Firestorm Holdoff Spirit

Glendale, Ariz.- In a game in which the largest lead for either team was seven points, NAIA ranked number six Arizona Christian scored late to surpass OUAZ and then held on for the win on Thursday.

Game Info

• Game score: Arizona Christian – 66, OUAZ – 67
• Records: Arizona Christian – 16-4, 4-2 GSAC, OUAZ – 7-13, 0-6 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian – 6, OUAZ – not ranked
• Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats

• Lorenzo Wright – 16 points
• Tyler Silva – 12 points
• Anthony Howell – 8 points
• Ese Onakpoma – 8 points
• Amaechi Chukwu – 7 points, 10 rebounds

Inside the Box Score

• A shakeup to the starting lineup saw Wright, Chukwu, Emery Young, and Tucker Molina make their first starts of the season
• Chukwu scored the first points of the game
• The Spirit countered and built their largest lead of the game (six points) six minutes into action
• ACU used a 12-0 run to take back the lead (Silva and Arik Nicholas both four points in the run)
• The Firestorm remained ahead the rest of the half and took the slimmest of leads (29-28) to the break
• Silva topped ACU with seven first half points
• Multiple Firestorm leads of up to seven were dismissed as OUAZ took back the lead
• At 2:20 left, the Spirit used a three pointer to take their final lead
• But ACU scored eight of the final 11 points for the win  

Up Next
On Saturday, Arizona Christian will face Park Gilbert at the Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa.  Tip-off is set for 2:00 pm.
 

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