Tempe lost against Shadow Mountain back in February of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Tempe Buffaloes fell just short of the Shadow Mountain Matadors by a score of 57-55. The matchup was a 27-27 toss-up at halftime, but the Buffaloes couldn't quite close it out.
Tempe lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Arthur Murphy, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. Tempe is 2-1 when Murphy posts eight or more rebounds, but 1-3 otherwise. Nassir Cobbs was another key player, earning ten points plus three steals.
Even though they lost, Tempe was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Shadow Mountain got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cory Lamb-Jones out in front who went 12 for 20 en route to 29 points plus three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Pierce Rogers, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds.
Tempe is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. As for Shadow Mountain, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Tempe will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Moon Valley at 7:00 p.m. Tempe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season. Shadow Mountain has already played their next contest, a 58-49 win against Coronado on the 6th.
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