HAYWARD, Calif. – On Wednesday evening, the first home game of the 2022-23 season took place for the Cal State East Bay men's basketball team. The Pioneers lost the home opener, 85-67 to Academy of Art.
 

GAME SUMMARY

 
The first half included as much as a four-point lead by ART U and with just over a minute left in the first half, a Pioneer lead of six points on a 3-pointer from Payden White. At the halftime break, Cal State East Bay led 41-36.
 
The Pioneers shot 51.84 percent from the floor and went 10-for-12 from the free throw line. The Urban Knights went 13-for-30 from the floor in the first 20 minutes and made all six free throw attempts in the half.
 
Less than five minutes into the second half, ART U tied the game at 48-48, then regained the lead at the 14:43 mark on a jumper by Deang Deang. The lead for Academy of Art continued grow, as the Pioneers were held to only 19 points in the final 15 minutes-plus of action as the Urban Knights won 85-67 on Wednesday.
 

NOTABLE STATS

• Dimitrios Klonaras led the Pioneers in scoring with 15 points, going 4-for-11 in field goals and 5-for-5 in free throws.
• Chris James was the leading rebounder for Cal State East Bay with six, and he scored eight points.
• Defensively, Klonaras had three steals.
• As a team, CSUEB finished 24-for-62 from the floor and 14-for-18 in free throws while the Urban Knights went 26-for-53 from the floor and 24-for-29 from the free throw line.
• The Pioneers were outrebounded by ART U, 36-31.
• Klay Brown was the leading scorer for ART U with 20 points and Will Balata had a team high eight rebounds.

 

POSTGAME QUOTE

 
Cal State East Bay head coach Bryan Rooney on Wednesday's game:
"Credit Academy of Art. The have a very good team. We played a solid first half and defended well. The next step in our development as a team is putting two halves together. We are excited for the opportunity on Friday against another excellent opponent."
 

RECORDS

 
Cal State East Bay: 1-2
Academy of Art: 3-0
 

UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY

 
The Pioneers play back-to-back games starting Friday in the Otter Invitational in Seaside. The first of the pair is set for Friday at 5 p.m. from The Kelp Bed on the Cal State Monterey Bay campus against Colorado School of Mines.