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TempeCortez

Buffaloes
56
Colts
77

The Cortez (Phoenix, AZ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Tempe (AZ) by a score of 77-56.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tempe1514141356
Cortez1422162577
Final score provided by A. Wiley.
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Game Stats

Tempe (23-24)

Cortez (23-24)

Tempe

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5623
3B. Mcwhirter (Sr)104
4A. Irizarry-Navarro (Sr)93
5J. Keeton (Sr)94
12Nassir Cobbs (Jr)114
15Arthur Murphy (Jr)115
25Jacob Anau (Sr)63
Cortez

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals1307730644749
1U. Espinoza (Jr)262210205053
20Michael Anthony (Jr)4000
24Tylin Hunter (Jr)1611374343
30Nygel Lindsey (Jr)20105124242
32Kaden Ramirez (Fr)186356060
34E. Cooperrider (Jr)800100
Tempe

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals5646134619
3B. Mcwhirter (Sr)1022
4A. Irizarry-Navarro (Sr)91221002
5J. Keeton (Sr)913334
12Nassir Cobbs (Jr)1136504
15Arthur Murphy (Jr)1114
23J. Thurman (Sr)0020
25Jacob Anau (Sr)63
Cortez

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals1307731127162662275351
1U. Espinoza (Jr)26221425347591656
20Michael Anthony (Jr)40000000000
24Tylin Hunter (Jr)161100058633743
30Nygel Lindsey (Jr)201000005051242
32Kaden Ramirez (Fr)1860100103475
34E. Cooperrider (Jr)80000000010
Tempe

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals56331392
3B. Mcwhirter (Sr)102
4A. Irizarry-Navarro (Sr)9263
5J. Keeton (Sr)912111
11J. Medina Ochoa (Sr)11
12Nassir Cobbs (Jr)1111
15Arthur Murphy (Jr)111032
23J. Thurman (Sr)0111
25Jacob Anau (Sr)6421
Cortez

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals130778243111144713
1U. Espinoza (Jr)262204441103
20Michael Anthony (Jr)4001000000
24Tylin Hunter (Jr)161136924130
30Nygel Lindsey (Jr)2010581324013
32Kaden Ramirez (Fr)18601102103
34E. Cooperrider (Jr)8001100003

Misc Totals

Tempe has not entered any misc totals stats.
Cortez

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.572.001.080.31100
1U. Espinoza (Jr)4.001.000.330.33000
24Tylin Hunter (Jr)0.671.334.001.00000
30Nygel Lindsey (Jr)2.004.001.330.00000
32Kaden Ramirez (Fr)0.002.000.670.33100

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Cortez crushes Tempe

January 11, 2024: Phoenix, AZ 85051

Cortez Colts (Phoenix, AZ) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Tempe Buffaloes (Tempe, AZ), 77-56 in a league bout.

With the win, Cortez upgrades its record to 8-8 on the season. The Colts host Dysart (El Mirage, AZ) to play the Demons in a 4A Black Canyon bout on Tuesday, January 16. The Demons go into the bout with a record of 15-3. Dysart won 86-42 in their recent league bout against Apache Junction (Apache Junction, AZ)

Next up, the Buffaloes play the Combs Coyotes (San Tan Valley, AZ) in a non-league bout, on Monday, January 15. Tempe will attempt to upgrade on its 7-12 season record.

Players of the Game

Tempe (23-24)

Tempe has not selected any Players of the Game.

Cortez (23-24)

Congratulations to #4 Devan Fowler for being selected the Cortez Basketball Player of the Game.

Tempe @ Cortez Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 11, 2024 @ 7p
Cortez High School
The Cortez (Phoenix, AZ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Tempe (AZ) by a score of 77-56.

Rankings & Records

Tempe (23-24)

AZDiv.
22636
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
11-174-64-53-84-4.393.4001,5001,664

Cortez (23-24)

AZDiv.
11821
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
15-138-36-37-42-6.536.7271,8101,671

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Tempe		11.813.515.015.68.053.6
Cortez		16.114.916.417.520.064.6

Head-to-Head

  • Cortez won on 1/11/2024
    1/11 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Tempe1514141356
    Cortez1422162577

    The Tempe (AZ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Cortez (Phoenix, AZ) by a score of 77-56.

    Box score
  • Cortez won on 1/25/2024
    1/25 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
    Cortez121517212085
    Tempe8192810873

    The Cortez (Phoenix, AZ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Tempe (AZ) in overtime by a score of 85-73.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

TempeCortez
53.5Points Per Game56.8
33.8Rebounds Per Game26.5
11.4Assists Per Game8.7
9.1Steals Per Game9.4
4.3Blocks Per Game2.0

Team Leaders

TempeCortezNational Avg.
#12 Nassir Cobbs 11.5Points Per Game#1 Ulysses Espinoza17.64.9
#10 Kamron Jackson9.8Rebounds Per Game#30 Nygel Lindsey9.52.6
#4 Alejandro Irizarry-Navarro2.1Assists Per Game#1 Ulysses Espinoza3.11.0
#5 Ja'michael Keeton1.9Steals Per Game#1 Ulysses Espinoza2.40.8
#10 Kamron Jackson1.7Blocks Per Game#30 Nygel Lindsey0.60.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Tempe4-8Cortez8-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/21/23Marcos de NizaTempe(L) 65-5412/11/23Marcos de NizaCortez(W) 59-48
12/1/23Marcos de NizaTempe(L) 49-41
12/13/23TempePrescott(L) 77-6112/4/23PrescottCortez(L) 72-61
1/10/24DysartTempe(L) 77-431/16/24DysartCortez(L) 74-56
1/23/24TempeDysart(L) 89-521/26/24CortezDysart(L) 96-68
1/15/24CombsTempe(L) 60-5312/1/23CortezCombs(W) 64-58
1/16/24TempeCoronado(L) 64-611/19/24CortezCoronado(W) 67-41
1/26/24CoronadoTempe(W) 54-521/31/24CoronadoCortez(W) 75-51
1/18/24Vista GrandeTempe(W) 57-521/10/24CortezVista Grande(W) 69-56
1/29/24TempeVista Grande(L) 63-591/23/24Vista GrandeCortez(W) 74-54
1/19/24TempeApache Junction(W) 60-491/18/24Apache JunctionCortez(W) 64-22
1/31/24Apache JunctionTempe(W) 60-541/29/24CortezApache Junction(W) 67-32

Record Breakdown

Tempe (23-24)

Cortez (23-24)
11-17
Overall
15-13
4-6
League
8-3
4-6
Non-League
5-3
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
4-8
Common Opponent
8-3
4-5
Home
6-3
3-8
Away
7-4
4-4
Neutral
2-6
0-0
Playoff
1-1
10-17
In-State
15-12
1-0
Out-of-State
0-1