FRESNO, Calif. – Aamondae Coleman scored 17 points and Adrian Antunez added 15 as Fresno Pacific used a strong second half to down Dominican, 74-56, on Tuesday at the Special Events Center.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Fresno Pacific 74, Dominican 56
Records: FPU (7-8, 4-6), DUC (6-10, 2-7)
Location: Fresno, Calif. | Special Events Center
Series: FPU trails 8-5
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• FPU and Dominican played a tight first half and were knotted at 33 apiece at the intermission.
• With just over 10 minutes to play, the Sunbirds used a 21-8 run to take control of the game.
• The Sunbirds outscored the Penguins 41-23 in the second half to earn the home win.
 
STATS OF THE GAME:
• Coleman finished the night with 17 points, two threes and nine rebounds, while Antunez shot 7-of-9 from the floor for his 15 points and added five assists and three rebounds.
• Toby Christensen added 12 points and five rebounds, Elijah Hill scored 13 points to go with five rebounds and six steals and A.J. Kirby chipped in with seven points.
• FPU shot 47 percent from the floor, dished out 19 team assists and forced 22 turnovers.
• DUC received 19 points from Christian Futch in the loss.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• The 22 forced turnovers matched a season high for the 'Birds.
 
SOCIAL:
• Twitter - @fpusunbirds
• Instagram - @fpusunbirds
• Facebook - /FPUathletics
 
UP NEXT:
• FPU is set to host Notre Dame de Namur on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the SEC and 4:30 p.m.