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Hayden jumper
Thomas Aeschleman
Hayden nailed 7 of 11 shots on Saturday
75
The Master's TMU 13-5, 2-2 GSAC
76
Winner Arizona Christian ACU 14-4, 3-1 GSAC
The Master's TMU
13-5, 2-2 GSAC
75
Final
76
Arizona Christian ACU
14-4, 3-1 GSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
The Master's TMU 40 35 75
Arizona Christian ACU 38 38 76

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Tim Gooszen

Firestorm Hold Off Mustangs After Big Comeback

Glendale, Ariz.- Down by as many as 13 in the second half, No. 10 Arizona Christian mounted a comeback and then held off No. 18 The Master's on Saturday afternoon.  Seventeen points from Paul Hayden topped the Firestorm.

Game Info
  • Game score: Arizona Christian- 76, The Master's - 75
  • Records: Arizona Christian- 14-4, 3-1 GSAC, The Master's- 13-5, 2-2 GSAC
  • NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian- 10, The Master's- 18
  • Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day
Inside the Box Score
  • Howell made a free throw to open the scoring 
  • TMU went on 13-1 run to move ahead by 11 four minutes into the game
  • Just under 10 minutes later, Hayden gave ACU back the lead with free throws
  • The Master's went back ahead and only allowed two more ties
  • After leading by two at the break, TMU built a 13 point edge seven and a half minutes into the second half
  • A three pointer from Wright tied the score at 66-66
  • Howell hit a free throw for a 69-69 tie
  • The Mustangs went back in front before Gonzalez laid in two and one to move ACU in front for good
  • With 78 seconds left, TMU made the score 76-75
  • ACU withstood three shots including a three at the buzzer that Tucker Molina managed to partially block for the win

Thoughts from Coach Rutter
"That was a great game.  Both teams played hard and physical, we were fortunate enough to make some plays at the end for the win.  Things were not flowing on offense and Zo and Dom came in and turned it around.  We played much better on both ends after that.  Anthony was outstanding today,  Paul was huge down the stretch and Tucker and Mikah did a great job defensively in the last few possessions."


Up Next
The next three games for ACU will be on the road with OUAZ in Surprise next Saturday up first.

 
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