Box Score Glendale, AZ- In the regular season finale for the No. 19 Firestorm they could not get their shots to drop as they fell 97-90 to No. 16 Menlo on Saturday afternoon. The loss dropped ACU to the fourth seed in next week's GSAC Tournament. Eight Firestorm seniors were honored before the game.
- Game score: Menlo - 97, Arizona Christian - 90
- Records: Arizona Christian - 22-8, 12-6 GSAC, Menlo - 19-8, 13-5 GSAC
- NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 19, Menlo - 16
- Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ
- O'Shae Williams - 24 points, 8 rebounds, 14-19 at free throw line
- De'Ron Kyle - 15 points, 7 rebounds
- Shane Carney - 15 points
- Xander Bowers - 6 points, 9 rebounds
- The first half was a classic slugfest between two ranked teams with seven ties
- Five points was the biggest lead for either team in the first 20 minutes
- Carney and Kyle both scored seven first half points
- Early in the second half there four lead changes in just over than a minute (a Bowers tip-in and Carney three gave ACU their leads)
- But when Menlo took the lead to end that minute frenzy, they remained in front for good
- Free throw shooting kept ACU in the game as 25 of their 35 makes came in the second half
- The Menlo win and later The Master's win moved them into the second and third seeds
Up Next
The Firestorm face a familiar foe as they will meet up with William Jessup- who they just played on Thursday- in the opening round of the GSAC Tournament this coming Thursday. Tip-off is set for 7:45 pm (Pacific)/ 8:45 pm (Arizona) in Santa Barbara, CA. The ACU/WJU winner will face top seed and host Westmont on Friday.
