ACU Uses Last Six Minutes To Pull Away From LPU

Box Score

San Dimas, Calif.- In a game that saw just a two point differential with 6:30 minutes to play, No. 8 Arizona Christian connected down the stretch to end Saturday's game at Life Pacific up by 13 points. Senior Angelo Johnson scored a game high 20 points.

Game Info

Game score: Arizona Christian - 89, Life Pacific - 76
Records: Arizona Christian - 24-3, 12-3 GSAC, Life Pacific - 6-15, 3-11 GSAC
NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 8, Life Pacific - not ranked
Location: Mehl Court, Life Pacific University, San Dimas, CA

ACU Stats For The Day

Johnson - 20 points
Robby Wilson - 19 points, 8 rebounds
Dennis Flowers III - 12 points
KeyVaughn Williams - 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists

Inside the Box Score

Wilson connected on a three pointer for the first points of the game
LPU responded by scoring 14 of the next 18 points to build a 14-7 edge
Over the next six minutes, the Firestorm produced a 15 point swing as free throws from Johnson gave ACU 27-19 lead
Moments later, Micah Bradford hit a three to duplicate the eight point advantage- largest lead for either team in the half
Seven points from Wilson topped ACU in the first half
Half number two started as a back and forth exchange of leads (12 lead changes and four ties in the game)
The Warriors were up 61-60 with nine minutes remaining
A Wilson layup moved ACU in front for good just over twenty seconds later
At the 6:29 mark, LPU hit a three and trailed 67-65
However, ACU closed the deal as they missed just three shots before the final horn

Up Next

The Firestorm return to Arizona and will close out the final two weeks of the regular season playing in front of their home crowd. On Thursday, Arizona Christian will host No. 6 William Jessup with first place in the GSAC up for grabs. The opening jump is scheduled for 7:30 pm in the ACU Events Center.

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