SAN DIEGO – It was not easy, but the No. 10 ranked Point Loma men basketball team banked its PacWest-record 14th straight conference win with an 85-66 victory over Academy of Art.
Daulton Hommes posted his second straight game over 30 points. The junior forward scored 33 points on 10-of-18 shooting. He also went 9-of-9 at the line and added five rebounds.
Preston Beverly posted a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Josh Rodriguez was very efficient on the floor throughout the game. He scored 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting and had five assists to go with just two turnovers. Andrija Blatancic led three ART U student-athletes in double figures with 15 points.
Point Loma never trailed in the game but faced multiple comeback runs by the Urban Knights. The first big run came right before the half as ART U hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut the Sea Lions' halftime lead to 41-37. The Urban Knight came out determined after the half and cut the lead to two (50-48), but Point Loma would not surrender the lead. The Sea Lions then hit their run at the 7:45 mark when they outscored ART U 13-1 to push the lead to 17 points with under four minutes remaining.
Team Records
Point Loma (18-2, 14-0 PacWest), Academy of Art (6-12, 6-7 PacWest)
PacWest Implications
The Sea Lions are now 14-0 in the PacWest and hold a three-game lead over Concordia (10-2 PacWest). ART U is seventh in the standings at 6-7.
Words from coach Looney and the student-athletes
News and Notes
> This was Hommes' fifth 30-plus performance of the season
> Hommes has scored in double figures in all 20 games this season
> PLNU scored its 56th-point with 12:46 left in the second half. At ART U, the Sea Lions only scored 54 points
> Beverly recorded double-doubles in back-to-back games and now has four on the season
> This was PLNU seventh time scoring 85 or more points in a game. They did it just eight times all last season
Up Next
The Sea Lions will now travel to face second-place Concordia on Saturday, Feb. 2. The game will tip-off in Irvine, Calif., at 7:30 p.m.
