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Events and Results

Events and Results

McCoy vs MSUB '25
Bailee Walls
60
Park-Gilbert (AZ) PARK-GIL 5-9
66
Winner Rocky Mountain (MT) ROCKY MO 9-2
Park-Gilbert (AZ) PARK-GIL
5-9
60
Final
66
Rocky Mountain (MT) ROCKY MO
9-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Park-Gilbert (AZ) PARK-GIL 27 33 60
Rocky Mountain (MT) ROCKY MO 32 34 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Brandon Stinson | Sports Information & Media Coordinator

Rocky Men’s Basketball Grinds Out 66-60 Victory Over Park-Gilbert

CHANDLER, Ariz.- Rocky's defense held Park-Gilbert without a field goal over the final five minutes of play to secure a six-point victory in the first game of the Cactus Classic. 

Sherman Royal III totaled a season-high 17 points to lead the way for Rocky in the victory. 

How It Happened
Rocky's defense showed up early, holding the Buccaneers to just six points over the first seven minutes of the game to jump out to a 14-6 lead, having five different Battlin' Bears score early in the contest. Momentum would flip for the next four minutes with an 11-2 run for Park-Gilbert, who snagged a 17-16 lead back from the Battlin' Bears. Rocky would battle on both ends, hitting seven of their last 11 shots of the first half and forcing five Buccaneer turnovers over the final nine minutes to hold a five-point lead going into halftime. 

After Park-Gilbert scored the opening possession of the second half, Rocky would extend their largest lead of the contest with an 11-4 run following the first media timeout of the half. The Battlin' Bear offense would go cold for the next five minutes, leaving a path for another Park-Gilbert run that cut their deficit down to one inside ten minutes to play. With a back-and-forth game going, Park-Gilbert would drill a three-pointer with 5:23 left in the game to cut their deficit to four, but that would be the final field goal they would score in the contest. While the Buccaneers would convert seven of eight trips to the free throw line in that span, the Battlin' Bears were successful on five of six, along with key layups from Sherman Royal III and Carter McCoy to hold on for a 66-60 win in the first day of the Cactus Classic.
Notable Statistics
Sherman Royal III finished with a game-high 17 points, along with three rebounds. Carter McCoy added an all-around stat line of 10 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two blocks. Royce Robinson also finished in double-figures, scoring 11 points. 

The Rocky men shot 42.6% from the field, tied for a season-low 23.1% from three-point range, and converted 14-of-19 free throw attempts. The Battlin' Bears were outrebounded 41-30 in the win, but had a 9-10 advantage in the turnover category. 

Mahlik Lindsey led Park-Gilbert with 15 points. 

Up Next
Rocky Men's Basketball (9-2, 5-2 conf.) will have a day off before continuing play in the Cactus Classic on Friday against OUAZ and Saturday against No. 13-ranked Hope International. 
 
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