“After being focused for such a long time on just winning the next game, we used this past week of practice just getting back to basics,” Azusa Pacific head coach Justin Leslie said. “We were able to do a lot of different things to challenge ourselves cerebrally, and I was very pleased that this was a good game for us to go out and execute those things we focused on. We’re continuing to develop and grow, and we still have our best basketball in front of us.”
Senior point guard Robert Sandoval surpassed 1,000 career points in the victory with a team-high 12-point effort, passing the milestone with the last of his 12 points on a three-pointer that gave Azusa Pacific a 74-51 lead with 7:39 left in the game.
“It’s an incredible blessing for me to be at Azusa Pacific and contribute to this program in that way,” Sandoval said. “Whatever my team needs me to do, I’ll do it because I just want to help the team win. A milestone like this means a lot to me personally because it represents a way I was able to contribute to the team. It’s an incredible blessing to be on a team where players sacrifice their individual goals for the team goals.”
Sandoval was five-for-seven from the field, hitting two-of-three from three-point range, and he added a game-high six assists for a balanced Cougar offense which featured seven players in double figures.
“Scoring 1,000 points is a significant accomplishment, and it speaks to the quality and effectiveness Robert has had over four years,” Leslie said. “He has contributed to a lot of really good teams, and I’m happy and proud of him for this accomplishment.”
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