Box Score

Fresno Pacific saw its losing streak climb to four on Tuesday night as #13 The Master's completed a season sweep of the Sunbirds with a 70-62 win in Fresno.

The Sunbirds (12-10, 3-8 GSAC) trailed by as many as 15 in the second half, but would cut the lead to three in the final minutes only to see the Mustangs (16-6, 8-3 GSAC) build it back up.

Donte Nicholas had 23 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Kenny Bradford added 13 points and Matt Christman had 10.

The Mustangs knocked down 11 three-pointers, five of which came from guard Leif Karlberg, who finished with 18 points in the win. Mike Harmon added 12 points and eight assists for TMC.

The Sunbirds shot a higher percentage from the field, the second game in a row they've managed to do that in a losing effort. The Mustangs, who came in as the conference's top three-point shooting team, were able to nullify the Sunbird advantage with the three-ball.

FPU led by three at one point, using a 10-0 run to go up 22-19 in the first half. The Mustangs would take a 36-30 lead into the locker room however and would open up the second half on an 18-9 run to go ahead 54-39 with 12:30 to play.

Coach Chris Wright called timeout to regather his team, and they responded by scoring the next seven unanswered points. The Sunbirds trimmed the lead to 63-60 in the final minute after Antonio Credit finished on an and-one play on the pass from Bradford, but the Mustangs knocked down two free throws before a Sunbird miss made the rest of the game irrelevant.

FPU now heads south for games against Cal State San Marcos on Thursday and Point Loma Nazarene on Saturday. The matchup with San Marcos will feature the Sunbirds against former FPU head coach Jim Saia in a non-conference game. The Cougars, playing in their first season of collegiate basketball, have a talented team led by former Fresno State starter Tim Steed.

Around the GSAC
Point Loma Nazarene 68, San Diego Christian (H) 62
#16 Concordia 79, Hope International (H) 58
#22 Westmont (H) 82, Vanguard 80
Biola (H) 65, #7 Azusa Pacific 58