Box Score

SAN FRANCISCO — The Academy of Art University men's basketball team found its stroke from downtown Monday night, shooting 40 percent from beyond the 3-point arc, but it was Point Loma's hot shooting that carried the night as the Sea Lions came away with a 77-56 Pacific West Conference victory at Kezar Pavilion.
 
The Urban Knights (4-15, 2-11 PacWest) shot 40.4 percent from the floor and were 6-for-15 shooting treys. Point Loma (16-5, 9-5 PacWest) countered with a 59.6 percent shooting performance and a 58.8 percent (10-for-17) mark from deep. The only place PLNU didn't shoot well was from the free-throw line, where ART U made more free throws than its opponent (12-11) for the first time in eight games.
 
Point Loma had four players score in double figures, led by Sam Okhotin's game-high 18. Randall Jackson scored 12 and Hayden Lescault and Mike Planeta chipped in 11 each. Senior guard Aaron Anderson led ART U with 12 points and sophomore guard Herman Pratt IV had 11. Nine different Urban Knights scored and eight had at least one rebound.
 
The game was very close through the first 6 1/2 minutes with neither team separating itself by more than two points. But Point Loma would finally make a push with a 19-2 run over a 7:08 stretch to give itself a 28-12 lead with six minutes to play before halftime. The run was started and ended with 3-pointers by Okhotin. The run included a two-minute stretch during the run in which neither team scored any points, instead turning it over a combined four times.
 
Academy of Art next travels across The Bay to take on Holy Names at 4 p.m. Saturday.