The South Bay Lakers (27-18) entered the game on Sunday up 3-0 in their series with the Northern Arizona Suns (21-24). This would be the fourth meeting between the two teams and the second game of a South Bay back-to-back.
In game one of the series, played on Dec. 5, 2017, the two teams took it to overtime in Prescott. South Bay beat the Suns 148-144 in overtime led by Scott Machado. Machado scored a career-high 39 points in the win. The Suns recorded a franchise record-high,144 points in their second loss to the Lakers.
Roughly two months later on Jan.