Game #17
ART U Urban Knights (6-10, 6-5) vs. Concordia (13-7, 9-2)
Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
Irvine, Calif. – CU Arena
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Game #18
ART U Urban Knights (6-10, 6-5) vs. Point Loma (16-2, 12-0)
Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 4 p.m.
San Diego – Golden Gymnasium
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ART U TRAVELS TO SO-CAL FOR PAIR OF REMATCHES
Academy of Art continues their road trip by leaving the Bay for southern California to take on Concordia and Point Loma. ART U met both the Eagles and Sea Lions earlier in the season at home.

TIP-OFF
ART U faces Concordia on Thursday, Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m. at the CU Arena in Irvine, Calif. and Point Loma Saturday, Jan. 26, 4 p.m. at Golden Gymnasium in San Diego. Remember to follow @ARTU_Knights via the athletics app (Apple App Store, Google Play Store) and on Twitter & Instagram as well as "Like" the Urban Knights on Facebook for score updates, videos, and recaps.

KNIGHT WATCH
Fifth place ART U departs to southern California on a three game winning streak after defeating Fresno Pacific, Dominican, and Holy Names in a dramatic overtime finish. Sophomore guard Dante Williams led the scoring against HNU on Jan. 19, with a career high 32 points while shooting 10-17 from the field and making his only three-pointer. Junior forward Andrija Blatancic had another outstanding week, scoring 54 points in just two games including a career high 33 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double against Dominican on Jan. 17 . Blatancic is the second highest scorer and rebounder in the PacWest, averaging 19.5 points per game and 8.7 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Stefan Milivojevic played a major role in both wins, contributing 32 minutes and scoring 18 points against Dominican and playing a season high 40 minutes and scoring 15 points versus the Hawks. Milivojevic was hot from deep, shooting 5-7 on the week from three-point range.

Senior guard Cobe Williams is closing in on two ART U career records. The senior guard's 177 assists are third all-time for Academy of Art. He trails Uchenna Okeneme's 194 and Czar Robotham's 201 for the top spot. Williams is also third in three-point field goals made with 84, recently passing Ivan Prema in ART U's game against Dominican. He will need 22 more to overtake Alexis Moore's all-time record of 105.

IRVINE EAGLES
This will be the second time the Eagles have met the Urban Knights this season. In the first clash, CUI beat ART U 82-79. Since then, the Eagles have been successful navigating their conference schedule and come in as the second place team in the PacWest with a record of 9-2. Their only two PacWest loses came from Azusa Pacific on Jan. 5 and in their latest game against Chaminade on Jan. 19. CUI's leading scorer Brian Chambers is the seventh highest scoring player in the PacWest, averaging 16 points per game. Chambers also owns the third most steals per game with 2.1 and the second most assists per game with 4.3. The Eagles are 4-1 all-time against the Urban Knights.

SEA LIONS ON POINT
First place Point Loma comes in as the only remaining undefeated team in PacWest conference play. The Sea Lions are on a 12 game winning streak and have not lost a game since Nov. 24 when they played No. 16 St. Cloud State. One of PLNU's most notable wins came on Jan. 17 when they handed No. 19 Chaminade their first home lose of the season. The Sea Lions are led by the top scorer in the PacWest - Daulton Hommes who is averaging 20 points per game. PLNU is 8-2 all-time against the Urban Knights and won their meeting earlier in the season on Nov. 29 by a score of 54-51.  

DANTE WILLIAMS' 32 POINTS LEADS ART U TO TRIUMPHANT OVERTIME WIN
In a spectacular come from behind victory, Academy of Art men's basketball triumphed over Holy Names 82-79 thanks to career highs, a critical steal, and perseverance. Read More.

LOOKING AHEAD
After a tough road trip, Academy of Art will have one more away game versus Fresno Pacific on Jan. 30 before returning home to play Dominican on Feb. 1.