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Howell v Ben Mesa
Khaxil Stewart
63
Benedictine Mesa BENU 11-4, 0-1 GSAC
94
Winner Arizona Christian ACU 13-2, 1-0 GSAC
Benedictine Mesa BENU
11-4, 0-1 GSAC
63
Final
94
Arizona Christian ACU
13-2, 1-0 GSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Benedictine Mesa BENU 39 24 63
Arizona Christian ACU 43 51 94

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Tim Gooszen

Howell, Wright, And Dunkley Lead In GSAC Opening Win

Glendale, Ariz.- Arizona Christian opened GSAC action against Benedictine Mesa on Saturday afternoon and collected the win in a game that featured a 45 point swing.  Anthony Howell, Lorenzo Wright, and Jalik Dunkley combined to score 69 points for the Firestorm and outscore the Redhawks as a whole.

Game Info
  • Game score: Arizona Christian - 94, Benedictine Mesa - 63
  • Records: Arizona Christian - 13-2, 1-0 GSAC, Benedictine Mesa - 11-4, 0-1 GSAC
  • NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 4, Benedictine Mesa - not ranked
  • Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day
  • Howell - 24 points, 7 rebounds
  • Wright - 23 points
  • Dunkley - 22 points, 7 rebounds
  • Amaechi Chukwu - 10 points
  • Arik Nicholas - 8 points

Inside the Box Score
  • Howell scored the first four ACU points, Dunkley added the next three, Howell added two points 
  • Up 10-6, ACU went scoreless for three minutes and BENU went ahead 17-10
  • With 10:15 left in the first half, the Redhawks claimed their largest of 14 points (26-12)
  • The ACU scoring leaders combined for the next nine Firestorm points
  • Down seven with 6:36 before the break, the Firestorm used a 13-0 run to grab the lead
  • Chukwu had five points and Nichols had four in the comeback
  • Howell scored 16 first half points as ACU went to the locker room up 43-39
  • ACU padded their lead with a 6-0 run in 82 seconds to start the second half
  • Wright delivered 16 of his points in the second half and finished the game with six three pointers
  • A three pointer by Dunkley gave the Firestorm a 31 point edge with 28 seconds left in the game 

Up Next
Number four ranked Arizona Christian will leave the state of Arizona for the first time since November when they travel to Santa Clarita, CA, to face NAIA number nine ranked The Master's on Wednesday night.  Game time is set for 7:30 pm (Pacific)/ 8:30 pm (Arizona).
 
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