• Game score: Arizona Christian - 83, Benedictine-Mesa - 78
• Records: Arizona Christian - 5-1, , Benedictine-Mesa - 5-2
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 10, Benedictine-Mesa - NAIA DII
• Location: Coyote Center, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, AZ

• O'Shae Williams - 17 points
• Eric Klekas - 17 points
• Shane Carney - 15 points, 7 assists
• Robby Wilson - 13 points

• First half played out to 31-31 tie with 4:12 to play
• The Redhawks converted a basket in the paint followed by a three from Williams to exchange the lead
• BenMesa closed out the half on a 11-0 run to take a 44-34 lead to the locker room
• Down as many as 11, ACU stormed back with a 10-1 run to move ahead with 8:08 to play
• Tied 75-75 with 81 seconds to play, Xander Bowers scored in the paint and ACU kept the lead

Thoughts from Coach Rutter

"Winning on the road is always difficult, this was a great experience as the guys kept battling when we weren't playing very well.  We were out of sync offensively and I thought that hurt our defensive effort tonight.  As we mature, hopefully we can count on our defense regardless of how we are shooting.  I think we can become a pretty special defensive team.  We did a much better job in the second half the ball moved, our shot selection was better, and we got on the glass a little more."

"Marcus Gonzalez came in and gave us a huge lift.  He was ready to go and answered the call with a couple big baskets.  Shane was great down the stretch.  Doing what senior leaders do, he hit a couple big shots, and forced a turnover to seal the game.  He did get many clean looks offensively but did a nice job managing the game (seven assists, no turnovers)."