• Game score:  Arizona Christian - 81, Menlo - 64
• Records: Arizona Christian - 15-3, 6-2 GSAC, Menlo - 14-4, 5-3 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 5, Menlo - 24
• Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

 

• Dennis Flowers III- 24 points
• Shaun Wahlstrom- 16 points, 6-7 shooting
• KeyVaughn Williams- 9 points
• Trent Hudgens - 8 points, 4 assists

• The Oaks hit a three to begin the scoring
• But the Firestorm scored the next seven points- Mikah Blackwell- 2, Hudgens- 2, and Williams- 3
• ACU did not surrender the lead the rest of the night
• After the Firestorm built a 16 point edge in the first half, Menlo trimmed to the lead down to four several times before the break
• Flowers was good for nine points in the first 20 minutes
• Like the first half, Menlo scored the first points of the second
• The Firestorm answered with a 9-0 run highlight by four points from Wahlstrom including a thunderous dunk
• Although ACU held a double digit lead the rest of the way, Flowers thwarted any comeback attempt with a pair of deep threes in the final couple of minutes
• Coming into play, Menlo topped the GSAC by allowing just 67.1 points and ACU was second with 67.9 points allowed

 Thoughts from Coach Rutter
"We were pretty disappointed about the way we played last Saturday.  It did not really seem like us out there.  We worked all week on getting back to our core and playing ACU basketball.  We had a good week of practice and came out and played really hard tonight.  I am really impressed with this group and their response to adversity."

"We have been dealing with a lot of injuries and had another one minute into the game.  But the guys were not phased as they just kept fighting.  Shaun got an opportunity tonight and played great.  He has been in our program for a while and has worked so hard and been a good team guy.  It is great to see him seize the opportunity and play so well."

Up Next