(SAN DIEGO) PLNU Men's Basketball surged into first place in the PacWest with a dominant 77-52 win over Chaminade on Thursday night in Golden Gym.
 
The Sea Lions held the first-place Silverswords scoreless for the first 10 minutes of the game during a 16-0 run, as Point Loma moved past Chaminade atop the conference standings.
 
CUH finally scored with 9:57 on the clock in the first half before PLNU extended its advantage to 23-2.
 
Point Loma led by double digits the rest of the way and by as many as 28 late in the second half, holding Chaminade to just 25.8% shooting from the field in the game.
 
Andrew Hommes posted his first career double-double with career-highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds, making five of the team's nine 3-pointers.
 
Andrew Nagy's 15 points helped the Sea Lions dominate the Silverswords in the low post with a 36-20 advantage in points in the paint.
 
Jake Lifgren joined Hommes and Nagy in double figures with his 12 points off the bench, as PLNU bounced back from a defeat at Vanguard on Saturday and improved to 7-1 in 2026.
 
Point Loma (15-4 overall, 10-3 PacWest) returns to Golden Gym on Saturday to host Fresno Pacific at 4 p.m.
 
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