Firestorm Pull Off Victory Over Lions In The Pit

Box Score

Costa Mesa, CA- Beating Vanguard at their home the Pit is one of the toughest road victories for any GSAC team. But on Saturday afternoon, Arizona Christian did just that with their 76-72 road win. Senior Shane Carney delivered a game high 26 points. Senior O'Shae Williams went for a 19-12 double-double.

Game Info

Game score: Arizona Christian - 76, Vanguard - 72
Records: Arizona Christian - 13-4, 3-2 GSAC, Vanguard - 10-7, 3-2 GSAC
NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 21, Vanguard - not ranked
Location: The Pit, Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA

ACU Stats For The Day

Shane Carney - 26 points (9-10 at free throw line)
O'Shae Williams - 15 points, 12 rebounds
De'Ron Kyle - 9 points

Inside the Box Score

The first 11:30 minutes of the game featured 11 lead changes and three ties
Down 24-23, Carney went on a personal 10-0 run to push ACU ahead
ACU held a 39-34 lead at the break
The Firestorm lead for all but 33 seconds in the second half
Kyle used a pair of free throws with five minutes left to break a 62-62 tie
VU made more baskets (27-25) but ACU made more threes (6-5) and free throws (22-13)

Up Next

The Firestorm will host Life Pacific in the ACU Events Center on Thursday at 7:30 pm.

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