Johnson Leads No.5 Firestorm Past No. 7 Warriors

Box Score

Glendale, Ariz.- Friday's game between No. 5 Arizona Christian and No. 7 Lewis-Clark State lived up to the billing as the teams exchanged leads and ties and the Firestorm held off the Warriors 81-76. Junior Angelo Johnson scored a game high 23 points and pulled down a team high six rebounds.

Game Info

Game score: Arizona Christian - 81, Lewis-Clark State - 76
Records: Arizona Christian - 13-1, Lewis-Clark State - 8-1
NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 5, Lewis-Clark State - 7
Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day

Angelo Johnson - 23 points, 6 rebounds
Darius Goudeau - 17 points, 5 three pointers
Robby Wilson - 11 points
Bryce Davis - 8points, 6 rebounds

Inside the Box Score

Goudeau nailed two three pointers and Johnson convert a bucket for an early 8-0 ACU edge
The Warriors countered with a 12-2 run for their first lead
Davis hit a pair of free throws for a 12-12 tie
The first half featured four ties and three lead changes
LCSC held a 37-35 edge keyed by shooting 61.5% from behind the three point line in the first 20 minutes
Down one with 11:46 to play, Wilson hit a jumper followed by a basket and one from Patrick Fisher to move ahead for good
ACU built as large as 12 point lead
But in the final two minutes the difference was six points or less

Up Next

The same two teams will face-off on Saturday at 3:00 pm.

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