Game #15
ART U Urban Knights (5-9, 3-4 PacWest) vs. Biola Eagles (9-5, 5-3 PacWest)
Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at 3 p.m.
La Mirada, Calif. – Chase Gymnasium 
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Game #16
ART U Urban Knights (5-9, 3-4 PacWest) vs. Point Loma Sea Lions (11-3, 7-1 PacWest)
Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 at 4 p.m.
San Diego – Golden Gymnasium 
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Coming off of a win at Holy Names, ART U continues its road trip down in Southern California to face off against a pair of teams among the top four in the Pacific West Conference standings in Biola and Point Loma.
 
TIP-OFF
It will be a pair of late-afternoon tip-offs for the Urban Knights on this trip, starting with Biola at 3 p.m. before taking on Point Loma at 4 p.m. Remember to follow @ARTU_Knights via the athletics app (Apple App Store, Google Play Store) and on Twitter & Instagram, as well as "Like" the Urban Knights on Facebook for score updates, videos, and recaps. 
 
KNIGHT WATCH
The Urban Knights currently find themselves in seventh place in the PacWest, one spot out of the conference tournament, despite being tied with UH Hilo at 3-4 in PacWest action. After a 76-59 loss to the Cougars, ART U nearly pulled off the upset against the PacWest leading Eagles of Concordia. Junior guard Stefan Milivojevic tied for a game-high in points with 19 and ART U outscored Concordia in the second half, but the Eagles put the game away with free throws down the stretch to hold on for the victory, 70-65. The two-game skid would end in Oakland this past Tuesday, as the Urban Knights used a 12-1 run late in the second half to pull away from the Hawks and earn the win, 85-76. Junior guard Victor Ruiz de Carranza would pull down a career-high 14 rebounds to go along with a season-high 10 points for his first double-double of the season, while Milivojevic once again led all scorers with 27 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the field, including going 4-for-6 from downtown.
 
It was a total of 52 points for Milivojevic over the three games, as his scoring average climbs to 16.7 points per game, making him fifth in the conference. His totals have come on the strength of a .579 shooting percentage, a mark that stands third in the PacWest. Long-range shots are also falling for Milivojevic, as he ranks first in the PacWest and seventh in all of NCAA Division II in three-point field goal percentage at 51.4 percent (37-for-72). From the stripe, Milivojevic is 35-for-41, putting him atop the leaderboard for free throw percentage in the PacWest at 85.4 percent. The leading rebounder for the Urban Knights is Ruiz de Carranza, whose 6.2 rebounds per game places him ninth in the PacWest while junior guard Joshua Bagley finds himself eighth in the conference for assists per game at 3.4. 
 
CHASING THE RECORD BOOKS
In only his junior year, Milivojevic is closing in on ART U career records, as he now sits in third place for 3-pointers made in a career with 103 in 65 games. Milivojevic passed Ameer Shamsud-din (99; 2011-13) to be alone in third place after his four 3-pointers against HNU, and now sits two buckets behind Alexis Moore (2013-15) for second place at 105. The leader is Cobe Williams (2015-19) with 108. In career 3-point field goal percentage, Milivojevic is alone in first place at 44.8 percent (103-for-230), ahead of Kendall Brown (37.8 percent; 2016-18). Milivojevic has also cracked the top 10 in career scoring, having moved past Kendall Brown (616) into ninth place with a career total of 618 points. Next on the list in eighth place is Ivan Prema (2009-13) with 624 points.

BATTLING BIOLA
Biola comes into the matchup at 9-5 overall, including a 5-3 record in conference play, leaving them fourth in the PacWest. It was a 1-2 trip to Hawai'i for the Eagles, as they narrowly avoided a three-game losing streak by outlasting Chaminade for a 113-107 four-overtime victory on Jan. 4. That win was sandwiched between losses to Hawai'i Pacific (73-68) and Hawai'i Hilo (69-63). Averaging 80 points per game, Biola posts the fourth-best scoring margin in the PacWest at +5.9. Marquise Mosley leads the way in scoring (17.9 points per game) and assists (4.3 assists per game), while Alex Wright is the top rebounder with 7.5 rebounds per game. Mosley is fourth in the PacWest in scoring. There has been only three previous matchups between ART U and Biola, with the Urban Knights leading the all-time series 2-1 with the last win coming on Mar. 2, 2019, 61-57.
 
SQUASHING THE SEA LIONS
The Sea Lions come into the contest on a hot streak, having won three straight and seven of their past eight to push their record to 11-3 overall on the season, and currently sit in second place in the PacWest with a conference record of 7-1. It was a clean sweep on Point Loma's trip to Hawai'i, having won the first two games over UH Hilo and HPU by double-digits before squeaking out the 69-67 victory over Chaminade. The top scoring team in the conference averaging 81.6 points per game, Point Loma is no slouch on the defensive side of the ball, allowing an average of 71.7 points per game, third-lowest mark in the PacWest. Kaden Anderson leads the way in scoring with an average of 14.0 points per game to go along with his team-leading 6.9 rebounds per game. Sterling Somers is just behind Anderson in scoring at 13.3. points per game, and Darnell Robateau averages 4.0 assists per game. The all-time record between the two teams is in the favor of Point Loma, 10-2. 

LOOKING AHEAD
ART U will return to the Bay Area on Jan. 17 as the road trip concludes with Dominican at 7:30 p.m. before hosting Hawai'i Pacific at historic Kezar Pavilion on Jan. 19 at 3:30 p.m.