Glendale, Ariz.- Paul Hayden and Shaun Wahlstrom lead the Firestorm with 12 points each Thursday, No. 4 Arizona Christian maintains their number one spot in GSAC. The Firestorm displayed a dominant performance winning 83-60.
Game Info
- Game score: Arizona Christian- 83, Vanguard- 60
- Records: Arizona Christian - 20-4, 11-3 GSAC, Vanguard- 11-10, 5-8 GSAC
- NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 4, Vanguard - unranked
- Location: Event Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ
ACU Stats For The Day
- Hayden- 12 points, 6 boards
- Wahlstrom- 12 points,
- James Berry III- 10 points, 7 boards
- KeyVaughn Williams- 9 points, 7 assists, 7 boards
Inside the Box Score
- It was a tight game to start between VU and ACU with both teams only scoring 4 points each in the first five minutes of play
- ACU took their first lead at 14:18 minutes and held on to it for the remainder of the game
- ACU would go up by as much as 7 but VU fought to stay in striking distance
- From 5:17 to the end the Firestorm would go on a 13-2 run to end the half 41-24
- James Berry led all scorers with 10 points
- The Firestorm did not rest with the 17 point lead, they would continue to go on a 15-6 point run
- The Firestorm would hold their largest lead of the night of 26 points each with 14:06 minutes to go
- ACU would continue to dominate and held on to a 20 point lead for the remainder of the game
- For the game, the Firestorm converted 14 of 18 free throw attempts and shot 51% from the field
Thoughts from Coach Rutter
""That was a great team win tonight. We played really hard and we were disruptive on defense. We played 12 guys tonight and there was no drop off."
"This is really the first time all year that we have been at full strength. It is going to take a little time to get that chemistry and get in a good rhythm offensively, but I thought our depth was on display tonight."
Up Next
The Firestorm will host Life Pacific for the last home game of the regular season. Tip-off versus the Warriors on Saturday will start at 2:00 pm.