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Men's Basketball

Firestorm Finish 10-0 In The GSAC East

Box Score

Santa Clarita, Calif.- After leading most of the first half, Arizona Christian fell behind before coming back in the second half to hold off The Master's 79-77 on Saturday.  The win allowed ACU to finish 10-0 in GSAC East action.

 

Game Info

  • Game score: Arizona Christian - 79, The Master's - 77
  • Records: Arizona Christian - 24-2, 10-0 GSAC East, The Master's - 17-5, 5-5 GSAC East
  • NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 5, The Master's - RV
  • Location: MacArthur Center, The Master's University, Santa Clarita, CA
 

ACU Stats For The Day

 

Inside the Box Score

  • TMU scored four of the first six points
  • ACU tied the score at 6-6  
  • At the 14 minute mark tied 8-8, Kyle drained a three pointer and the Firestorm stayed ahead for the rest of the half
  • Kyle delivered 13 of his 23 points in the first half
  • In a two minute span in the second half, the Mustangs turned a one point lead into a 10 point edge
  • With eight minutes remaining, Wilson tied the score with a pair of free throws
  • TMU hit a three in the final seconds to force a 77-77 tie
  • On the inbounds pass Johnson induced a blocking foul and sank the game winning free throws
  • ACU became the first MBB team to go undefeated in GSAC play since 1993
  • The Firestorm head to nationals on an 11 game win streak- the longest in Coach Rutter's ACU tenure
 

Up Next

The No. 5 Firestorm will await their opening round stop for the NAIA national tournament.  The opening rounds will be played on March 12-13.  The highest seed of a three team opening round grouping receives a bye on day one.

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