1 | 2 | T | |
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CSUN | 25 | 46 | 71 |
CSUF | 46 | 32 | 78 |
Ahmad, Rowe help CSU Fullerton hold off CSUN for 78-71 win
FULLERTON, Calif. -- Khalil Ahmad scored 27 points and Jackson Rowe had 18 points, a season-high 14 rebounds and five assists to help CSU Fullerton hold on for a 78-71 win over CSU Northridge on Wednesday night and extend its win streak to five games.
Kyle Allman Jr. added 20 for Fullerton (9-12, 5-2 Big West Conference).
Freshman Lamine Diane had his 12th double-double of the season, finishing with a career-high 39 points and 13 rebounds for CSUN (9-13, 3-3).
Ahmad hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 10-0 run that gave the Titans their biggest lead of the game at 46-21 with a minute left in the first half. Diane had two dunks to cut the deficit to 21 points at the break and then scored 29 second-half points as the Matadors twice pulled with five in the second half, the last coming after Diane's dunk with 56 seconds remaining. Ahmad made 8 of 8 from the free-throw line from there to seal it.
CSUN made 19 of 36 (53 percent) from the field in the second half but finished 5-of-13 shooting from the stripe. The Titans hit 17 of 23 (74 percent) foul shots.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Michael Irving
- Tony Padilla
- Tom Nally
2023-24 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UC Irvine | 17-3 | - | 24-10 |
UC San Diego | 15-5 | 2 | 21-12 |
UC Davis | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Hawai'i | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
Long Beach State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-15 |
UC Riverside | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
Cal State Northridge | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
UC Santa Barbara | 9-11 | 8 | 16-15 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 8-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
Cal State Fullerton | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
Cal Poly | 0-20 | 17 | 4-28 |