Perfect 10-0 in PCAC!
Six of the seven Knights who played in Wednesday night's 90-60 home victory over Mesa scored in double figures, including Dylan Griffin who narrowly missed out on a triple-double with 20 points, 16 rebounds, and eight assists as the Knights won their 12th straight over the Olympians.
Six of the seven Knights who played in Wednesday night's 90-60 home victory over Mesa scored in double figures, including Dylan Griffin who narrowly missed out on a triple-double with 20 points, 16 rebounds, and eight assists as the Knights won their 12th straight over the Olympians.
The Knights extended their win streak to eight, their longest of the season, and stayed perfect in PCAC play as they improved to 10-0.
San Diego City has built a 3-game lead in the standings over Southwestern and Palomar with only six games remaining.
The Knights, who were still missing Luke Hecht, Cyprian Hyde, and Larry Lewis III, got off to a great start offensively, making four of their first six shots to open up a 10-2 lead three minutes into the game.
They stayed hot for the rest of the first half as they made 57.1% of their looks while holding Mesa to 40.7%.
Midway through the first half, the Knights used a 12-0 spurt to turn a six-point lead into a 33-15 advantage and eventually a 45-27 halftime lead.
The Knights didn't shoot as well in the second half, but it didn't matter with Mesa unable to get any closer than 17.
Andrew Azebeokhai Jr equaled his highest output of the season with 16 points to go with three rebounds.
For the second straight game, Micah Brickner scored in double figures with 14 points and six rebounds.
Pharaoh Amadi produced a season-high 17 points off the bench with seven rebounds and five steals. Junior Camacho and Matin Madadkar added 10 points a piece.
Griffin, who leads the team in scoring with 19.7 points per game on 55.2% shooting, has scored at least 20 points in all eight wins this month.
The Knights will have Friday off and will be back home against Imperial Valley on Feb. 4 when head coach Mitch Charlens will be honored for his 400th victory, which he reached in November.
