Box Score

Fresno Pacific fell behind 14-2 early, but came back to defeat Menlo 64-45 on Tuesday night. Brandon Rowe scored a season-high 22 points in the win.

The Sunbirds forced 26 turnovers, with Jordan Wild picking up eight steals. Wild also scored 11 points, and Jerante Morgan and Kendall Holmes added 10 points apiece. Adam Kado had a game-high six assists.

Menlo (3-9) scored the game's first 12 points and led 14-2, but FPU (10-3) went on a 28-8 run to close the half. The Sunbirds then locked down the visiting Oaks in the second half, holding Menlo to just six field goals and 27 percent shooting.

Rowe was a force all night for the Sunbirds, contributing on offense and defense. It was a breakout game for the junior guard whose previous season-high was 13 points.

"Brandon played really really well," said coach Chris Wright. "Hopefully this was a preview of things to come."

FPU outscored the Oaks 35-12 in the paint and shot 77 percent from the free-throw line.

The Sunbirds face two high-profile NCAA teams this week, playing at Big West-favorite UC Santa Barbara on Friday and at nationally-ranked BYU on Saturday.