Honolulu, HI- The Swords threw a haymaker of a first punch at Academy of Art tonight, going up 35-13 midway through the first half of action and never looked back, defeating AAU 85-70.
Eight early points by Matt Cousins got the Swords out to a 16-5 lead and CUH took it from there. Cousins finished the night with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Junior Steven Bennett added 15 points and 9 assists, while freshman Waly Coulibaly added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals.
Junior Kevin Kucel tallied a Chaminade career high 7 points while dishing out 4 assists and adding 2 rebounds in 19 minutes. Ten Silverswords saw at least 14 minutes of action and all ten players scored.
The game was a sloppy one, with the teams combining for 32 turnovers.
The Swords shot 48% from the floor and 36% from three on the evening. Chaminade won the rebounding battle 45-36.
Jordan Knox had 19 points for the Urban Knights in defeat.
Chaminade improves to 7-9 on the year, 4-3 in the Pac West. Academy of Art moves to 0-19, 0-9 in Pac West play. The Swords are back in action vs. Dominican (CA) on February 8th. Game time is set for 7:30 PM HT in McCabe Gym.
