(HILO, Hawaii) No. 21 PLNU Men's Basketball is the lone remaining unbeaten team in PacWest play after Point Loma defeated Hawaii Hilo on Tuesday night, 83-73.
 
"I'm really proud of our guys' effort tonight," Head Coach Matt Logie said. "They hung together tonight against a very talented team in a tough place to win."
 
PLNU, who moved up to No. 21 in the latest D2SIDA Media Poll, had its six-game winning streak to its conference schedule put to the test by Hilo, who had won each of its first four PacWest contests.
 
Not much separated the two sides in a game that featured 10 ties and 14 lead changes and was tied at the half, 37-37.
 
The score then primarily remained a one-possession game until late in the second half, when Kaden Anderson's free throw with four minutes to play put the Sea Lions up by four.
 
"I'm really proud of our guys' attitudes in the midst of adversity and the way they hung together," Logie said.
 
Logie credited his team's defense in the second half for slowing down a potent Vulcan offense, holding it to 0-for-8 from behind the arc after halftime.
 
"In the second half, our defense was able to create some deflections and get some stops when we really needed them against a team that was averaging 94 points in its last four games," Logie said.
 
PLNU won the turnover battle, converting that into a 16-8 advantage in points off turnovers.
 
Kaden Anderson eclipsed 20 points for the fifth-straight game, leading all scorers with 26 points, while adding 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season.
 
Luke Haupt was next with 16 points, while Jake Lifgren (13 points) and Brian Goracke (11 points, seven rebounds) joined them in double-digit scoring. Shamrock Campbell (nine points) nearly made it five Sea Lions in double figures.
 
"Kaden and Luke were great leaders tonight on both sides of the ball," Logie said. "Shamrock and Jake really stepped up and hit some big shots when we needed them."
 
Point Loma (12-3 overall, 7-0 PacWest) continues its road trip on Thursday against Hawaii Pacific. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. PST / 6:30 p.m. HST.