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Onakpoma NAIA Round One
Darryl Webb
50
Corban (OR) CORB 17-15
71
Winner Arizona Christian ACU 23-7
Corban (OR) CORB
17-15
50
Final
71
Arizona Christian ACU
23-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Corban (OR) CORB 27 23 50
Arizona Christian ACU 41 30 71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Tim Gooszen

Firestorm Outshoot Warriors In NAIA Round One

Chandler, Ariz.- On Friday, Arizona Christian outshot the Corban Warriors by a wide margin in all areas as they cruised through the 2026 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship First Round presented by Ballogy.

Game Info
  • Game score: Arizona Christian - 71, Corban - 50
  • Records: Arizona Christian - 23-7, Corban - 17-15
  • NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 12, Corban - not ranked
  • Location: Coyote Center, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day

Inside the Box Score
  • Chukwu opened the scoring with a three
  • Corban answered right back with a three before Chukwu tipped home an offensive rebound
  • The Warriors used a three point play to move ahead by one
  • Sabien Cain dropped in a three for the lead
  • An 8-8 tie was broken by a triple from Goodline
  • When Corban climbed with one a minute later that was as close they would get 
  • The Firestorm remained in front the rest of the way
  • Nine points from Bradley was the most scored by anyone in the first 20 minutes of action
  • The ACU advantage did not dip below 12 points in the second half
  • Forty-five percent shooting highlighted ACU outshooting Corban (33.9%)
  • The free throw line was the biggest difference (73.3% to 38.5%)

Up Next
Round two of the NAIA MBB Championship will pit Arizona Christian against Wayland Baptist on Saturday at 5:00 pm.  The Pioneers beat Carroll 116-94 in the first game of the day at CGCC.
 
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