Basketball Recap: Tempe Buffaloes vs. North Mustangs
Tempe's tournament run continued when they took on North on Wednesday. The Tempe Buffaloes took a 69-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Mustangs are ranked 12th).
Despite the loss, Tempe still got an impressive performance from Nassir Cobbs, who earned 27 points. The match was Cobbs' third in a row with at least ten points. Sa?Veon Mccrimon was another key player, posting ten points in addition to four steals.
Miles Swift was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 28 rebounds for North. The dominant performance also gave Swift a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Varney Kamara, who went 7 for 16 en route to 16 points plus six rebounds.
Tempe's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for North, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Tempe has already played their next game, a 51-48 loss against Dobson on the 30th. As for North, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 73-33 victory against Metro Tech on the 30th.
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