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Jacklyn Avila
88
Winner Point Loma PL 13-8,9-4 PacWest
64
Fresno Pacific FPU 13-5,7-4 PacWest
Winner
Point Loma PL
13-8,9-4 PacWest
88
Final
64
Fresno Pacific FPU
13-5,7-4 PacWest
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Point Loma PL 52 36 88
Fresno Pacific FPU 37 27 64

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Sunbirds Suffer 3-point Barrage from Sea Lions

FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific University men's basketball team hosted a Point Loma team that could not miss from behind the 3-point arc, as the Sea Lions knocked down 21 3's and shot 50 percent from deep on their way to snapping a six-game win streak for the Sunbirds. 
  
QUOTABLE
"We got beat by a talented and well coached team tonight. I thought we did a poor job giving our guy's solutions and adjustments. We also had a couple stretches where we lost our focus, and that really is the difference in the game. We will find a lot out about our group's toughness and resilience in the next 48 hours."."– head coach C.J. Haydock
   
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Nate Kendricks opened the game by converting a tough and-1 layup. 
  • Sean Nealon-Lino's 3-pointer put the Sunbirds up 9-7 early in the contest. 
  • Garrett Cook followed with another 3-pointer, as the Birds led the Sea Lions 12-9 before the first media timeout. 
  • PLNU knocked down six consecutive 3-pointers in an 18-6 run to go u 27-18 with 13:23 remaining in the first half. 
  • Darrin Person Jr. made a layup that brought FPU to within five with 5:40 to go.
  • The Sea Lions ripped off a 13-0 run over 1:47 to go up 47-29.
  • The Sunbirds tried to close the gap going on a brief 6-2 run over the final 2:43 of the first half and trailed 52-37.
  • The Sunbirds used another 8-3 run over the first three minutes of the second half to pull to within nine points of the Sea Lions.
  • After the first media timeout of the second half, PLNU made six-straight 3-pointers, resulting in an 18-8 run that had them up 73-54. 
  • The Sea Lions kept their lead and took the game 88-64. 
 STATS FROM THE GAME
  • Jelani Watson-Gayle led the Sunbirds with 17 points and tied Person Jr. with a team-high seven rebounds for a solid night.
  • Person Jr. poured in 13 points and added a pair of assists to his seven rebounds.
  • Kendricks was the final Sunbird to score in double-figures, as he finished with 11 points. 
  • FPU went 24-for-59 (40.7 percent) from the field against PLNU.
  • The Birds scored 34 of their 64 points in the paint.
 UP NEXT
  • The Blue and Orange host Biola inside the Special Events Center on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. 
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