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Hayden For Three
Thomas Aeschleman
67
Northern New Mexico NNMC 3-12
88
Winner Arizona Christian ACU 7-1
Northern New Mexico NNMC
3-12
67
Final
88
Arizona Christian ACU
7-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Northern New Mexico NNMC 35 32 67
Arizona Christian ACU 45 43 88

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Tim Gooszen

Firestorm Torch Eagles With Threes

Glendale, Ariz.- On Saturday, Arizona Christian Men's Basketball nailed 20 three pointers at a shooting rate of 60.6% against Northern New Mexico.  The 20 three pointers is one shy of the program game record.

Game Info
  • Game score: Arizona Christian- 88, Northern New Mexico- 67
  • Records: Arizona Christian- 7-1, Northern New Mexico- 3-12
  • NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian- 5, Northern New Mexico- not ranked
  • Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day
Inside the Box Score
  • At the first media timeout, both teams were shooting over 70% for the game (NNMC- 77.8%)
  • NNMC was up 16-14 six minutes into the contest
  • Trailing 22-20 with 10:52 left in the half, ACU produced a 13-2 run over the next three and a half minutes
  • Gonzlaez had two triples and Lorenzo Wright added another one in the run
  • ACU did not allow even another tie
  • The Eagles crept within four before a Hayden three followed by a Wright three closed the half
  • After making nine three pointers in the first half, ACU connected on 11 more in the second half
  • The 20 made three pointers is second in the archives to the 21 made against SAGU American Indian on 11/8/18
  • Hayden nailing 7-7 attempts from deep set the program record for made threes without a miss (previous record 6-6)

Thoughts from Coach Rutter
"Dennis and Trent did a nice job getting in the key and finding their teammates to start the game.  We have emphasized that all year so it is fun to see our guys look for each other like they did today.  Twenty-four assists on 32 field goals is a winning stat.  We made 20 3's today but that was in large part due to passers making it easy for our shooters."

"We certainly have a lot of growth that needs to happen on the defensive end but it was nice to see us tighten up and respond well to start the second half."

Up Next
On Thursday, Arizona Christian will host Multnomah at 6:00 pm.
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