Strong second half powers Men's Basketball to come from behind victory over Chandler-Gilbert

Sunday February 8, 2025 - 10:00 a.m. | Dylan DeVlieger

 Mesa Men's Basketball avenged two early losses to Chandler-Gilbert on Saturday as they picked up a 66-57 conference victory over the Coyotes. With the win the T-Birds improved their record to 7-16 (4-9 ACCAC).

In the first half both teams would battle for the majority of the twenty minutes with neither able to get a firm upper hand on the other. In the final few minutes the Coyotes would turn the tide as they would go on a 13-3 run to end the half, taking a 34-24 lead into the locker room. Mesa's offense was looking for answers at times in the first half as just three players scored with the team showing 9-33 from the floor.

In the second half Mesa flipped the script as they started off the period with a 15-5 run of their own to tie the game with 13:09 left. CGCC would take a 40-39 point lead seconds later, but that was the last time the Coyotes were in the driver's seat as Mesa ran away with the lead, pushing it into the double digits and securing the comeback victory.

Mesa will be back in action on the road Wednesday as they travel to take on Scottsdale.

Standout T-Birds:

Talbot Cummard had a monster second half scoring 16 second half points after being held scoreless in the opening half. Tyreek Dean was the majority of the T-Bird offense in the opening half as he scored 13 of his team leading 17 points in the opening 20 minutes. Adrien Armstrong was a spark off the bench as he scored 13 points in the win.

PC: Branden Davis