IRVINE, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific men's basketball team was tripped up on Thursday night, falling 99-79 at the hands of Concordia in PacWest Conference action.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

• Final: Concordia 99, Fresno Pacific 79  
• Records: FPU (3-7, 1-3 PacWest), Concordia (8-3, 2-0)
• Location: CU Arena | Fresno, Calif.   

 
QUOTABLE:

• "We had some stretches of solid toughness tonight, but were just beat by a top-notch PacWest team. Individually, I thought Jonathan Brown and Nate Kendricks had solid outings for us, but we will continue to search for the consistency we need on both ends of the floor." – head coach C.J. Haydock  

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Eagles controlled the opening tip, but the Sunbirds came away with the first bucket of the night at the other end of the floor after a missed three.
• Concordia jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, connecting on more than 50% of field goals in the first half to carry a 45-33 advantage into the locker room at the break.  
• The Blue and Orange found the stroke to play their hosts even for the bulk of the second half, but the Eagles managed to shoot a remarkable 72% from the floor over the final 20 minutes.   

 
STATS FROM THE GAME:

• Aamondae Coleman led the Sunbirds with 20 points, while Nate Kendricks poured in a season-high 16 off the bench.  
• Concordia's Andre Green led all scorers with 28 after an 11-of-17 shooting effort, while three of his teammates also got into double-figures.  
• The Sunbirds outrebounded the Eagles 35-29, but the home team won the turnover battle by a margin of 22-20.  

 
BEYOND THE BOX:

• Kendricks finished one point shy of matching his career-best, set last January against Hawai'i Pacific. 

 
SOCIAL:

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• Facebook - /FPUathletics

 
UP NEXT:

• The Sunbirds wrap up the road trip and the 2019 calendar year on Saturday, when they take on Biola in La Mirada. Tipoff from Chase Gymnasium is slated for 3:30 p.m.