Santa Barbara, CA- After building an eight point lead in the early minutes of Saturday's game, Arizona Christian could not sustain their lead at Westmont as the Warriors won 89-81.  Senior Callum Lawson went for 21 points while Junior Al Burge produced 14 points and a game high 17 rebounds.

Game Info

• Game score: Westmont - 89, Arizona Christian - 81
• Records: Arizona Christian - 17-5, 5-5 GSAC, Westmont - 12-6, 6-4 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 21, Westmont - not ranked
• Location: Murchison Gym, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA

ACU Stats For The Day

• Callum Lawson - 21 points, 7 rebounds
• Al Burge - 14 points, 17 rebounds (both ACU career highs)
• Sonny Cousin - 14 points
• Anton Ivy - 10 points, 4-4 shooting

Inside the Box Score

• In the first 4:34 ACU jumped out to a 14-6 lead
• Four of their nine three pointers came as ACU built their early lead
• After the game was tied 24-24, Westmont moved ahead for good
• Despite WC building a 18 point second half edge, ACU cut the lead to just five in the closing minutes of the contest

Thoughts from Coach Rutter

"I didn't prepare our team as well as I needed to today.  Had a few key areas and assignments that we didn't execute well.  There was really about a five minute stretch at the end of the first half and start of the second half that probably decided the game.  We made it interesting, but played too poorly during that stretch.  I was proud of how we kept battling to the end.  We have a chance to get back to practice this week and get better for a big one on Thursday."

Up Next

Come Thursday, the Firestorm will host No. 9 Vanguard.  Tip-off is set for 7:30 pm.