Arizona Christian University

Glendale, Ariz.- With the final second ticking away and Arizona Christian down two, Tayvion Wilson splashed in a three pointer for a 80-79 win over Lewis-Clark State in the final game of the Fultz Classic.

Game Info

• Game score: Arizona Christian - 80, Lewis-Clark State - 79
• Records: Arizona Christian - 2-0, Lewis-Clark State - 1-1
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 3, Lewis-Clark State - RV
• Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day

• Wilson - 17 points
• Shaud Bradley - 16 points
• Kaharie Loggins - 10 points
• Jeremiah Williams - 10 points
• Brayden Smith - 9 points
• Nate Coley - 9 points

Inside the Box Score

• LCSC scored the three points before ACU scored the next ten points (Brayden Smith- 5 points)
• Just under four minutes in, the Firestorm held an 18-11 edge
• But the Warriors countered with a 10-0 run to claim the lead 
• Lewis-Clark led through the half- up 41-40
• Bradley locked in 13 first half points 
• The Warriors extended their advantage to 11 points six times with the last time at 9:53 left
• Behind seven with six minutes to play, the Firestorm started chipping away
• At 65 seconds, Williams (who scored all 10 of his points in half number two) laid in two to create a 77-76 game
• LCSC scored and Bradley converted his last point on a free throw to reach 79-77
• As time was about to expire, Wilson let a three fly from the right wing and splashed it through the net
• The Warriors could not get a shot off in the final 0.4 seconds

Thoughts from Coach Rutter
"I'm so happy for Tay, what a big-time shot. He's always been tough, but he's grown so much and has become so poised and someone I trust to make a play when we need it.

"I'm proud of the fight that we showed and how hard we played both nights this weekend, but we are making the game way too hard. We are not anywhere close to where we need to be fundamentally on both ends of the court."

"This group is really coachable and attentive to what we've asked of them and I'm confident we will continue to grow."

"Was a great couple of wins against really good well coached teams. We had a lot of guys step up and carry us at times. Mike was great last night and Nate and Jeremiah gave us a huge lift. Shaud had a good weekend and Emery came in at the end, didn't record a stat, but executed and settled us down and impacted the game."

Up Next
Next week, Arizona Christian will head to Parkville, MO, to play three games in three days- including two against NAIA Top 10 ranked teams.