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Howell dribble
Khaxil Stewart
69
Arizona Christian ACU 9-2
75
Winner Montana Tech MT 11-0
Arizona Christian ACU
9-2
69
Final
75
Montana Tech MT
11-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Arizona Christian ACU 32 37 69
Montana Tech MT 37 38 75

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Tim Gooszen

No. 4 and No.6 Exchange Leads, Firestorm Fall

Chandler, Ariz.- The NAIA's number four (Arizona Christian) and number six (Montana Tech) ranked teams went head-to-head on Monday and exchanged leads.  But ACU came up short in their opening game of the Cactus Classic.

Game Info
  • Game score: Montana Tech - 75, Arizona Christian - 69
  • Records: Arizona Christian - 9-2, Montana Tech - 11-0
  • NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 4, Montana Tech - 6
  • Location: Coyote Center, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day
Inside the Box Score
  • Gonzalez nailed a three pointer to begin the scoring
  • The Orediggers scored the next six points before the Firestorm scored the next four
  • Those were the first of numerous lead changes
  • ACU was up by as many as four points but Tech turned the tables and built as large as a 12 point edge in the first half
  • Moving ahead to 9:16 left in the game, Jalik Dunkley used a steal and fast break dunk to complete the comeback
  • In a span of a minute, four straight possessions resulted in four straight lead exchanges 
  • But when Tech took the last lead in that span they remained in front

Up Next
Back-to-back days for Arizona Christian at the Cactus Classic will see the Firestorm play on Tuesday against Providence (MT).  The 4:00 pm matchup will be played at Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
 
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