, Ariz. (Interstat) -- Defying significant odds, the Northwest College Trappers executed a sharp and efficient offensive performance to upset the Arizona Western Matadors 79-70 in a men’s junior college basketball game Wednesday night. Interstat’s ELO system had projected the home Matadors with a 72.10 percent probability to win, but the Trappers seized control early with a blistering first quarter and weathered a persistent Arizona Western comeback attempt to secure the road victory. The win improved Northwest to 6-4 on the season, while Arizona Western fell to 7-4. The most critical phase of the game was its opening minutes, where… Read more...