Box Score

SAN FRANCISCO - In a back and forth battle to open the 2013-14 Pacific West Conference season it was Academy of Art that delivered the final run to earn a 63-61 win over the Point Loma men's basketball team on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

The result snaps a three-game winning streak for the Sea Lions (4-2, 0-1 PacWest) and improved the Urban Knights' record to 2-4 (1-0 PacWest).

Hayden Lescault led the Sea Lions with 21 points. Junior Morgan added a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Marek Klassen chipped in with 10.

Alex Carmon was a force for the Urban Knights. He scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. He also hit three 3-pointers and led the team with three assists.

Early in the game the teams traded baskets as the Urban Knights would take a 28-26 lead into the half. The game would continue that way up till the 5:12 mark when Morgan hit a free throw to knot the game at 54-54. AAU would then rattle off six straight points, four by Herman Pratt, to go up 60-54 with 2:19 remaining.

PLNU would break the run on a 3-pointer by Klassen with 1:02 left to cut the lead back to three. Point Loma then started to play the foul game. Over the final minute AAU would go just 3-of-8 at the free throw line but PLNU could not hit its shots to take advantage of this opportunity and fell 63-61.

The Sea Lions Achilles heel on the evening was its turnovers. They had 19 in the game compared to just nine for AAU. Those 19 turnovers led to 21 points for Academy of Art.

PLNU will return to action on Thursday against Holy Names at 7:30 p.m.