Box Score

By Ron Smith
January 28, 2017
 
(SANTA BARBARA, Calif) A road trip to Fullerton ended in a 81-70 Golden State Athletic Conference loss to the Royals of Hope International (17-5, 6-2) for #5 Westmont Men's Basketball (17-4, 6-3 GSAC).
 
Westmont held a 34-33 win at halftime, but was outscored 48-36 in the second half. The lead switched hands eight times and stayed within six points until Liam Hunt scored on a lay-up to make the score 67-60 with 2:13 remaining in the game.
 
A 3-point bucked by Cory Blau pulled the Warriors back within four points (67-63) with an even two minutes left on the clock, but the Royals made 12 of 13 free throws down the stretch to keep the Warriors at bay.
 
Blau led the Warriors in scoring with 20 points, making eight of 12 field goals including four of five from long distance.
 
Samuel Bentz added 16 points for Westmont on seven of 11 shooting from the floor and 2 of six from beyond the arc. Jerry Karczewski added 10 points and pulled down four rebounds.
 
Next up for the Warriors is trip La Mirada on Tuesday to take on the seventh-ranked Eagles of Biola (21-2, 7-2).