No. 7 Warriors Slow No.5 Firestorm Out The Second Half Gate

Box Score

Glendale, Ariz.- Following a back and forth first half, No. 5 Lewis-Clark State slowed No. 7 Arizona Christian out of the second half gate on Saturday. The Warriors beat the Firestorm 88-79. Sophomore Patrick Fisher had a big game with his ACU best and game high 22 points.

Game Info

Game score: Lewis-Clark State - 88, Arizona Christian - 79
Records: Arizona Christian - 13-2, Lewis-Clark State - 9-1
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

Patrick Fisher - 22 points, 8-10 shooting, 4-5 from three point line
Angelo Johnson - 18 points
Robby Wilson - 13 points, 8 rebounds
Xander Bowers - 10 points, 5 rebounds
Paul Hayden - 10 points

Inside the Box Score

Both teams started the game shooting the game 80% (4-5)
Seven and a half minutes in the game was tied 15-15
LCSC took the lead and held a 40-33 edge at the break
Starting the second half, the Warriors held the Firestorm to 2-11 shooting (18.2%)
The Warriors built as large as a 19 point advantage
With under a minute to play, ACU cut their deficit to five but would not get closer
The Firestorm made 12 of 27 shots from the field (44.4%) in both halves

Up Next

The Firestorm have not received confirmation of their exhibition with Northern Arizona. So it appears the next game for Arizona Christian will be their GSAC opener against William Jessup on Friday. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 pm from the ACU Events Center.

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