PORTLAND, Ore. – The Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team ended the Oxford Suites Classic with an 80-76 victory over tournament host Concordia (Ore.) on Saturday night at LCEF Court.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Khalil Fuller – 24 points | 6 rebounds | 2 assists
Darae Elliott – 12 points | 8 rebounds | 2 assists
Bryce Sloan – 11 points | 4 rebounds | 3 assists
Dalton Soffer – 10 points | 4 rebounds | 1 steal
JR Williams – 9 points | 3 assists | 3 steals
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half at 29-19.
• With 6:17 left to play in the first period, the Cougars began their 14-4 run to overtake the Cavaliers.
• Concordia tallied 14 turnovers in the first 20 minutes while CSUSM had just eight.
• CSUSM went to the half with a 35-33 lead over Concordia behind Fuller's 11 points.
• The Cougars were 13-of-33 (39.4%) from the field in the first half while the Cavaliers were 11-of-22.
• Both sides stayed within six points of each other to begin the second half until the Cougars took over for good at 57-56 with 10:48 remaining in the game.
• CSUSM took its largest lead of the game at 68-59 after going on an 11-3 run.
• The Cavaliers brought the Cougars' lead down to one at 77-76 with 26 seconds remaining.
• After a good free throw by Sloan put the Cougars up 78-76 with 23 seconds left, Concordia missed a layup with 11 seconds left on the clock.
• The Cavaliers went to the foul line with less than a second remaining and missed both free throws to hand the Cougars the win.

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM improves to 3-2 for the season while Concordia drops to 1-3.
• Both teams were 15-of-30 from the field in the second half.
• Concordia shot 50 percent (26-of-52) for the game while CSUSM shot 28-of-63 (44.4%).
• The Cougars held the advantage in rebounds (37-36) and steals (10-3) while making fewer turnovers (20-12).
• Fourteen of the Cougars' 37 boards were offensive rebounds.
• CSUSM has made at least 17 free throws in each of its last three games.
• The Cougars have tallied at least 10 steals in four of their five games.
• Fuller's 24 points, eight made field goals and eight made free throws were the most by a Cougar this season.
• As a result of his performance, Fuller was named to the Oxford Suites Classic All-Tournament Team.
• CSUSM's victory was its first true road win this season.
• Concordia's Hunter Sweet led the game with 29 points.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will play their final non-conference game before California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action ramps up by returning to The Sports Center to face Azusa Pacific on Wednesday at 7 p.m.