LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 24 Point Loma men's basketball team fell to No. 4 UC San Diego, 88-63, in a matchup of the two ranked teams in San Diego. (Nov. 19)
 
After trading baskets early in the game, UCSD went on a 13-3 run to break a 17-17 tie. This gave them a double-figure advantage and PLNU was never able to get the lead back in its favor. The Sea Lions went into the locker room trailing 42-30 after shooting just .343 percent compared to .516 percent for the Tritons.
 
Things did not get much better for the Sea Lions in the second half. UCSD came out of halftime on a 12-5 run and continued to shoot over .500 percent from the field, to limit any chances of a Point Loma comeback.
 
The Tritons' Christian Oshita added to his first-half double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, to finish  with a game-high 23 points and 15 rebounds. Chris Hansen chipped in with 19 points for the UC San Diego.
 
Kaden Anderson paced PLNU with 16 points and seven rebounds. Jordan May matched his PLNU career-best with eight points off the bench.   
 
Team Records
#24 Point Loma (3-1, 0-0 PacWest), #4 UC San Diego (4-0, 0-0 CCAA)
 
Words from coach Logie
On UC San Diego: "They are a very experienced, skilled and well-balanced team that is very well coached. They have played together for three years so they have an understanding of who they are and what each of their parts do for the team."
 
On playing in a game like this: "This is a great growth opportunity for us. It allows us to see where we are at in certain areas. It allows us to grow both offensively and defensively within our identity. As we continue to build this group we want to test ourselves against the best and obviously UC San Diego is that right now in the west region. This was a great opportunity for us to get better."
   
News and Notes
> Point Loma won both games against UCSD last season, including the regional semifinal
> PLNU lost the game despite having single-digit turnovers (8) and committing less turnovers than UCSD (12)
> For the fourth time this season PLNU made more free throws (7) than its opponent attempted (6)
> The Sea Lions came into the game averaging 91.0 ppg
> PLNU was outscored by 24 points from behind the 3-point line

Up Next
PLNU will be back in action in its annual Homecoming game this Saturday, Nov. 23. The Sea Lions will host rival Trevecca Nazarene at 7:30 p.m.