BELMONT, Calif. — The Dominican University of California men's basketball team pulled away late for a 67-49 win on Saturday at Notre Dame de Namur.

The Penguins (6-4/2-1 PacWest) led just 28-22 at halftime and saw the lead dwindle to two on a Jalen Young layup at the 13-minute mark. Christopher Schwartz-Edmisten stopped the Argonauts (0-9/0-3 PacWest) threat with a three-pointer. A Ryo Tawatari layup and Schwartz-Edmisten's third three-pointer of the night gave the Penguins a double-digit lead with under 10 minutes to go. From there, the Penguins used a six-point run and closed the game strong to win by 18.

After Thursday's slow start at ART U, Dominican Head Coach Booker T. Harris employed a hockey-style substiution system that featured a different starting lineup than the past seven games. Despite the shakeup, it was a trio of stalwarts who did the heavy lifting. Senior guard Matt Hayes led the Penguins with 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting and three three-pointers. Junior forward Josh Ramirez had nine points on 4-of-8 shooting. Sophomore Reverend Maduakor got the start and had seven points. Junior Josh Armstrong also started and pulled down a team-high five rebounds. Junior guard Ryo Tawatarti came off the bench for the first time this season and dished out six assists.

Young came off the bench with a game-high 19 points for the Argos. Senior guard Jalani Davis added 11 points.

Dominican returns to action in 2016 with a three-game homestand, Jan. 5 to 9. The homestand begins on Tuesday, Jan. 5 vs. BYU-Hawaii. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. following the women's game at 5:30 p.m. Live stats and pay-per-view video will be available at dominicanathletics.com/live with live audio provided by Penguin Radio at radio.dominican.edu.