OAKLAND, CA (January 19, 2015) – The Hawai'i Pacific Men's Basketball Team (11-5, 6-4) lost on the road 84-71 to Holy Names University (3-14, 1-8) on Monday night in Northern California.

Holy Names played with confidence from the outset and grabbed an early 5-0 lead. HPU then tied the game at seven on a three-pointer from Justin Long. However, the home team held a 10 point lead with 8:36 to go in the first half and controlled the rest of the period. HPU headed to the locker room down 42-28.

As is becoming a pattern, HPU played much better in the second half. The Sharks opened the half with a 14-3 run to get to within three points at 45-42 with 13:27 to go. The home team responded with a run of their own and held a 62-46 with eight and a half minutes remaining.

The Sharks made a last minute attempt at a comeback when they drew to within six points on a pair of free throws from Luke Hager with 2:58 to go. Turnovers cost HPU down the stretch as the comeback was turned away.

Hager led the way with 26 points on 10-12 foul shooting, he added seven rebounds. Darry Jones Jr. had a game-high eight rebounds to go with his 14 points. Long contributed 10 points while Connor Looney continued his good play of late with nine points.

The Sharks cross the bay to San Francisco to visit Academy of Art on Thursday.