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Bradley v BENU
68
Winner Benedictine Mesa BENU 24-5
65
Arizona Christian ACU 22-7
Winner
Benedictine Mesa BENU
24-5
68
Final
65
Arizona Christian ACU
22-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Benedictine Mesa BENU 30 38 68
Arizona Christian ACU 30 35 65

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Tim Gooszen

ACU MBB Upset In GSAC Semifinal

Glendale, Ariz.- On Friday night, Arizona Christian, the top seed in the GSAC Tournament, was upset by the fourth seeded Benedictine Mesa in their semifinal.  A game high of 16 points by Shaud Bradley was not enough.

Game Info
  • Game score: Benedictine Mesa - 68, Arizona Christian - 65
  • Records: Arizona Christian - 22-7, Benedictine Mesa - 24-5
  • NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 12, Benedictine Mesa - 25
  • Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day
Inside the Box Score
  • All night long the teams exchanged leads and ties with neither owning larger than a six point edge
  • The first nine points of the night resulted in three lead changes
  • Half number one saw six ties and eight lead changes
  • The only player in the half to reach double digits was Onakpoma with 13 points
  • Twenty minutes of action resulted in a 30-30 tie
  • Half two continued with the anyone's game theme as two more ties and three lead changes took place
  • At the 10:25 mark, the Firestorm were ahead 50-46
  • But an 8-0 run by the Redhawks gave them the top score for good
  • With the teams tying in made baskets (19), six made free throws for BENU was the difference in the semifinal

Up Next
Arizona Christian will wait to find out about their selection into the NAIA national tournament.  The selection show will be on March 5 at 5pm MT.
 
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