SAN DIEGO - California Baptist shot lights-out from behind the 3-point line, knocking down 14-of-30 attempts, to snap the Point Loma men's basketball team's four-game winning streak with an 85-58 victory on Friday, Jan. 5.
 
The Lancers were clicking offensively from the very first tip as they jumped out to a 15-4 lead and never trailed in the game. They led 40-24 at halftime. Point Loma would fight back to cut 22-point deficit to 12 (53-41) with 11:34 remaining, but CBU answered with an 18-4 run to stymie any thoughts of a Sea Lion comeback.
 
Ziggy Satterthwaite paced Point Loma with 15 points and six rebounds. He was the only Sea Lion in double-figures. Five Lancers reached double-figures, led by Jordan Heading with 19 points. He hit 5-of-10 shots from behind the arc and also added nine assists.   
 
Team Records
Point Loma (10-6, 4-3 PacWest), California Baptist (12-2, 5-1 PacWest)
 
PacWest Implications
The loss snapped the Sea Lions' four-game winning streak in PacWest play and dropped them into seventh place in the standings. The victory allowed CBU to remaining a half-game back of Azusa Pacific in the standings at 5-1.
 
The Turning Point
Point Loma looked like it was starting to collect the momentum after cutting a 22-point deficit down to 12 with a 12-3 run in middle of the second half. However, CBU scored on each of its next 10 possessions to push its lead to 27 points with 5:20 left in the second half.
 
Words from Coach Looney
Coach Looney was not available for comment at the time of this release
 
News and Notes
> CBU went 14-of-30 from 3-point range after going just 3-of-19 in the previous meeting
> PLNU is 4-0 in conference play when scoring over 60 points
> The Sea Lions lost the rebounding battle for just the second time this season (minus-2)
> Point Loma outscored CBU at the free throw line 27-7
> California Baptist took 23 more shots than the Sea Lions
> The 14 made baskets for PLNU at the lowest since making just 13 baskets against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in 2012-13
 
Up Next
The Point Loma men's basketball team will travel to Fresno Pacific to face the Sunbirds on Monday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m.