FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific men's basketball team pulled out a 77-76 victory in the final second on Monday night, defeating Chaminade in PacWest Conference action. The win comes two days after the Blue and Orange knocked off 17th-ranked Point Loma, who played in last year's National Championship. 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

• Final: FPU 77, Chaminade 76
• Records: FPU (10-16, 10-12 PacWest), Chaminade (15-10, 13-7 PacWest)
• Location: Special Events Center | Fresno, Calif. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Sunbirds opened the night by coming away with points on three of their first possessions, including a three each from Aamondae Coleman and Sean Nealon-Lino.
• Chaminade ended the first half on a 12-3 to send the game to its' intermission with a 38-38 tie.
• The Silverswords saw their lead grow to as many as six with 13:41 to play but were unable to pull away from a relentless Sunbird squad that quickly regained its' rhythm.
• The two teams went back and forth for the next nine minutes, but a Nealon-Lino triple put the 'Birds in front by a three with 3:36 remaining.
• Roman Young answered with a three-ball of his own to again pull Chaminade even, and it was Kevin Kremer's hot hand that gave the 'Swords a three-point edge with 63 seconds left. 
• FPU committed what looked like a costly turnover but got a stop on the following possession, allowing Nealon-Lino to hit a clutch three to tie the game at 76 with :17 on the clock. 
• Chaminade missed a contested layup at their end of the floor, and FPU came away with the ball and called a timeout with less than a full second to get a shot off.
• Nate Kendricks hit Coleman in stride on a near-full court pass, and Coleman was fouled on a shot just inside the arc.
• After his first free throw came up well short, Coleman connected on the second to seal the win for the Sunbirds.

 
STATS FROM THE GAME:

• Coleman came away with game-highs in both points (26) and rebounds (12), while Kremer and Eliet Donley each gave the Silverswords 14 points. 
• For FPU, Nealon-Lino went for 14 points and seven rebounds, while Adrian Antunez and Kendricks added 14 and 12 points respectively.
• The Sunbirds outrebounded their guests 27-26, but Chaminade won the turnover battle 19-15.     

 
BEYOND THE BOX:

• The Sunbirds have been a kryptonite of sorts for Chaminade over the last four years, picking up three wins in Fresno by a combined seven points.
• Both meetings between FPU and Chaminade this season were decided by just one point, with the home team winning each one.

 
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UP NEXT:

• The Sunbirds open the final week of the season next Monday, when they host Biola at the Special Events Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.