• Game score: Arizona Christian - 69, Carroll - 67
• Records: Arizona Christian - 12-2, Carroll - 12-1
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 10, Carroll - 2
• Location: Coyote Center, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, AZ

• Johnson - 13 points
• Robby Wilson - 12 points
• Bryce Davis - 11 points
• Dominic Gonzalez - 10 points

• Carroll scored the first ten points of the game
• Arizona Christian produced the next nine (Davis scored five points)
• Once the Firestorm closed the gap to six, neither team held larger than a five point advantage
• After Davis hit a pair of free throws to force the first tie, Gonzalez drained a three for the first ACU lead
• Paul Hayden and Gonzalez each hit a three before Johnson laid in two points
• The Saints forced a 34-34 tie at the half
• CC built a five point lead twice in the first two minutes of the second half
• Four and a half minutes later, Hayden knocked down a jumper for a five point ACU lead
• Down the stretch four was the largest edge
• Behind 65-64 with 40 seconds left, Gonzalez splashed home another three
• The Saints forged a 67-67 tie with 21 seconds left
• Johnson weaved his way through the paint and flipped a reverse layup off glass for the game winner with 0.02 seconds left

Thoughts from Coach Rutter

"We went down 10-0 but then out of the timeout we were pretty locked in defensively.  Carroll does not beat themselves and does not make a lot of mistakes.  We challenged the guys to stay focused and keep fighting and I think they did a great job of that.  We had a great week of practice and really improved over the last week.  Our shot selection was really good and we executed down the stretch.  Dominic hit another huge shot and AJ made big plays and Xander did a great job on both ends of the court."