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OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE OF ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Bryce Davis
Tucker House
Bryce Davis had a game on Friday
66
Montana Western MONTANA 6-7
79
Winner Arizona Christian ARIZONA 10-2
Montana Western MONTANA
6-7
66
Final
79
Arizona Christian ARIZONA
10-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Montana Western MONTANA 31 35 66
Arizona Christian ARIZONA 39 40 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Tim Gooszen

ACU Opens Cactus Classic Play With Win Over UMW

Chandler, Ariz.- Arizona Christian started their annual participation in the Cactus Classic with a win over Montana-Western on Friday.

Game Info
  • Game score:  Arizona Christian - 79, Montana-Western - 66
  • Records: Arizona Christian - 10-2, Montana-Western - 6-7
  • NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 1, Montana-Western - not ranked
  • Location: Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day
Inside the Box Score
  • UMW hit back-to-back threes with a Davis layup in between to open the scoring
  • Davis gave ACU their first lead at 8-6
  • The teams exchanged leads and ties for the next six minutes
  • At the 9:22 mark, Williams laid home two points for a 19-18 edge
  • The Bulldogs hit a three to force a 24-24 tie
  • But Gonzalez countered with a three ball of his own and the Firestorm were ahead for the rest of the game
  • Gonzalez topped the Firestorm with 11 first half points as ACU led 39-31 at the break
  • The Firestorm led by as many as 15 in the second
  • The Bulldogs made the final couple minutes interesting as they closed within six
  • ACU hit seven of eight free throws down the stretch while holding UMW scoreless

Up Next
On Saturday, the Firestorm will continue play in the Cactus Classic hosted at Chandler-Gilbert Community College.  Arizona Christian will square off with Providence (MT) at 4:00 pm.
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