Three teams remain in the running for the ACCAC men's basketball championship with three games to play, while the scramble for regional seedings in both divisions remains hot.

  Cochise (21-6, 15-4) has a one-game lead over Eastern Arizona (22-5, 14-5) and Scottsdale (22-5, 14-5).

  The Cochise Apaches have won nine straight They took down Tohono O'odham, 101-60, in their first game of the week. Naje Smith and Damon Wall each scored 23 for CC . Then. Cochise beat Chandler-Gilbert, 63-51, as Smith connected for 24 more and added 13 rebounds. Payton Tilus paced CGCC with 12.

  Eastern Arizona (21-5, 13-5) slipped one game back when it lost at Phoenix, 66-64. The Bears (16-10, 10-8) got 13 points each from Lamar Mitchell and Treyvon McCray, while Jalon Brown paced EAC with 20 and Collin Kelley had a 10-16 double-double. The Gila Monsters bounced back with a 74-65 win at Mesa. Brown scored 18 in that one and Cameron Burist had 15 for MCC (15-12, 11-8).

  Scottsdale (22-5, 14-5) kept itself in the race and guaranteed itself no worse than a tie for the number one seed in the Division II regional by winning twice. SCC first stopped Glendale (16-10, 11-8), 77-65. In that one, Xavier Fuller erupted for 22 points and 14 rebounds and Josh Sutherland had a 12-13 double. Joshuwan Johnson scored 19 and Adam Hamilton had 18 with 12 rebounds for GCC. Scottsdale closed the week with a 90-71 win over Tohono O'odham (4-23, 1-18).  Fuller tossed in 27 more and Boogie Anderson had 22.

  In the Division I seedings race, Mesa (15-12, 11-8) is currently third, a game in front or Arizona Western (16-11, 10-9). Central Arizona (13-14, 8-11) is two behind AZW.

  In Division II, Scottsdale is three up on Pima (17-10, 11-8), Phoenix (17-10, 11-8) and Glendale (16-10, 11-8) with all others eliminated.