Arizona Christian To Battle College of Idaho In Fab Four

Kansas City, Mo.- With a chance to advance to the championship game of the 87th Annual NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship on the line, Arizona Christian- the Cramer Quadrant winner- will battle the College of Idaho - the Naismith Quadrant winner- on Monday afternoon. The Firestorm advanced to the semifinal round for the second time in program history.

Final Site Details
College of Idaho- Monday, March 24 at 5:00 pm (Central)/ 3:00 pm (Pacific)
If win on Monday- Freed-Hardeman v Oklahoma Wesleyan winner- Tuesday, March 25 at 7:00pm/5:00 pm
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO
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Complete tournament bracket
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Live Coverage
Live Video - https://naianetwork.com/watch/236
Live Stats - https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/tournament.php?tid=1061

Arizona Christian
The Firestorm (30-4) beat Grace (IN) 73-71 to win the Cramer Quadrant on Saturday. ACU is currently riding a 16 game winning streak- the longest in program history. Arizona Christian ranks sixth in the NAIA with 50.4% shooting- the highest remaining in the Fab Four. Thanks to their ability to get to the rim, ACU ranks third in the NAIA (top remaining tournament team) at drawing opponent fouls at 20.6 fouls per game.

Arizona Christian improved to 9-8 playing in the legendary Municipal Auditorium after their win on Saturday. Overall in NAIA tournament play, ACU holds a 17-9 all-time record. ACU previously reached the semifinal round in 2022. The Firestorm advanced to the quarterfinals in the 2023 tournament before bowing out in the Round of 16 in 2024.

College of Idaho
The Yotes (33-2) are currently ranked number one in the NAIA and are the top seed in the tournament. They advanced to the Fab Four after beating Georgetown 83-71 in the quarterfinals on Saturday and Langston 95-65 in the Round of 16 on Thursday. They are riding a 23 game winning streak coming into Monday's matchup with the Firestorm. COI has only lost this season to The Master's 71-67 in November and Corban 59-56 in their first game in January.

College of Idaho is making appearance number 27 in the NAIA tournament. They own a 40-23 in NAIA postseason competition. After winning the red banner in 2023 (the second in program history), the Yotes made it back to the Fab Four in 2024.

Series
Arizona Christian and College of Idaho have split their previous two meetings. The Firestorm won 82-78 in Glendale in November of 2022. The Yotes won 77-70 in Caldwell back in November of 2014. The win for the Firestorm started the year for both teams and was the only loss of the season for the Yotes during the 2022-23 season.

Roll Storm.

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