Saturday, February 10
Riverside, Calif.
7:00 PM
California Baptist University
18-4, 11-3PacWest
96
vs
59
Biola
10-14, 4-12PacWest
1
2
F
Biola University
19
40
59
California Baptist
49
47
96
Photo by: Jacob Gonzalez
In the Fast Lane
2/10/2018 9:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — In front of a packed CBU Events Center, No. 24-ranked California Baptist University came out strong to grab a 96-59 victory over Biola Saturday night.
The Lancers improve to 19-4 on the year and 12-3 in the PacWest with their fifth-straight victory in front of a crowd of over 4,800 people. The Eagles drop to 10-14 overall, 4-12 in conference.
Four Lancers finished the night in double figures, with two on the cusp, as CBU shot 54.5-percent from the field.
Kalidou Diouf led CBU with 26 points in 22 minutes, shooting 10-for-13 and dishing out five assists. Cory Lange chipped in 13 points (6-for-10), while Jordan Heading (4-for-9) added 12 points and a game-high seven assists. Matt Hubbard rounded out the quartet with 10 points (4-for-9), while Ty Rowell (3-for-6) and De'jon Davis (3-for-4) each finished with nine points.
Off the glass, the fourth-best rebounding margin team in NCAA Division II dominated once again, out-rebounding the Eagles 41-to-25. Diouf had eight boards, while Hubbard snagged five.
CBU opened on a 15-2 run, fueled by four-straight points from Diouf and a triple from Bul Kuol off a Diouf assist. The Eagles scored to stop the spurt briefly, but Diouf sparked eight-straight points with a layup in the paint to give the Lancers the 13-point cushion.
"It was a great environment, electric atmosphere," said Coach Rick Croy. "The guys were sharp on both ends. We were fortunate they missed a few early looks, but we got off to a good start offensively and took care of the ball."
It didn't slow down from there.
After Biola cut the margin to 15 points (25-10), CBU took off on another run, scoring 11 unanswered points, 36-10. Heading got the ball rolling by draining a triple off a Gabe Taylor assist. Diouf (two layups), Lange (dunk) and Hubbard (layup) also got in on the scoring during that span.
With just seconds before the buzzer sounded, Rowell rattled in a three to put CBU up by 30 points at halftime, 49-19.
Biola seemed to have talked about the adjustments it needed to make at the break, opening the second on an 8-2 run, but CBU built back its 30-point lead about halfway through the second half on back-to-back threes from Heading and Rowell – both assisted by Diouf.
The Lancers coasted from there, even threatening a 40-point lead with under four minutes to go off a Hubbard trey, 93-57. The senior sealed the 96-59 victory with a triple for his team.
CBU has two last home games left in the regular season, hosting Hawai'i Hilo on Tuesday for a makeup of what would have played out in Hawaii. The Lancers then take on Chaminade on Thursday, with both games tipping off at 7:00 p.m.
"We're trying to stay in the moment, but you blink and the next thing you know it's time to make a run [at the postseason]," said Croy. "That's what we're trying to do. We want to make sure we enjoy and make the most of our time together and hope that parlays onto the court."
Matt Hubbard's postgame thoughts:
To hear more from Coach Croy and Kalidou Diouf, follow CBU Lancers on Facebook.
The Lancers improve to 19-4 on the year and 12-3 in the PacWest with their fifth-straight victory in front of a crowd of over 4,800 people. The Eagles drop to 10-14 overall, 4-12 in conference.
Four Lancers finished the night in double figures, with two on the cusp, as CBU shot 54.5-percent from the field.
Kalidou Diouf led CBU with 26 points in 22 minutes, shooting 10-for-13 and dishing out five assists. Cory Lange chipped in 13 points (6-for-10), while Jordan Heading (4-for-9) added 12 points and a game-high seven assists. Matt Hubbard rounded out the quartet with 10 points (4-for-9), while Ty Rowell (3-for-6) and De'jon Davis (3-for-4) each finished with nine points.
Off the glass, the fourth-best rebounding margin team in NCAA Division II dominated once again, out-rebounding the Eagles 41-to-25. Diouf had eight boards, while Hubbard snagged five.
CBU opened on a 15-2 run, fueled by four-straight points from Diouf and a triple from Bul Kuol off a Diouf assist. The Eagles scored to stop the spurt briefly, but Diouf sparked eight-straight points with a layup in the paint to give the Lancers the 13-point cushion.
"It was a great environment, electric atmosphere," said Coach Rick Croy. "The guys were sharp on both ends. We were fortunate they missed a few early looks, but we got off to a good start offensively and took care of the ball."
It didn't slow down from there.
After Biola cut the margin to 15 points (25-10), CBU took off on another run, scoring 11 unanswered points, 36-10. Heading got the ball rolling by draining a triple off a Gabe Taylor assist. Diouf (two layups), Lange (dunk) and Hubbard (layup) also got in on the scoring during that span.
With just seconds before the buzzer sounded, Rowell rattled in a three to put CBU up by 30 points at halftime, 49-19.
Biola seemed to have talked about the adjustments it needed to make at the break, opening the second on an 8-2 run, but CBU built back its 30-point lead about halfway through the second half on back-to-back threes from Heading and Rowell – both assisted by Diouf.
The Lancers coasted from there, even threatening a 40-point lead with under four minutes to go off a Hubbard trey, 93-57. The senior sealed the 96-59 victory with a triple for his team.
CBU has two last home games left in the regular season, hosting Hawai'i Hilo on Tuesday for a makeup of what would have played out in Hawaii. The Lancers then take on Chaminade on Thursday, with both games tipping off at 7:00 p.m.
"We're trying to stay in the moment, but you blink and the next thing you know it's time to make a run [at the postseason]," said Croy. "That's what we're trying to do. We want to make sure we enjoy and make the most of our time together and hope that parlays onto the court."
Matt Hubbard's postgame thoughts:
To hear more from Coach Croy and Kalidou Diouf, follow CBU Lancers on Facebook.
Team Stats
BU
CBU
FG%
.377
.545
3FG%
.211
.382
FT%
.833
.786
RB
25
41
TO
10
4
STL
0
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
10
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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