FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific men's basketball team closed the season strong on Saturday, as the Sunbirds defeated Holy Names 79-67 behind a solid shooting performance on Senior Night.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Fresno Pacific 79, Holy Names 67
Records: FPU (12-15, 9-13 PacWest), HNU (12-15, 11-11)
Location: Fresno, Calif. | Special Events Center
Series: FPU leads 23-9
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Sunbirds, who led from start-to-finish, jumped out to a 10-2 lead behind six points from senior Toby Christensen.
• FPU shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half and ran into the locker room ahead 33-26.
• HNU cut its deficit to only two in the second half, but Jake Straughan followed with back-to-back threes to spark a run for FPU that put the advantage back to 10, 44-34.
• The Sunbirds then held off the Hawks the rest of the way and cruised to its 12th win of the season.
 
STATS OF THE GAME:
• Adrian Antunez led FPU with 18 points (8-9 FG) and a career-best nine assists, while Aamondae Coleman and Elijah Hill added 13 points apiece.
• Christensen scored 12 points, Kevin Howland added 11 off the bench and Straughan closed the night with six points for the Sunbirds.
• FPU closed the night at 55 percent from the floor.
• Kyvonte Davis led Holy Names with 17 points in the loss.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• The Sunbirds honored Straughan, Christensen and Jerry Razo prior to the game on Senior Day.
• FPU's 12 wins marked its highest total since the 2015-16 season.
 
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