Matador basketball traveling to Phoenix College
Arizona Western women at Phoenix College
Time: 5:30 p.m. today, The Bears Den, Phoenix
Media: Radio: 560 AM KBLU; Internet: azwestern.edu/athletics and kbluam.com
Last game: The Matadors lost to Cochise 69-38; The Bears beat Scottsdale 66-55
Records: AWC (11-5 overall, 4-3 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference); Phoenix (9-7 overall, 3-4 ACCAC)
Players to watch: After missing 11 games because of a shoulder injury, reigning ACCAC Freshman of the Year Lisette Longomo returned last week for the Matadors. Her minutes have been limited and she most likely will need surgery after the season, but Longomo could provide the Matadors a spark off the bench as she gets back into form. ... Antoninette Miller leads Phoenix College in points (13), assists (4.1) and steals (3.2).
The lowdown: The Matadors are coming off losing two consecutive games for the first time all season long. Their loss to Cochise was the most lopsided at home since 2009 and worst ever against Cochise ... Arizona Western beat Phoenix College the last 11 times they've met.
Arizona Western men at (17) Phoenix College
Time: 7:30 p.m. today, The Bears Den, Phoenix
Media: Radio: 560 AM KBLU; Internet: azwestern.edu/athletics and kbluam.com
Last game: The Matadors beat Cochise 67-52; The Bears beat Scottsdale 85-83
Records: AWC (12-4 overall, 7-1 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference); Phoenix (11-5 overall, 5-3 ACCAC)
Players to watch: Last year in Phoenix, Arizona Western guard Marvin Whitt had a game-high 29 points. This season, Whitt is averaging a team-high 14.7 points a game. ... Chris Solomon, who played for the Matadors in the 2008-09 season, is now with Phoenix and leading the team with 22.3 points a game.
The lowdown: The Matadors are currently tied for first place at Division I, and the Bears are in first place at Division II. ... Matador center Tanner Clayton is averaging a triple-double, with 10.5 points and 11 rebounds a contest. ... The Matadors have won the last 12 meetings. ... Phoenix is averaging 82.9 points a game this season and has three players — Solomon, Chris Mason and Isaiah Strong — averaging at least 15 points a game.
— Jesse Severson
