Men’s basketball slams Academy of Art University, 90-62

The Eagles’ hot shooting ends three-game losing streak.

Zachary Devane, Deputy Sports Editor • February 8, 2020

Sophomore guard Whitten Dominguez dribbles the ball around his opponents.

Photo courtesy of Andres Ramirez // THE CHIMES

Men’s basketball won their second game on a two-game road trip to Northern California against Academy of Art University. The Eagles were led by junior forward Michael Bagatourian, who had 20 points and four rebounds, and junior guard Chris Rossow, who scored 18 points on 7-8 shooting.

LIGHTS OUT

BU shot the ball extremely well against the Urban Knights, knocking down just under 60% of their field goals along with 56% of their threes. They were even on fire from the free-throw line, making 92% of their attempts. The Eagles’ offense was also boosted by their stellar defense. They caused 13 turnovers from the Urban Knights and were able to add 15 points off of them.

Academy of Art was unable to get their offense going, due to poor shooting. They shot just 40% from the field and were lackluster from deep, converting only 26% of their threes. However, they were dominant in the paint, outscoring BU by 12 in that department.

All five of Biola’s starters ended the game with double-digit scoring. Sophomore guard Alex Wright had 14 points on 4-7 shooting from behind the arc while senior guard Marquise Mosley and junior forward Jesse Elrod also had 14 points each.

The Eagles (9-8 PacWest, 13-10 overall) will return home to Chase Gymnasium to face Chaminade University on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

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Zachary Devane, Deputy Sports Editor

Zach Devane is a sophomore journalism major from Indio, California. He loves Jesus, the Los Angeles Lakers and will eat chicken in almost any form. Hi! I am from Indio, California, home of the famous Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. I know it sounds like a dream come true to live so close to where all the excitement and chatter takes place, but I assure you that hundreds of thousands of people flooding your hometown for three weeks straight is more like a nightmare. Fun fact, I have lived in Indio for 17 of my 20 years of life and I have only been to Coachella once. The people I look up to most in my life are my parents. My father grew up playing basketball in Los Angeles and ever since I was a little kid he wanted to make sure that I would be a “BALLER!” (which he also called himself very often, and was just as often met with an eye-roll from my mother). Although I never made it to the NBA, my love for basketball, and sports in general, has never waned. I get excited to watch a game, hear sports talk on the radio, or even read/write an article about sports, even if I am a NARP. I decided to combine my love for sports with a love for storytelling here at the Chimes. Sports in their nature are inspiring. They call for one to go beyond what they think is possible in order to achieve a goal, and when one does so, that story should be heard. I want to tell these stories here at Biola and hopefully inspire a generation of students to reach for more.

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