Tempe lost against Coconino back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Buffaloes fell 58-46 to the Panthers. The Buffaloes were down 52-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Tempe's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Deryke Tucker, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine boards, and Avery Murphy, who posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tylann Hendrix Meadows, who put up five points.
This is the second loss in a row for Tempe and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Tempe didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 80-64 defeat against Mica Mountain on the 24th. As for Coconino, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cactus at 7:00 p.m. on December 2.
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