The Eagles have prided themselves on giving up an NAIA-low 56 points per game. Thursday night, however, they gave up a season high of 80 points which resulted in a first round elimination from the GSAC playoffs as California Baptist came into Chase Gymnasium and beat the Eagles 80-70.

The Eagles just could not contain the high octane offense of Cal Baptist, who shot 53 percent from the field. A momentum swing in the game came in the first half when Biola hit just 1 of 6 shots over a nine-minute stretch and turned the ball over five times. The Lancers were opportunistic and converted Biola’s 11 turnovers into 18 points.

In the second half Cal Baptist pushed their lead even further ahead, but the Eagles were not going to go down without a fight. Marlon King responded with a three-pointer and Josh Miller hit a three from the top of the key a few possessions later, bringing the crowd back to life and cutting the lead to 14.

After a Cal Baptist layup, Biola came right back with another three, this time by Danny Campbell, to cut it back to 13. That was followed by two jumpers by Campbell and Rocky Hampton as the Eagles pulled the score back within nine at 53-44 with 11:38 to go. However, Biola could not complete the comeback and they lost in the first round.

Danny Campbell led the Eagles with 25 points on the night, connecting on 5 of 11 from beyond the three-point line and adding five rebounds. Josh Miller added 15 points and eight rebounds while Rocky Hampton added 10 points and five rebounds.
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Biola now will wait and see if the NAIA selection committee chooses the Eagles as one of the at-large selections. The 32 teams selected to the tournament will be announced on Wednesday, March 11 with the tournament beginning the following Wednesday, March 18.