Men's Basketball 12/18/2023 7:46:00 PM Tim Gooszen Arizona Christian Edges Providence In OT Chandler, Ariz.- Arizona Christian needed an overtime comeback to beat Providence (MT) 96-94 on Monday afternoon. Dennis Flowers III scored the last four points of the game to create the winning differential. Game Info Game score: Arizona Christian- 96, Providence (MT)- 94 OT Records: Arizona Christian- 9-3, Providence (MT)- 6-5 NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian- 10, Providence (MT)- not ranked Location: Coyote Center, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, AZ ACU Stats For The Day Flowers- 21 points Dominic Gonzalez- 21 points, 7-8 shooting Trent Hudgens- 15 points Paul Hayden- 13 points Mikah Blackwell- 9 points, 5 rebounds Lorenzo Wright- 9 points Inside the Box Score The Argos and Firestorm exchanged lead changes from beginning to end of the first half Down 46-42 with 1:45 left in the half, Sam Buckley and Hayden combined for five points to give ACU a 47-46 edge Hayden had a half best of 11 points Half two started like half one where the lead went back and forth UP went from 56-53 down to up 69-59 in a four minute span With 98 seconds remaining, Gonzalez forced a tie with one of his seven three pointers Hudgens laid home a bucket at the minute mark for a two point edge The Argos scored with 16 seconds left for the tie and ACU held off a couple of last second shots to head to the extra session A minute into overtime, UP was ahead 92-87 Blackwell converted a fast break layup to forge a 92-92 tie Flowers converted two free throws for the last tie Then Flowers knocked down the dramatic game winner in the final seconds Up Next The Firestorm will be home for their final two games of the 2023 calendar year. On Thursday, ACU will host Benedictine-Mesa for a 3:00 pm matinee.