Box Score Santa Clarita, CA- No. 23 Arizona Christian shot 50% from the three point line and nailed 15 threes as they defeated No. 7 The Master's 93-84 on the road on Saturday. Junior Eric Klekas topped the Firestorm with 20 points.
- Game score: Arizona Christian - 93, The Master's - 84
- Records: Arizona Christian - 17-6, 7-4 GSAC, The Master's - 17-5, 7-4 GSAC
- NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 23, The Master's - 7
- Location: The MacArthur Center, The Master's University, Santa Clarita, CA
- Eric Klekas - 20 points, 4 three pointers, 6-6 free throw line
- Shane Carney - 19 points
- Robby Wilson - 15 points, 4 three pointers, 7 rebounds
- Al Burge - 13 points, 7 rebounds
- De'Ron Kyle - 12 points
- Down 23-13, ACU went on an 11-0 run keyed by 3 three pointers
- After TMU moved back in front, the Firestorm nailed three straight threes to remain ahead through the half
- At the break, ACU had knocked down 12 of 21 three point attempts (57.1%)
- TMU came back to take lead in second half
- Behind 81-78, ACU held TMU at 81 points for nearly three and a half minutes
- After combining for 21 first half free throws, the teams finished the game with a combined 64 attempts
Thoughts from Coach Rutter
"Great team win! Proud of our team. We were really tough tonight. Did not get down after a rocky start and played a great last ten mins of the first half. The Master's did a good job attacking the basket in the second half and we had 5-6 in foul trouble. The guys did a nice job of staying tough and focused and we were able to get stops down the stretch to hold them off. Shane did a great job managing the game. Our bench did a great job defensively. Al took a big charge and had some timely rebounds in traffic. Really proud of the effort and toughness."
Up Next
After two weeks of playing away from the ACU Events Center, the Firestorm will return home to host Vanguard on Thursday at 7:30 pm.
