SAN DIEGO – The No. 16 Point Loma men's basketball team hit a school-record 19 3-pointers and cruised to a 106-47 victory over Hawaii Pacific. (Feb. 21)
 
Daulton Hommes paced five Sea Lions in double-figures with a game-high 28 points. He was aided by a perfect 6-of-6 effort from behind the arc. Sterling Somers added a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Preston Beverly was efficient as always from the floor. He went 6-of-8 to score 16 points, to go along with eight rebounds. Brock Mackenzie knocked down 4-of-5 3-pointers to finish one point off his career-high with 12 points. Ben Okhotin hit three 3-pointers en route to his 11 points.
 
The game was never in doubt as Point Loma jumped out to a 14-4 lead and went up by 43 points at halftime (64-21) after Beverly tipped in a shot right before the buzzer. The Sea Lions shot .735 percent in the half and went 12-of-15 from 3-point range.
 
In the second half, PLNU extended its lead to as many as 68 points. The 59-point margin of victory was the largest ever for PLNU in a PacWest Conference game.
 
Ronald Blain led HPU with 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting.
 
Team Records
#16 Point Loma (22-4, 18-2 PacWest), Hawaii Pacific (7-18, 4-16 PacWest)
 
PacWest Implications
The win moved PLNU one victory away from clinching at least a share of the 2018-19 PacWest Conference title. Point Loma currently leads Concordia, which defeated Fresno Pacific earlier in the evening, by one game in the standings.
 
Words from coach Looney & the student-athletes


News and Notes
> The 19 made 3-pointers are the most for PLNU in a game as far as records go back (2002)
> Eleven different Sea Lions scored in the game
> The 15 points for Somers were the most for him since scoring 16 in the season opener
> PLNU also hit the century mark in the season opener against Montana State Billings (100-75)
> Point Loma has shot .500 percent or better from the field in nine of its last 10 games
> This was the third time this season the Sea Lions shot over .610 percent from the field

Up Next
The Sea Lions will continue their homestand on Saturday, Feb. 23 against Fresno Pacific. The game will tip-off at 7:30 p.m.