{"id":1800,"date":"2024-11-29T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonasports.net\/?p=1800"},"modified":"2024-11-29T11:00:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T17:00:14","slug":"no-4-arizona-christian-falls-to-no-7-freed-hardeman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonasports.net\/?p=1800","title":{"rendered":"No. 4 Arizona Christian falls to No. 7 Freed-Hardeman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"00db3667993c2ddddbdd3e706fc01492\" data-index=\"6\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Above Post Ad 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:638px;height:70px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4024319323781499\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8631827568\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>FHU Athletics<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>PANAMA CITY, Fla. \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The NAIA&#8217;s marquee matchup\u00a0of the day featured the No. 7 Freed-Hardeman University Lions against the No. 4 Arizona Christian University Firestorm. Despite having\u00a0four players foul out, FHU emerged from the heavyweight bout with an 84-76 victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions (9-1) landed the first blows with\u00a0<dfn>Peyton Law<\/dfn>\u00a0and\u00a0<dfn>Makai Vassell<\/dfn>\u00a0hitting back-to-back jumpers.\u00a0<dfn>Jordan Stephens<\/dfn>\u00a0joined with the first 3-pointer of the game at 14:17 to give the Lions a 12-5 lead. The Firestorm drew within two possessions at 8:43, but\u00a0<dfn>Jayson Nixon<\/dfn>\u00a0extended the Lion lead with a 3-pointer before Stephens buried his second triple of the half to give FHU a seven-point edge. Though ACU started the 0-6 from long range, the deep threat was on FHU&#8217;s mind with the Firestorm averaging 8.7 made 3-pointers per game. Those triples began to fall in the final five minutes of the opening half, with the one at 1:30 completing the comeback and giving ACU a 28-27 lead. Thankfully for the Lions, Nixon hit a free throw and\u00a0<dfn>Phil Horton<\/dfn>\u00a0completed a steal and score to give FHU a 30-28 lead at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>Freed-Hardeman opened the second half on a tear, with Law tallying a 3-pointer before Stephens&#8217; back-to-back triples was chased by a dunk from Law to spark a 9-0 run for the Lions ending with FHU leading 46-33. With both teams in the bonus early, the final 10 minutes proved a free-throw contest with FHU attempting 26 free throws and Arizona Christian (9-1) attempting 24. The difference was the Lions making 25 of the their attempts with the Firestorm converting just 19 in the second half. Nixon was a cool 13-13 from the charity stripe in the half before Horton&#8217;s free throws with 15 ticks sealing the 84-76 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Though ACU played three more players than FHU, the Lions tallied 26 bench points to the Firestorm&#8217;s 21.<\/p>\n<p><dfn>Peyton Law<\/dfn>\u00a0again led FHU&#8217;s offense by tallying 24 points while\u00a0<dfn>Jayson Nixon&#8217;s<\/dfn>\u00a014-15 afternoon from the free-throw line helped him to 19 points.\u00a0<dfn>Jordan Stephens<\/dfn>\u00a0went 4-5 from long range to help him to 14 points while\u00a0<dfn>Phil Horton<\/dfn>\u00a0chipped in with 10. Law led the defense as well with seven rebounds and four steals.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions will enjoy a Thanksgiving holiday before visiting Kingsport, Tennessee for another trip to The Show. 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