SAN DIEGO – Darnell Robateau scored 19 points and Ben Okhotin came off the bench to add 15 as the Point Loma men's basketball team won its fourth straight game by defeating Academy of Art, 81-62. (Jan. 13)
 
Robateau went 7-of-12 from the field, including two 3-pointers, en route to his third straight game in double-figures. He added six rebounds, four assists and three steals. He also drew seven fouls to help PLNU once again make more free throws (13) than its opponent had attempts (six). Ben Okhotin led a quality bench performance for the Sea Lions' entire second unit. He hit four shots from behind the arc en route to 15 points. His effort helped the Sea Lions' bench outscore the Urban Knights' 25-8. Josh Hill had 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting to lead Academy of Art.
 
PLNU shot .516 percent in the first half to build a 41-27 halftime-lead. The Sea Lions would add to the lead in the second half and went up 18 (57-39) with 13:10 remaining. However, the Urban Knights would not go away. They cut the lead to nine (67-58) with 6:54 left, before Kaden Anderson scored five straight points to fuel a 14-4 Sea Lion run to close out the game.
 
Team Records
Point Loma (12-3, 8-1 PacWest), Academy of Art (5-11, 3-6 PacWest)
 
PacWest Implications
The win allows PLNU (8-1 PacWest) to maintain a one-game lead on both Concordia (6-1 PacWest) and Azusa Pacific (7-2 PacWest) atop the conference standings. The loss drops ART U into a tie for eighth place.
 
Turning Point
After the teams opened by trading baskets in the early minutes, ART U's Josh Hill picked up his second foul with 14:06 left in the first half, and the Urban Knights trailing just 14-11. Over the next 10 minutes, Point Loma would outscore ART U 22-8 and build a 17-point lead (36-21), which then never gave up.  
 
Words from coach Matt Logie


News and Notes
> This was the fourth straight opponent PLNU has held below 68 points
> PLNU had a season-high 11 steals (Anderson, Robateau three each)
> Point Loma shot over .500 percent for the ninth time this season (8-1)
> PLNU also won four straight PacWest games to start the season
> When Ben Okhotin scores 10 or more off the bench PLNU is 4-0

Up Next
Point Loma's three-game homestand will continue this Saturday against Concordia (12-4, 6-1 PacWest). The game will tip at 4 p.m.