FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific men's basketball team stumbled on Monday night, falling 86-75 at the hands of Concordia in PacWest Conference action. The Eagles have now won eight of their last nine, while the Sunbirds were hit with their first home loss of 2020.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

• Final: CUI 86, FPU 75 
• Records: FPU (5-11, 3-7 PacWest), CUI (12-4, 6-1 PacWest)
• Location: Special Events Center | Fresno, Calif. 
• All-Time Series: CUI leads 47-16

 
QUOTABLE:

• "I loved the level we played at tonight. I thought Nate Kendricks had another really good night, but ultimately, we failed to keep up in the second half with a really good Concordia team. We have to be better prepared and offer our team better solutions offensively. We were tough enough tonight, and we will fix our preparation level." – head coach C.J. Haydock

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Eagles controlled the opening tip, but the Blue and Orange came away with the first bucket of the game on the fourth possession of the game.
• The two teams exchanged runs in the first half, but Concordia's Darius Lee came away with a fast break dunk at the horn to send the game to halftime with FPU in front by two. 
• CUI came out of the locker room on fire, going on a 21-10 run over the first seven minutes of the second half.
• Aamondae Coleman knocked down a pair of free throws to bring cut the Sunbird deficit back to single digits with just under eight minutes to play, but the home team would get no closer.    

 
STATS FROM THE GAME:

• Coleman matched Eagle guard Andre Green for a game-high 17 points, while Nate Kendricks, Adrian Antunez and Raine McKeython followed with 15, 13 and 12 respectively.
• The Sunbirds outrebounded their guests 38-30, but the Eagles won the turnover battle by a margin of 17-10. 
• Both teams struggled from behind the arc, with Concordia connecting on 2-of-14 and FPU going 0-for-8.

 
BEYOND THE BOX:

• The Eagles now claim a 17-game winning streak against the Sunbirds, with FPU's last win coming in January of 2009.
• Coleman is now 14 points shy of 900 for his career, while Antunez is 41 behind him.

 
SOCIAL:

• Twitter - @fpusunbirds
• Instagram - @fpusunbirds 
• Facebook - /FPUathletics

 
UP NEXT:

• The Sunbirds return to the Special Events Center on Saturday, when they host Hawai'i Hilo in the third consecutive home game. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.