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OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE OF ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Blackwell icing free throw
Khaxil Stewart
Blackwell knocking down the game icing free throw
69
Huntington (IN) HU 22-10
73
Winner Arizona Christian ACU 25-7
Huntington (IN) HU
22-10
69
Final
73
Arizona Christian ACU
25-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Huntington (IN) HU 39 30 69
Arizona Christian ACU 35 38 73

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Tim Gooszen

Arizona Christian Wins Glendale Site, Headed To Round Of 16

Glendale, Ariz.- Facing off with a tough Huntington team in the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship Second Round, presented by Ballogy, Arizona Christian pulled off a hard fought win on Saturday.  The victory advances the Firestorm to the Round of 16 next week at the final site of Kansas City, MO.

Game Info
  • Game score: Arizona Christian- 73, Huntington (IN)- 69
  • Records: Arizona Christian- 25-7, Huntington (IN)- 22-10
  • NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian- 18, Huntington (IN)- RV
  • Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day
Inside the Box Score
  • Huntington scored the first three points and Arizona Christian responded with the next nine
  • Hudgens scored four points while Hayden added a three pointer
  • The Foresters countered to go ahead 12-11 and the exchange of leads and ties was on
  • By the end of the half, the teams had seen eighth lead changes and seven ties
  • At the break, HU was up 39-35
  • Both teams made four three pointers and seven free throws with HU making two more field goals for the score difference
  • The second half was much of the same- lead changes and ties
  • With just under four minutes to play, Huntington went ahead 65-62
  • The Firestorm used a 7-0 run over a two plus minute span to take the lead for the final time
  • Huntington trailed just 71-69 with 29 seconds to play but Hudgens and Blackwell each made a free throw to ice the game
  • Win number 25 marks the third time in the last four years that ACU MBB has reached at least that win total
  • The Firestorm will play in Kansas City for the eighth time in 12 years

Thoughts from Coach Rutter
"Proud of this group of guys.  They continue to find ways to win.  We challenged them at half time to match Huntington's physicality.  We lost the 50/50 ball battle yesterday and wanted to make sure that did not happen again.  They answered the challenge and played really hard defensively in the second half.  We did a good team job on Goodline.  We wanted to make things difficult and I think we did a good job of that.  Getting to Kansas City is such a great accomplishment.  This group deserves it and I am glad we get to head back there.  Looking forward to continuing to get better and competing next week."


Up Next
Arizona Christian will face Indiana Wesleyan in the Round of 16 of the NAIA tournament on Friday at 3:00 pm Central/1:00 pm Arizona.

 
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