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Aamondae
Jacklyn Avila
74
Winner Point Loma PL 15-3,11-1 PacWest
61
Fresno Pacific FPU 6-13,4-9 PacWest
Winner
Point Loma PL
15-3,11-1 PacWest
74
Final
61
Fresno Pacific FPU
6-13,4-9 PacWest
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Point Loma PL 33 41 74
Fresno Pacific FPU 32 29 61

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Sunbirds Go Cold Late in Loss to Sea Lions

FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific men's basketball team was tripped up on Saturday night, falling 74-61 at the hands of Point Loma in PacWest Conference action.
 
QUOTABLE: 
  • "I thought we were really good defensively tonight with the exception of a four-minute stretch in the second half. We competed, we executed several different schemes, and we disrupted the best offense in the league for stretches. We just couldn't string together enough makes on the other end to get over the hump, and once they found their rythym, we couldn't get the next disruption back. Sean Nealon-Lino was good again tonight, and it's encouraging to see his confidence grow. I think the areas we must grow in collectively are apparent to everybody in our program, and we will attempt to walk through those with consistency and faithfulness."– head coach C.J. Haydock
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
  • Final: PLNU 74, FPU 61 
  • Records: FPU (6-13, 4-9 PacWest), PLNU (14-3, 10-1 PacWet)
  • Location: Special Events Center | Fresno, Calif. 
  • All-Time Series: PLNU leads 45-36
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Aamondae Coleman opened the scoring with a contested layup for the Sunbirds, and the two fast-paced offenses exchanged buckets for the first 11 minutes of the game.
  • Jonathan Brown hit a three-pointer to cap an 9-0 FPU run and put the 'Birds up eight with five minutes left in the half, but the Sea Lions answered and took a 33-32 lead into the intermission.
  • FPU and Point Loma again matched one another bucket for bucket in the second half, but with the game tied at 54 and under seven minutes to play, the Sea Lions settled into a rhythm. 
  • PLNU finished the game on an 18-7 run, with FPU connecting on just 2-of-8 from the floor in that time.
 
STATS FROM THE GAME:
  • The Sea Lions got a game-high 23 points from Jordan May, while Coleman led the Sunbirds with 19.
  • FPU committed just 10 turnovers while forcing Point Loma into 17, but the Green and Gold outrebounded the Blue and Orange 34-21.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
  • FPU was two turnovers from matching their season-best, which came in an 82-78 victory over Hawai'i Hilo last Saturday. 
  • Point Loma played for the NCAA Division II National Championship last season.  
  • Saturday was the finale of a five-game home stretch for Fresno Pacific.
 
SOCIAL:  
UP NEXT:
  • The Sunbirds return to action on Thursday, when they head to the Bay Area to take on Notre Dame de Namur. Tipoff from Belmont is slated for 7:30 p.m.  
 
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