• Game score: Arizona Christian- 83, Justice- 56
• Records: Arizona Christian- 2-0, La Sierra 0-2
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian- 6, La Sierra- not ranked
• Location: ACU Events Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

• Gonzalez- 27 points, 7 three pointers
• Trent Hudgens- 16 points
• Ese Onakpoma- 13 points
• Anthony Howell- 13 points, 4 assists
• Taevon Pierre-Louis- 6 rebounds

• Gonzalez scored the first 11 points of the night for the Firestorm
• Half one played tight throughout with two lead changes and three ties
• At the break, ACU was up 37-27
• Gonzalez had 17 and Howell went for 10 in the first 20 minutes
• ACU went ahead by 14 early in the second half
• But LSU countered with a 15-0 run in less than four minutes to take a 42-41 lead
• The Firestorm dialed up the defensive pressure and held the Golden Eagles to just 14 points in the final 15 minutes
• Hudgens accounted for all 16 of his points after the break
• At night's end, the Firestorm had taken 38 free throws compared to the 22 visits to the line for the Golden Eagles.

Thoughts from Coach Rutter
"We played harder tonight than we did in our first game.  The guys did a nice job battling against a very physical La Sierra team.  Dom hit some big shots when we were struggling to get going offensively.  We started to move the ball a little more in the second half and we were able to open it up a little bit.  Took some steps forward today, some good things to build on."

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