SAN FRANCISCO – The Fresno Pacific men's basketball team was tripped up on Thursday night, falling 74-65 to Academy of Art in PacWest Conference action.
Aamondae Coleman went for a game-high 27 points and scored the 1,000th point of his career with his first bucket of the game.
QUOTABLE:
- "Our lack of effort tonight was troubling. Credit to Academy of Art for being well-prepared and outcompeting us. They were tougher, more prepared, and more together than us for 40 minutes. We have a quick turnaround, and we will try to rally quickly." - head coach C.J. Haydock
- "Aamondae is one of the most coachable, loyal, selfless young men I've ever had the privilege to learn alongside. He deserves all the accolades and success, and this milestone is a testament to many late nights of sweat equity. His faithfulness to to his work inspires me every day. He is the heart of our program, and I'm immensely grateful for him. Our community is lucky to have such an outstanding young man wearing 'Fresno' across his chest." - head coach C.J. Haydock
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
- Final: ARTU 74, FPU 65
- Records: FPU (7-15, 5-11 PacWest), ARTU (8-14, 6-9 PacWest)
- Location: Kezar Pavilion | San Francisco
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The first 14 minutes saw the two teams play each other even, but the Urban Knights ended the first half on a 12-3 run to take a 30-21 lead into the intermission.
- Adrian Antunez got the Sunbirds within six with a jumper in the early minutes out of the break, sparking a big second half for the Blue and Orange.
- FPU connected on 50% from the floor to play Academy of Art even for the final 20 minutes, but the 'Birds were unable to overcome the first half deficit.
STATS FROM THE GAME:
- Coleman rounded out his third double-double of the year with 11 boards, and Antunez connected on 6-of-10 from the floor to give the Sunbirds 14 points.
- Stefan Milivojevic led the way for Academy of Art with 24 points, while Josh Hill gave the Urban Knights 17 points and a game-high 14 boards.
- The Sunbirds committed just 11 turnovers for the game, but ARTU ended up with three less.
BEYOND THE BOX:
- Antunez is only 17 points shy of reaching the 1,000 point club.
- Coleman has scored a total of 67 points against Academy of Art this season, and he has averaged 17 points per game against them for his career.
SOCIAL:
UP NEXT:
- The Sunbirds are back home on Saturday, when they look to avenge a three-point loss against Notre Dame de Namur from Jan. 30. Tipoff from the Special Events Center is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
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