CBU Battles on the Road

Saturday, January 20

Irvine, Calif.

7:30 pm

California Baptist University

14-4, 7-3PWC

Concordia (Calif.)

12-6, 6-4PWC

CBU

Concordia, Irvine

Photo by: Sammi Wellman

1/20/2018 9:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Sammi Wellman, Director of Sports Information

IRVINE, Calif. — California Baptist University faced some adversity on the road at Concordia University of Irvine and despite battling for 40 minutes, dropped a 72-59 loss.

The Lancers drop to 14-4 on the year, 7-3 in the PacWest with the result. The Eagles improve to 12-7 overall, 6-5 in conference.

Kalidou Diouf (10-for-14) posted his sixth double-double of the year, finishing with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Jordan Heading followed with 13 points on 3-for-5 shooting. Danny King chipped in seven points as well.

Diouf's efforts helped the Lancers out-rebound the Eagles 36-to-25.

It was pretty back-and-forth to open the game, with CBU taking the first multi-possession lead of the night, 16-12, off a De'jon Davis jumper.

The Eagles grabbed some momentum and took a five-point lead, 27-22, but back-to-back treys put CBU back in front, 28-27. Diouf found Heading on the perimeter for the first one, before Heading dished off a pass to Gabe Taylor after being double-teamed himself.

CUI took back the upper hand, however, and walked into halftime with a 36-30 lead.

CBU faced some adversity in the second half, finding itself trailing 67-52 heading down the stretch.

Despite pushing up the tempo, shots weren't falling for the Lancers in the final minutes, as Concordia took the game 72-59.

CBU continues on the road to close out the month of January, heading to Azusa Pacific on Thursday for a 7:30 p.m. tip. The Lancers return home on February 1, hosting the Eagles back at the CBU Events Center.