(IRVINE, Calif.) No. 12 PLNU Men's Basketball suffered its first loss of the PacWest season on Saturday night, falling to Concordia 65-68 on the road in Irvine.
 
Point Loma outscored CUI in the second half but was unable to overcome a 26-30 halftime deficit.
 
The Golden Eagles extended their lead to double digits in the first half, a deficit the Sea Lions managed to come back from on Wednesday in a home win against Biola but were unable to repeat the feat on Saturday.
 
Zackry Paulsen cut CUI's lead down to four with a 3-pointer before halftime, before PLNU got as close as to within three in the second half, including twice in the final minute following a Tyce Paulsen triple and a Wynton Brown dunk.
 
The Sea Lions got the ball back one final time in the closing seconds after the hosts missed the front end of a one-and-one at the free throw line, but were unable to connect on a last-second 3-pointer that would have sent the game to overtime.
 
Zackry Paulsen scored a game-high 23 points, while Brown added 16.
 
Point Loma (10-3 overall, 3-1 PacWest) returns to Golden Gym on Saturday to host Westcliff at 4:30 p.m. in an exhibition game.