Kansas City, Mo.- Arizona Christian Men's Basketball advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship with Thursday's 86-78 win over Georgetown (KY). With the win, the second seed of the Naismith Quadrant will face the top seeded Freed-Hardeman on Saturday afternoon.

Game Info

• Game score: Arizona Christian - 86, Georgetown - 78
• Records: Arizona Christian - 25-7, Georgetown - 24-8
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 12, Georgetown- 14
• Location: Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO

ACU Stats For The Day

• Shaud Bradley - 25 points
• Ese Onakpoma - 21 points
• Jay Lee - 15 points, 7 rebounds
• Sabien Cain - 9 points
• Amaechi Chukwu - 8 points, 10 rebounds

Inside the Box Score

• Eight points in and the teams exchanged two ties at 2-2 and 4-4 
• The teams swapped lead changes three times in less than a minute around the 14 minute mark
• GC built as large as a six point edge at 19-13
• A three pointer from Onakpoma created a 23-23 tie
• One last for the Tigers came at 25-23
• A 6-0 run (four points from Braley) pushed ACU ahead for what turned out to be the rest of the night
• At the break, the Firestorm held 38-32 edge
• Onakpoma topped everyone with 12 first half points
• Three was as close as the Tigers would climb and 11 was the largest lead for the Firestorm
• GC converted more field goals but ACU held a 30-10 edge in made free throws
• ACU advances to at least the quarterfinals for the fourth time in the last five years
• The Firestorm have produced at least 25 wins in a season for the fifth straight year

Up Next
On Saturday, the top two seeds in the Naismith Quadrant will go head-to-head in Municipal Auditorium with a trip to the semifinals on the line.  Tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 pm Central/ 12:30 pm Pacific.