Tuesday, December 16
Tucson, AZ
8 p.m. (CT)
Abilene Christian
at
Arizona
Photo by: Ayelan Green
ACU Visits Nation's No. 1 Team for First Time in Program History
12/15/2025 4:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
TUCSON, Ariz. - The ACU men's basketball team, riding a three-game winning streak, plays its toughest opponent yet -- so far this season, the toughest team in all of college basketball -- with a trip to face the No. 1 ranked Arizona Wildcats on Tuesday. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN+ and the ACU Sports Network.
ACU (7-3) had its most impressive victory in its last game -- beating New Mexico State 77-69 in Abilene on Dec. 6. The Aggies entered that week with a 6-0 record, but lost a neutral site game to South Alabama, and then to ACU. The Wildcats had their best shooting game of the season -- making 50% from the field -- and also sank a season-high 19 free throws.
ACU pieced together consecutive victories over Jarvis Christian and Pepperdine before taking down NMSU.
Arizona (9-0) has defeated five other ranked teams, including a 96-75 trouncing of then-No. 12 Alabama last Saturday. Arizona has also beaten ACU's conference bunkmate Utah Tech. The Wildcats boast an offense which scores 89 points per game. They also snag 43 rebounds on average -- the 11th-highest total in the NCAA.
Tuesday's game is the start of an incredible two-game road trip. ACU follows its game at the No. 1 team by playing No. 10 BYU in Provo, Utah, on Friday at 8:30 p.m. CT. Friday's game will be broadcast on TNT, truTV and HBO Max by Brian Anderson, Grant Hill, and Andy Katz.
LAST TIME OUT
TAKING ON NUMBER ONE
ACU vs. THE BEST
ACU (7-3) had its most impressive victory in its last game -- beating New Mexico State 77-69 in Abilene on Dec. 6. The Aggies entered that week with a 6-0 record, but lost a neutral site game to South Alabama, and then to ACU. The Wildcats had their best shooting game of the season -- making 50% from the field -- and also sank a season-high 19 free throws.
ACU pieced together consecutive victories over Jarvis Christian and Pepperdine before taking down NMSU.
Arizona (9-0) has defeated five other ranked teams, including a 96-75 trouncing of then-No. 12 Alabama last Saturday. Arizona has also beaten ACU's conference bunkmate Utah Tech. The Wildcats boast an offense which scores 89 points per game. They also snag 43 rebounds on average -- the 11th-highest total in the NCAA.
Tuesday's game is the start of an incredible two-game road trip. ACU follows its game at the No. 1 team by playing No. 10 BYU in Provo, Utah, on Friday at 8:30 p.m. CT. Friday's game will be broadcast on TNT, truTV and HBO Max by Brian Anderson, Grant Hill, and Andy Katz.
LAST TIME OUT
- Five ACU Wildcats scored in double figures to earn a win over New Mexico State for the second straight year.
- Cbo Newton led ACU with 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including 3-for-5 on 3-pointers. Bradyn Hubbard was right behind with 16 points.
- ACU shot a season-best 47% (8-of-17) from deep.
- The victory capped an unbeaten run at home in nonconference (5-0) -- ACU's first since 2022-23.
TAKING ON NUMBER ONE
- ACU has never played the #1 ranked team before.
- Its highest ranked opponent has been #7 Kentucky in round one of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. That was ACU's first-ever March Madness appearance.
ACU vs. THE BEST
- Tuesday's game is ACU's first game vs. a Top 10 team since the biggest game in school history -- the 53-52 win over #9 Texas in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
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