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OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE OF ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Bench Hyped
Khaxil Stewart
46
La Sierra LSU 7-20, 0-16 GSAC
76
Winner Arizona Christian ACU 21-6, 12-3 GSAC
La Sierra LSU
7-20, 0-16 GSAC
46
Final
76
Arizona Christian ACU
21-6, 12-3 GSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
La Sierra LSU 22 24 46
Arizona Christian ACU 42 34 76

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Tim Gooszen

Firestorm Lock Up One Of Top Two Seeds

Glendale, Ariz.- With their win over La Sierra on Thursday night, Arizona Christian cannot end up any lower than second in the final GSAC standings and therefore at least the second seed in next week's GSAC tournament.

Game Info
  • Game score: Arizona Christian - 76, La Sierra - 46
  • Records: Arizona Christian - 21-6, 12-3 GSAC, La Sierra - 7-20, 0-16 GSAC
  • NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 14, La Sierra - not ranked
  • Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day
Inside the Box Score
  • Sabien Cain nailed a three to start the scoring
  • La Sierra tied the game at 3-3 and eventually 7-7
  • Chukwu broke the tie with four straight points
  • ACU would not even allow another tie as they outscored LSU 35-15 to the halftime break
  • DeHorney and Chukwu both scored 10 in the first 20 minutes (or two total points less than the Golden Eagles)
  • Stewart had a big second half- scoring all nine of his points
  • In all, 12 Firestorm scored
  • Rebounding was a huge difference in the game as ACU held 49-23 advantage at the final whistle
  • Thanks to a loss by The Master's and tiebreaks in favor of ACU, the Firestorm cannot finish lower than second

Up Next
On Saturday at 2:00 pm, Arizona Christian will make a bid for GSAC Championship number six in a row as they host Life Pacific in the regular season finale.  The four Firestorm seniors will be honored immediately following the women's game ahead of them.
 
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