Glendale, AZ- The first 11 minutes of a New Year's Eve afternoon contest against Benedictine-Mesa saw five ties and five lead changes.  But Arizona Christian closed out the first half strong and finished off 2019 with a 91-69 win over the Redhawks.  

• Game score: Arizona Christian - 91, Benedictine-Mesa - 69
• Records: Arizona Christian - 10-4, Benedictine-Mesa - 8-7
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 21, Benedictine-Mesa - NAIA DII
• Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

• O'Shae Williams - 24 points, 7 rebounds
• Robby Wilson - 22 points, 7 rebounds
• KeyVaughn Williams - 9 points, 4-5 shooting, 7 assists
• Eric Klekas - 9 points
• Xander Bowers - 9 points, 4-5 shooting

• With 8:57 left in the first half, the game was tied 24-24
• ACU went on a 12-3 five minute run and overall 23-9 run to close out the half and move ahead for good
• The Firestorm shot 56.8% in the first 20 minutes followed by 56.3% in the second half
• Arizona Christian dominated points scored in the paint 62-20
• Coming into the game, Ben U averaged 87.9 points while ACU averaged 87.8 per game

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