AZUSA, CALIF. -- Freshman reserve Raymond Tuff came off the bench to score a career-high 28 points to lead the NAIA's No. 9-ranked Azusa Pacific to a 97-71 Golden State Athletic Conference win over Concordia in the Cougardome, Tuesday night.

With the Cougars up 20-19 with 9:27 left in the first half, Tutt ignited a 21-0 run in 5 1/2  minutes with 11 points on the strength of three 3-pointers to put Azusa Pacific in command at 41-19 with 4:39 left in the first half.

Concordia rallied to within four points (54-50) with 11:38 left in the game, but Tutt single-handedly kept the Eagles at bay with a pair of three pointers in two minutes to put the Cougars up 62-52. The victory was Azusa Pacific's record-setting 24th straight at home, breaking the old mark of 23 in a row set by the 1972-73-74 Cougar teams.

For the evening, Tutt hit 11-of-14 shots from the floor, including 6-0f-9 from the three-point ark. Junior Greg Alley came off the bench to can 16 points on 5-for-6 shooting, including a 4-for-5 clip from the 3-point arc.

The victory also kept the Cougars in first place in the GSAC and was Azusa Pacific's 10^th straight win. In addition, it was Azusa Pacific's 18^th straight GSAC victory, a conference record.