HONOLULU – The Fresno Pacific men's basketball team was tripped up by Chaminade on Saturday afternoon in Hawai'i, as the Sunbirds fell 70-56 in PacWest play.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Chaminade 70, Fresno Pacific 56
Records: FPU (5-19, 3-13 PacWest), CUH (14-7, 9-5 PacWest)
Location: Honolulu | McCabe Gymnasium
Series: The Sunbirds trail 6-2
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
• A pair of threes from Tyler Harris to open the game gave FPU a quick 6-5 lead, but the Silverswords quickly answered back with a 10-0 run to take control of the game.
• CUH led 44-25 at halftime and then kept pace with FPU offensively in the second half to earn the win.
 
STATS OF THE GAME:
• Sam Burt led the Sunbirds with 15 points and four rebounds, while Harris added 13 points.
• Adrian Antunez chipped in with 10 points, four rebounds and two assists, Toby Christensen added eight points and six rebounds and Elijah Hill amassed five points, five rebounds and six assists for FPU.
• The Silverswords out-rebounded the Sunbirds 41-32, which resulted in 17 second-chance points.
• Austin Pope led Chaminade with 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• The 56 points marked a season low for the Sunbirds.
• FPU was without three-point specialist Jake Straughan in the game (injury).
• The Silverswords earned the season sweep of the Sunbirds with the win on Saturday.
 
UP NEXT:
• FPU hosts Hawai'i Pacific next Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at the Special Events Center.