Defensive Lockdown

Saturday, February 24

Oakland, Calif.

7:30 PM

California Baptist University

24-4, 17-3PacWest

Holy Names

11-20, 7-13PacWest

California Baptist

Holy Names University

Photo by: Sammi Wellman

2/24/2018 9:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Sammi Wellman, Director of Sports Information

OAKLAND — In the final game before a playoff push, No. 19-ranked California Baptist University put together a strong second half, limiting Holy Names to 18 points in the frame to grab a 79-57 victory Saturday night.

The Lancers improve to 24-4 overall, 17-3 in the PacWest with their 10^th-straight win. The Hawks drop to 11-20 on the year, 7-13 in conference.

Kalidou Diouf led all scorers with a huge 30 points on the night (14-for-19). Jordan Heading (7-for-15) chipped in 17 points, while Bul Kuol chipped in 13 points (3-for-4) and was just shy of a double-double, tying his career high with eight rebounds.

Matt Hubbard dished out a career-high five assists in just 10 minutes of action, with Heading also finishing with five assists.

The Lancers out-rebounded the Hawks 40-to-33, with Jason Todd and Diouf each grabbing six boards.

CBU opened on a 7-0 spurt to jump in front early, but Holy Names wasn't going to back down. Diouf got the scoring going, before Kuol drove to the basket and Heading knocked down a trey to give the Lancers the multi-possession lead.

HNU pulled within one, 40-39, with just about 30 seconds left in the first half, but Heading banked in a layup under the basket before time expired to put CBU up 42-39 at halftime.

Like he started the first half, Diouf opened the second half by posting up under the basket. Heading then found Kuol on the perimeter after a Jason Todd steal to create some distance for the Lancers, 47-39, just 30 seconds into the half.

After the Hawks cut the margin to five, 50-45, CBU put some stops together to build back its double-digit lead with an 11-2 run. All 11 points came from the Lancers' big man, including a wide-open look from the perimeter for Diouf.

It put CBU up 61-47 just about halfway through the second and back in control of the game.

With just over five minutes left on the clock, CBU scored five unanswered points to push its lead to 20 points, 75-55. Ty Rowell sealed the 79-57 victory with a jumper and then Micah Robinson grabbed a defensive board to finish the game.

The Lancers shift focus to the postseason now, with the PacWest Conference Tournament next on the docket. CBU will host the tournament in the CBU Events Center March 1-3, with the Lancers grabbing a first-round bye as the No. 2 seed.