LA MIRADA, CA – Menlo Men's Basketball had not one but two Oaks deliver new season-high scoring efforts on Saturday inside Chase Gymnasium, but the 29 combined points from freshman forward Luke Wieskamp and junior forward Salim Arikat could not overcome Biola's 71-60 Pacific West Conference victory.

Oaks Highlights
-The best offensive performance of Luke Wieskamp's young collegiate career saw him score 18 points with four 3-pointers and seven rebounds
-Along with his season-high 11 points including three triples, Salim Arikat finished with three rebounds, two blocks, and one steal

Mirror Match Sees Many Stat Categories Even Between Oaks, Eagles
Though Biola used an 8-2 run to turn a 12-12 tie into a six-point lead, Menlo responded by catching fire from long range. In the span of less than three minutes, the Oaks connected on four made 3-pointers with Wieskamp starting the barrage, Arikat adding two in a row (sandwiching his block on the other end), and sophomore guard Quentin Thompson effectively putting his team in front 26-20. Though Wieskamp added one more triple to finish the half 3-for-3 from distance, the Eagles used a 12-2 push to take a 32-30 advantage into the break.

Within one point of Biola multiple times in the first five minutes of the second period, Menlo could not regain a lead. The Oaks kept the difference in the single digits for the majority of game's remainder yet even one more 3-pointer each for Arikat and Wieskamp in the last five minutes could not prevent the 71-60 end result for BU.

Up Next
These same Eagles will be the Oaks' next opponent as a back-to-back set brings Biola to Haynes-Prim Pavilion on Feb. 14 at 2 p.m.