SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., -- The Cal State East Bay basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season after collecting their first road victory of the 2018-19 campaign with a, 79-74 win over Academy of Art Wednesday night, November 14 in Kezar Pavilion.
 
It is the Pioneers best start since joining the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).
 
East Bay and ART U both got off to a scorching hot first half shooting from the floor. The Urban Knights went 12-for-19 (68.2%) from the field while the visiting Pios shot 48.2% (13-for-27) from the field as both team headed into the intermission tied at 38-38.
 
The Pioneers defense was able to cool down the hot shooting Urban Knights to only 36 points in the second half on 37% (10-for-27) shooting from the floor. East Bay also held the Academy of Art starters to just 32 points on just 10-for-21 (47.6%) accuracy from the field.
 
But it was the ART U bench that kept them in the ball game as they outscored the CSUEB bench 43-15 for the contest. The home team Urban Knights also held the points in the paint advantage over the Pioneers, 32-24. But it was the Pioneers who dominated the glass outrebounding ART U, 38-26.
 
All together, the Pioneers had four players score in double figures for the contest. Junior Ant Navarrete (San Lorenzo, Calif.) notched his second double double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds. The first year Pioneer went 5-for-9 from the field including a perfect 2-for-2 from the three-point line to go along with three assists and one steal.
 
Senior Juwan Anderson (Oakland, Calif.) and Patrick Marr (Clayton, Calif.) each poured in a game high 16 points in the win. Anderson logged a game best 33 minutes with three assists, two rebounds and a steal while going a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe.
 
Marr shot 5-for-6 from the floor with including an impressive 2-for-2 from beyond the arc and 4-for-4 from the foul line. He grabbed six rebounds all on the offensive end to extend shots for East Bay.
 
Nai Carlisle (West Lafayette, Ind.) added 10 points while knocking down his lone three-point attempt and going 5-for-6 from the foul line. Carlisle added two rebounds and an assist on 23 minutes of action.
 
The Pioneers shot a season best 45% (9-for-20) from long range with four players connecting on at least two three-point field goals. Junior Trent Warren (Melbourne, Australia) led the East Bay reserves with six points on 2-for-4 for from three-point range.
 
Evan Wardlow (Lake View Terrance, Calif.) compiled nine points on 4-for-8 shooting from the floor with three rebounds, two assists and a team high two steals in 29 minutes of action.
 
East Bay went 24-for-32 from the free throw line including 17-for-18 (94.4%) in the second half to ice the victory.
 
Cal State East Bay will continue their road trip with a visit to the central valley to take on Fresno Pacific on Saturday evening, November 17 in the Special Events Center at 6:00 p.m.