SAN DIEGO – Fresno Pacific fell at 17th-ranked Point Loma, 91-71, on Saturday night in PacWest play. Jake Straughan and Elijah Hill scored 16 points apiece for the Sunbirds in the setback.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Point Loma 91, Fresno Pacific 71
Records: PLNU (22-4, 18-2 PacWest), FPU (11-15, 8-13 PacWest)
Location: San Diego | Golden Gymnasium
Series: FPU trails 40-36
 
QUOTABLE:
• "Our guys played really hard tonight, Point Loma just demonstrated why they are a senior heavy team that's among the best in the West Region. We had good looks that didn't go, and their length on the interior really bothered us at the rim. We will prepare to honor two seniors next Saturday that have been unbelievable leaders, teammates, and players for us, and they will get our best effort and preparation to send them out the right way." – head coach C.J. Haydock
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The 'Birds and Sea Lions exchanged buckets in the opening seven minutes. Hill's eight points had FPU up 15-14 with just over 13 minutes to play in the opening half.
• PLNU then ran off a 10-0 run to gain control and lead 44-35 at half.
• FPU cut the lead to eight on two different occasions in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Sea Lions eventually ran away with the win on their home court.
 
STATS OF THE GAME:
• Straughan made four threes en route to his 16 points, while Hill shot 7-of-10 from the floor for his 16. Aamondae Coleman added 12 points, Antunez scored nine and Toby Christensen totaled seven points and six rebounds for the Sunbirds.
• FPU finished 48 percent from the floor, but PLNU countered at 58 percent.
• The Sea Lions won the rebounding battle 34-26 and outscored FPU 40-28 in the paint.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• After an injury-battled season, Straughan picked up his second double-digit scoring effort of the season.
• Point Loma clinched the regular season conference title on Saturday with its win.
 
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UP NEXT:
• FPU wraps up the regular season on Saturday, March 2 at home against Holy Names. Senior Night will have a scheduled tip-off for 4:30 p.m.