ACU Turned Away By OUAZ

Box Score Glendale, Ariz.- Falling behind by as many as 22 points in the first half against OUAZ on Saturday, Arizona Christian fought all the way back to take the lead in 20 minutes of game clock time. Unfortunately, ACU could not hold off OUAZ down the stretch.

Game Info

Game score: OUAZ- 84, Arizona Christian- 81
Records: Arizona Christian- 14-5, 3-2 GSAC, OUAZ- 14-5, 3-2 GSAC
NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian- 15, OUAZ- not ranked
Location: Faith Arena, OUAZ, Surprise, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day

Trent Hudgens- 17 points
Dennis Flowers III- 16 points
Anthony Howell - 10 points
Tucker Molina- 10 points
Lorenzo Wright - 9 points

Inside the Box Score

OUAZ scored first and 20 seconds later Mikah Blackwell tied the game with a jumper
An offensive rebound and basket by Howell tied the score at 4-4 just 94 seconds into the game
Over the next 11 minutes, the Spirit outscored the Firestorm 36-14 for a 22 point edge
ACU chipped away and had their deficit down to seven points (49-42) at the break
Hudgens notched 11 first half points
Trailing by 13 with 10:52, ACU countered with a 17-2 run to move ahead 74-72 at the seven minute mark
OUAZ used a three to move back in front and neither team scored again for four and a half minutes
Molina converted an "and one" and Howell scored two to move ACU back ahead
With 75 seconds left, OUAZ hit a three pointer to take the lead for good

Up Next
On Thursday, Arizona Christian will face Vanguard in Costa Mesa, CA. The game will be played at Orange Coast College because VU is building a new gym.

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Players Mentioned

#44 Mikah Blackwell: F; 6' 6"; Senior

#0 Dennis Flowers III: G; 6' 2"; Senior

#1 Trent Hudgens: G; 6' 1"; Junior

#3 Lorenzo Wright: G; 5' 11"; Junior

#5 Tucker Molina: G/F; 6' 6"; Sophomore

#8 Anthony Howell: F; 6' 7"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#44 Mikah Blackwell
: 6' 6"; Senior
: F

#0 Dennis Flowers III
: 6' 2"; Senior
: G

#1 Trent Hudgens
: 6' 1"; Junior
: G

#3 Lorenzo Wright
: 5' 11"; Junior
: G

#5 Tucker Molina
: 6' 6"; Sophomore
: G/F

#8 Anthony Howell
: 6' 7"; Junior
: F