NAMPA, Idaho. – Central Washington lost 79-75 in overtime to Point Loma on Friday night. The 'Cats took their first lead in the second half but couldn't hold off the Sea Lion's comeback. Point Loma executed well in overtime to secure the victory.

QUOTING HEAD COACH BRANDON RINTA
"We did everything we needed to do defensively on that last possession of regulation. We forced them into a tough off balance double clutch shot and unfortunately, it went in."

Rinta added, "I give our guys a lot of credit for battling back to take the lead. We were down most of the game and nobody quit. It was good to see Anjaylo get in a rhythm. He is capable of games like that. I thought Jordan was steady for us all night and came up with some big buckets to get us some momentum. Cavin's defense on PLNU's leading scorer was high level."

NOTABLE STATS

• Anjaylo "Jello" Lloyd scored 26 pts and made six three-pointers. Jordan Clark put up 16 points and shot 7-11 from the floor. Seth Dawson had nine points with a three.
• Zack Paulsen scored 25 points and cashed three from beyond the arc. Wynton Brown had 23 points on 9-12 from the field and 4-4 from the charity stripe.
• Point Loma made 17 free throws to the 'Cats five. The Sea Lions also turned 15 wildcat turnovers into 23 points.

FIRST HALF

• Central Washington started the game slow, and Point Loma capitalized with an early 8-0 run. After three scoreless minutes, Jordan Clark buried an elbow three to put the 'Cats on the board.
• Anjaylo "Jello" Lloyd came off the bench and provided a spark. His free throw and a tough basket in the paint cut the deficit to four, 13-9.
• Camron McNeil found his rhythm and knocked down two jumpers. Then, Bradley Swillie shook his defender, made the jumper, and got fouled. Swillie's free throw made it 25-20 in favor of the Sea Lions with 7:48 left.
• Point Loma went on a late 7-3 run to take a 31-20 lead. Central Washington responded by closing out the half 7-2 run.
• The Sea Lions went into the locker room with a 35-29 advantage.

SECOND HALF

• McNeil hit a three and Seth Dawson followed suit, draining one from the top of the key. A couple of possessions later, Clark raced up the floor on the fast break and converted the layup to bring the deficit to two.
• Central Washington continued to push the pace. "Jello" Lloyd sunk back-to-back threes and capped off a 13-0 run to give the Wildcats their first lead of the game, 51-47 with 11:23 remaining.
• The Sea Lions went on a 6-2 run and cut the deficit to two 61-59. Coming out of a timeout, Zack Paulsen hit a fade away jumper to tie the game at 61.
• Lloyd and Paulsen went back and forth trading threes down the stretch. Jordan Clark drove to the left and finished the tough layup to put Central Washington up 69-64 with 30 seconds left. The Sea Lions hit two free throws to make it a one-possession game.
• Point Loma forced a turnover to regain possession. Zack Paulsen got the ball off a screen, elevated, double-clutched, and hit the three from the top of the key to force overtime.

OVERTIME

• The Sea Lions harnessed their momentum and scored four of the first seven points. Lloyd hit his sixth three of the night, to cut the deficit to three, 78-75.
• The Wildcats got the ball back with a chance to tie it, but a crowded possession led to a desperation three from Clark that was off the mark. The Sea Lions got the rebound, made a free throw, and won 79-75.

UP NEXT

• Central Washington will regroup and prepare for their game tomorrow against Azusa Pacific at 2:00 p.m.