Herman Pratt IV
Stephen Ellis

Men's Basketball

ART U Visits Penguins For Final Road Game

Game #23
ART U Urban Knights (5-17, 3-13 PacWest) vs. Dominican Penguins (12-11, 8-9 PacWest)
Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
San Rafael, Calif. - Conlan Recreation Center

Live Stats/Video

Game #24
ART U Urban Knights (5-17, 3-13 PacWest) vs. Cal Baptist Lancers (20-6, 11-5 PacWest)
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
San Francisco – Kezar Pavilion

Live Stats, Video, and Audio

FINAL ROAD GAME
After playing three games in five days on the road, the Urban Knights will head to Dominican for their final road game of the 2015-16 season. The contest will be a rematch of December 17 when Academy of Art defeated the Penguins 72-66. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Conlan Recreation Center. ART U's following game will come at home against the Cal Baptist Lancers on Tuesday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m. Live coverage will be available at the links listed above, but as always, you can follow the Urban Knights on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
 
KNIGHTS OF KNOTE
Sophomore guard Jase Harrison continues to lead the Urban Knights in multiple categories, including average: points (13.7), rebounds (5.0), steals (1.9), and minutes (29.8). Harrison's average steals per game are also the fourth-highest in the PacWest conference. Junior guard Chris Salas is another statistical leader for ART U, leading the team with a .454 field goal percentage and has posted the second-highest average points (11.1), rebounds (4.3), and minutes (26.3).
 
PENGUINS ON A COLD STREAK
Dominican is tied for seventh place in the PacWest and comes into Saturday's game having lost four of their previous five contest. Matt Hayes has led the Penguins in several categories this season including rebounds (6.2 per game) and minutes (31.4 per game), while putting up the second most assists per game (2.8), and third-highest points per game (12.0).

LANCERS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WEST
The CBU Lancers come into Tuesday's game 20-6 overall and ranked No. 5 in the West. Michael Smith is the leading scorer for Cal Baptist, averaging 20.3 points per game and also leads his team with 6.6 rebounds per game. Smith's scoring average is also the second-highest in the PacWest.  

KNIGHTS EDGED BY POINT LOMA IN NAIL BITER
February 15 – The Urban Knights made multiple runs at the Point Loma Sea Lions, but were unable to take the lead once and for all in Monday's 78-70 defeat.
 
In the first half, ART U stayed with PLNU throughout the entire period. The Knights never trailed by more than nine points and came from behind to tie the contest on four separate occasions.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
After playing in San Rafael, Academy of Art will return home for their final two home games of the season. The first matchup will come on Tuesday, February 3, at 7:30 p.m. against Cal Baptist.
 
 
 
 
 

Players Mentioned

Jase Harrison

#24 Jase Harrison

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Chris Salas

#22 Chris Salas

G/F
6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jase Harrison

#24 Jase Harrison

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Chris Salas

#22 Chris Salas

6' 3"
Junior
G/F