SAN DIEGO - The Point Loma men's basketball team dropped its home opener to No. 22 Cal Poly Pomona, 54-53, on Wednesday, Nov. 18.
 
The Sea Lions are now 1-2 on the season while Cal Poly Pomona improved to 3-0.
 
Point Loma looked to have the game in hand as it was up by four points (49-45) and had the ball on a fastbreak with 2:27 remaining, but that is when things went wrong and PLNU just seemed to fall out of rhythm. The Sea Lions were outscored 9-4 over the stretch and turned the ball over in critical spots to walk away stunned by the loss.
 
PLNU led 53-49 after a pair of Judd Welfringer free throws and just 29 seconds remaining. Jordan Faison made a jumper to pull them within two points with 15 seconds left. CPP then created a turnover on Sea Lions' inbound play and they were able to work it around to Faison who knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer with five seconds on the clock. PLNU would try to counter but Chad Watkins shot at the buzzer was blocked.
 
Josh Rodriguez was very impressive in his home debut. The freshman led PLNU in scoring with 12 points. He also added a team-leading eight rebounds and eight assists. Sam Okhotin and Watkins chipped in with 10 points apiece. Faison led CPP with a game-high 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting.
 
The Sea Lions will now prepare for their annual Homecoming game. They will host Cal State East Bay on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 8:00 p.m.