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OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE OF ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Pierre-Louis
Khaxil Stewart
84
Winner Arizona Christian ACU 4-0
79
Carroll (MT) CC 2-1
Winner
Arizona Christian ACU
4-0
84
Final
79
Carroll (MT) CC
2-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Arizona Christian ACU 29 40 15 84
Carroll (MT) CC 36 33 10 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Tim Gooszen

Big Comeback, Firestorm Win In OT

Helena, Mont.- Down 15 with 11 minutes to play and then behind seven with three minutes left, NAIA ranked number six Arizona Christian forced overtime and then pulled out the win at Carroll College on Monday night.  Trent Hudgens and Ese Onakpoma combined for 39 points.

Game Info
  • Game score: Arizona Christian- 84, Carroll - 79 (OT)
  • Records: Arizona Christian - 4-0, Carroll - 2-1
  • NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 6, Carroll - not ranked
  • Location: CC PE Center, Carroll College, Helena, MT

ACU Stats For The Day
Inside the Box Score
  • Several ties to start the game resulted in a 16-16 tie with eight minutes left
  • Pierre-Louis gave ACU their first lead with a layup at 18-16
  • Back and forth play eventually saw the Fighting Saints build an 11 point lead in the closing minutes of the half 
  • Onakpoma and Pierre-Louis had seven points each at the break
  • In the second half, Howell scored the first points to bring ACU within five
  • But over the next eight minutes, Carroll built a 15 edge
  • A personal 7-0 run by Wright started the comeback
  • Trailing 69-62 with exactly three minutes left in regulation, ACU held CC scoreless in the final 180 seconds
  • Five points from Pierre-Louis setup Hudgens to convert the game tying basket with three seconds to play
  • Hudgens had 10 points in the second half
  • Carroll scored the first two points of overtime
  • Amaechi Chukwu scored in the paint followed by a three pointer from Onakpoma to move in front
  • The Firestorm did not allow another tie in the final minutes

Thoughts from Coach Rutter
"That's a great win.  Carroll is a good team that plays really hard.  I am proud of the guys.  They kept fighting and kept believing when things didn't go our way tonight."

"We really stunk it up for much of the game, pretty loose with the ball, not paying as much attention to detail as needed, we got better as the game went on and played some really good defense down the stretch.  It is a good road win against a good team, but should be a wake up call that we need to get better and more fundamentally sound."

Up Next
After traveling home from Montana on Tuesday, Arizona Christian will head to Santa Clarita, CA, to participate in The MacArthur Trust Classic at The Master's University on Friday and Saturday.  Arizona Christian will open action against UC Merced.
 
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