Defense Key in Seattle Road Win

Saturday, February 2

Seattle, Wash.

7:00 p.m.

California Baptist University

Seattle U

Defense Key in Seattle Road Win

2/2/2019 10:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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By: Mike Minyard, Assoc. AD for External Relations

SEATTLE – The California Baptist defense held Seattle U (13-10; 1-7 WAC) under 35-percent shooting in the second half en route to a 75-64 road win in Western Athletic Conference action at the Redhawk Center on Saturday night.

Jordan Heading led the way for the Lancers with a team-high 22 points, including three treys along with six rebounds.

Seattle jumped out to a 7-0 lead to start the game. The Redhawks extended their lead to eight points making it 18-10 after the first eight minutes of the contest. With Seattle up 23-15 with 8:40 on the clock, CBU used a 9-0 run to take the lead at 24-23 over an 80-second span that ended with a De'jon Davis dunk in transition.

Showtime!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/3lHKQJHqed
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) February 3, 2019

The Redhawks would retake the lead, outscoring CBU 12-6 over the next five minutes to take a 35-30 edge. CBU scored the final three points of the first half, and Seattle had the 35-33 lead at intermission. Seattle shot 50-percent from the field while going 6-11 from beyond the arc while CBU shot 43.3-percent and 4-11 from deep.

In the second half, California Baptist locked down the Redhawks on the defensive end, holding them to 10-of-29 shooting (34.5%) from the field. The two teams traded baskets for the first eight minutes of the second half with scored knotted at 46-46. The Lancers exploded for an 11-0 run that created enough separation to give them the lead for good at 57-46 with 9:25 on the clock. Seattle would cut the lead to seven a couple times, but CBU made defensive stops while making timely baskets down the stretch to snatch the 75-64 road victory.

1⃣1⃣-0⃣ run by the Lancers!

Enjoy watching this. 🙂#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/saRgH4tsnv
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) February 3, 2019

CBU has now won six games on the road this season. As of Feb. 1, there were only 32 programs in the country with six or more true road wins.

Milan Acquaah, the leading scorer in the WAC with 21.4 ppg, posted 16 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal for the Lancers. Davis tallied his fourth double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Henn, a Bellevue, Wash., product, finished with nine points.

Terrell Brown scored a game-high 24 points for Seattle. Mattia Da Campo added 13 points while Myles Carter was limited to 12 points on 5-of-16 shooting.

The Lancers (11-10; 3-5 WAC) will return home for a three-game home stand starting on Thursday against Chicago State. CBU will host UMKC on Saturday as part of Homecoming Weekend. The game will be televised on Fox Sports West.