Lions fall to Pomona

COSTA MESA -- The Vanguard University men’s basketball team got 16 points from De’Auonte Johnson and 10 points and eight rebounds from Levi Seekins, but it wasn’t enough in a 66-62 loss to NCAA Division II Cal Poly Pomona in a nonconference game Monday.

The Lions (5-4) led by six at halftime, but were outscored, 37-27, in the second half. A bucket by Johnson gave the Lions a 61-60 lead with 1:12 to play, but Cal Poly Pomona’s Jonathan Boyd (game-high 18 points) hit what turned out to be the game-winning jumper in the paint.

Vanguard travels to Arizona to take on Grand Canyon University in a nonconference game Friday.