SAN DIEGO – The Fresno Pacific University men's basketball team tried to disrupt the offensive parous of Point Loma on Friday night, but the Sea Lions shot 51.9 percent from 3-point range on their way to an 85-70 win over the Sunbirds. 
  
QUOTABLE
"A couple of bad stretches lead to big runs for Point Loma, where they get out in transition, and that's the difference in the game tonight. We get deep into our bench early with foul trouble, and I thought those guys gave us good minutes and effort. Not our best defensive effort, but there's a clear direction and focus for us to address and get better. That's an elite offensive team, and we will continue to work to be able to have the comprehensive defensive effort and execution it takes." – head coach C.J. Haydock. 
  
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sea Lions started making 3's early, as they knocked down three 3-pointers in an 11-4 run to open the game. 
• The Sunbirds erased the gap, as a 3-pointer from Jelani Watson-Gayle gave the team a 14-13 lead with 13:35 to play in the first half. 
• Marten Maide, Darrin Person Jr., and Garret Cook teamed up for an 8-0 to go up 22-16 with 11:21 until halftime. 
• FPU led by one when PLNU knocked down three consecutive three's that put the Sea Lions up 30-24.
• A late push from the home team gave them a 47-31 lead at halftime. 
• Ryan Abbott banked home a layup that brought the Birds to within 10 points with 11:09 left to play. 
• FPU battled, but the shooting from PLNU proved to be too much as they took it 85-70.

STATS FROM THE GAME 

• Watson-Gayle led the Sunbirds with 17 points, including a 3-for-5 performance from the 3-point range. He added five assists and three rebounds to a strong night.
• Person Jr. went 7-for-13 from the field for 15 points with five rebounds.
• Kendricks was solid with 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting.
• Maide led the FPU bench with nine points with five rebounds and three assists. 
• The Sunbirds went 27-51 (52.9 percent) from the field and 9-for-17 (52-9 percent) from 3-point range. 

UP NEXT

• The Blue and Orange go wheels up for Hawaii on Saturday and take on Hawaii Pacific on Sunday at 7 p.m. PST. 

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