By: Tim Gooszen

Glendale, Ariz.- On the strength of holding NAIA number nine ranked Hope International to 25 points under their scoring average, NAIA number ten ranked Arizona Christian earned the Top Ten match up win on Thursday evening.  The Firestorm held the Royals to 32.2% overall shooting and just 13.6% from three point country.  ACU shot their season best 63.3% for the game.

Game Info

• Game score: Arizona Christian - 82, Hope International - 57
• Records: Arizona Christian - 14-4, 5-1 GSAC, Hope International - 15-3, 5-1 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 10, Hope International - 9
• Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day

• Shaud Bradley - 19 points
• Ese Onakpoma - 13 points
• Amaechi Chukwu - 11 points, 6 rebounds
• Zack Reighard - 9 points
• Jay Lee - 7 rebounds

Inside the Box Score

• The Royals scored first for their only lead of the game
• Following a dunk from Bradley, ACU grabbed their first lead at 4-2
• Two ties later, the teams were tied 8-8
• Sabien Cain broke the tie with a three and the Firestorm took off from there
• Building as large as a 16 point lead, the Firestorm were reeled back into a ten point advantage at the break
• Bradley was at 12 points after 20 minutes of action
• Drew Goodline started the second half with a three
• The Firestorm held the Royals (who came in averaging 82.7 points a game) under 40 points until nine plus minutes remained
• Arizona Christian held Hope International to just 18.8 second half shooting
• A 25 point final differential was the largest win margin of the season for ACU
• Onakpoma tallied 11 of his 13 points in the second half

Up Next
On Saturday, the Master's and Arizona Christian will meet up for a 2:00 pm tip-off in the ACU Events Center.