CHICO, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men’s basketball team fell 79-73 at No. 24/NR Chico State in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play on Saturday night at Acker Gymnasium.
TOP PERFORMERS
Marcus Brown – 19 points | 2 assists | 2 steals | 2 rebounds
Jayce McCain – 17 points | 5 assists | 6 rebounds | 1 steal
Darius Goudeau – 11 points | 4 rebounds
Khalil Fuller – 10 points | 7 rebounds
HOW IT HAPPENEND •An 8-0 run gave CSUSM its largest lead of the game at 25-19 after a Fuller dunk with 9:16 to go in the first half.
•With the Cougars up 33-29 at the 4:08 mark in the first period, the Wildcats went on a 7-0 run to take a 36-33 lead with 1:47 to play.
•CSUSM went to the locker room with a 42-35 deficit.
•The Cougars shot 55.6% (15-of-27) from the field in the first half while the Wildcats shot slightly better at 57.7%.
•Fuller led CSUSM with eight points after 20 minutes of play.
•Chico scored 13 points off CSUSM’s five turnovers in the first half.
•The Wildcats never relinquished the lead in the second half as they took their largest lead of the game at 64-51 with 11:03 to go.
•A 9-0 run by the Cougars brought the deficit down to 64-60 after Bryce Sloan made the first of two free throws with 4:35 remaining, but the Wildcats soon built up a 75-63 lead with 2:07 to go.
•Chico shot 44.8% (13-of-29) from the field in the second half while CSUSM came in slightly lower at 44.4% (12-of-27).
•The Cougars outscored the Wildcats 38-37 in the final 20 minutes.
FAST BREAKS •CSUSM falls to 11-12 (7-10 CCAA) while Chico State improves to 17-5 (12-4 CCAA).
•The Wildcats ended the game shooting 50.9% (28-of-55) from the field as the Cougars shot an even 50% (27-of-54).
•CSUSM is now 3-6 in the all-time series against Chico and is 1-4 on the road.
•The Cougars are still all alone in seventh place with a 7-10 CCAA record. CSUSM is a half-game up on eighth-place Cal State LA and Cal State Dominguez Hills, who are both 6-10 in conference play.
•Fuller became the second Cougar in program history with at least 400 career rebounds as he ended the night with 405.
•Blake Seits is now tied for the eighth-most 3-point field goals in program history as he notched his 69th.
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to The Sports Center on Thursday to host Cal State LA at 7:30 p.m.
