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San Francisco, CA --- Inside William J. Rutter Center on the campus of UCSF, Chaminade University (8-14, 5-8 PacWest) earned a 74-39 victory over the Urban Knights (0-25, 0-15) on Tuesday night. Academy of Art came as close as eight points in the second half, but the Silverswords held on. Junior guard Phillip Samuel paced AAU with seven points and four rebounds. Sophomore forward Hunter Hayden added six points and six rebounds.
The game began with both teams jockeying for position as Academy of Art got its fourth lead of the half on a fast break layup by junior forward Jonathan Burnett. Burnett, who had been named to the PacWest Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll this week, gave the Knights energy off the bench with four points and three rebounds in the period. From there, Chaminade went on a 13-2 run to give them a 29-16 halftime advantage and ended the period with three made 3-pointers.
AAU burst out of the halftime locker room with a quick 5-0 push that saw freshman guard Ivan Prema, Jr. nail a trey right away. This sequence cut the Silverswords' lead down to eight points, but CUH responded with a 10-1 surge. Prema, Jr. hit another long ball to make the score 48-33 in favor of Chaminade before the visitors took the 74-39 win.
The Urban Knights spread the offense around with Samuel scoring seven points and three other players having six points apiece. Hayden had six points with six rebounds, Prema, Jr. put in a pair of 3-pointers, and sophomore forward Josiah Jungsten added six off the bench. Freshman guard Jordan Knox also pulled down a season-high seven rebounds.
Chaminade University was led by forward Matt Cousins who had 20 points and eight rebounds. He was supported by 12 points apiece for guard Steven Bennett and forward Shane Hanson. Guard Shane Pearson contributed a game-high 11 rebounds.
Tuesday night's game carried the “Think Pink” theme as Academy of Art athletes and fans wore pink shirts in honor of the fight against breast cancer. Monies raised through donations will go to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund.
Academy of Art University's 2009-10 season concludes this Thursday, Mar. 4 when the Urban Knights take on BYU-Hawaii inside Kezar Pavilion for Senior Night. Tipoff is set for 7:30 PM directly following the women's game and senior guard Weleh Dennis will be recognized prior to the tip.
