El Cajon, CA.- When No. 4 Arizona Christian and San Diego Christian faced off on Thursday both teams gave away 18 turnovers and scored 17 points off turnovers. SDCC was a perfect 16-16 at the free throw line. But 50% to 39.3 % shooting gave the Firestorm the victory.
Game Info
- Game score: Arizona Christian- 85, San Diego Christian- 67
- Records: Arizona Christian - 18-4, 9-3 GSAC, San Diego Christian- 4-9, 3-9 GSAC
- NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 4, San Diego Christian - not ranked
- Location: Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA
ACU Stats For The Day
- Dennis Flowers III- 20 points
- Mikah Blackwell- 16 points, 7 boards
- Bryce Davis- 11 points, 6 rebounds
- Dominic Gonzalez- 10 points
Inside the Box Score
- ACU scored the first four points
- SDCC went from 6-2 down to up 11-6
- A three pointer from Gonzalez gave the Firestorm a brief lead before the Hawks forced a 16-16
- KeyVaughn Williams was fouled the next trip down the floor and made both free throws to push ACU back ahead for good
- Arizona Christian shot 42.9% in the first 20 minutes
- But ACU poured in 60.9% second half shooting highlighted by 58.3% from three point country
Up Next
The Firestorm will stay in Southern California to go head-to-head with Hope International on Saturday. Tip-off will come at 2:00 pm Pacific/ 3:00 pm Arizona.