Box Score

LA MIRADA -- Cal State L.A.'s men's basketball team was unable to shake its shooting woes in a non-conference game on the road.

The Golden Eagles struggled on all fronts and dropped a 74-49 decision to Biola University Wednesday in Chase Gymnasium. Cal State L.A. (1-4) lost its third straight game and found itself on the wrong end of a lopsided decision for the first time this season. The Golden Eagles first three losses were by a combined eight points and two of those came in overtime.

Biola improved to 6-1.

The Golden Eagles shot just 37.7 percent for the game and really struggled in the first half when they made just 30.8 percent. Cal State L.A. was just 2-of-12 from 3-point range (16.7 percent) and made only half of its 14 free-throw attempts.

Biola, on the other hand, made 54 percent of its shots and was an impressive 8-of-15 from behind the 3-point arc. The Eagles were also 12-of-17 from the free-throw line.

To make matters worse, Cal State L.A. had 16 turnovers to only 12 for Biola. Both teams had 32 rebounds.

Chris Mark had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Golden Eagles, while Christofer Hart had 10 points.

Danny Campbell led four Biola players in double figures with 19 points. Josh Miller had 16 points, Marlon King had 14 points and Rocky Hampton had 12 points.

Cal State L.A. never led in the contest and trailed by as many as 27 points.

The Golden Eagles were blitzed right from the start, falling behind 13-1 in the first five minutes of the contest. Cal State L.A. pulled to within five points at 13-8 after a 3-pointer by Chris Fields, but Biola went on a 21-9 run to extend its lead to 34-17 before a basket by Hart made it 34-19 at halftime.

Any hopes for a second-half comeback by the Golden Eagles were dashed early. Biola opened the second period with an 8-2 run to open up a 42-21 lead and the Eagles led comfortably the rest of the way.

Fields finished with eight points and five rebounds.

Cal State L.A. will return to action with a road game at Vanguard on Saturday.