LOS ANGELES – In a midweek exhibition, the Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team fell 76-72 to Cal State Northridge on Wednesday night at The Matadome.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Khalil Fuller – 30 points | 11 rebounds | 13-of-20 from the field
Bryce Sloan – 15 points | 6 assists | 5-of-7 free throws | 3 blocked shots
Asa Cantwell – 14 points | 5 rebounds | 4-of-9 from three
Darae Elliott – 8 points | 8 rebounds
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars went to the locker room with a 39-33 deficit to the Matadors after 20 minutes of play.
• CSUSM tallied its largest lead of the game at 25-21 with 7:17 left in the first half after overcoming a 16-7 deficit to begin the game.
• Fuller led the Cougars with 13 points and four rebounds in the first period.
• CSUSM shot 37.9 percent (11-of-29) in the first half while the Matadors were 48.3 percent (11-of-29) from the field.
• The Cougars had five blocks in the first half compared to the Matadors' two.
• The Matadors took their largest lead of the game in the second half at 69-58 with 4:53 left to play.
• CSUSM went on a 14-5 run in the final four minutes to cut the deficit to 74-72 with five seconds remaining.
• The Matadors put the game away by making back-to-back free throws.
• CSUSM outscored CSUN 39-37 in the second half after shooting 53.3 percent (16-of-30).

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM stays at 3-6 overall while CSUN moves to 3-5.
• The Cougars held the advantage in free-throw percentage (68.4-66.7), rebounds (34-32), offensive rebounds (13-10), blocked shots (7-4), points off turnovers (18-17) and points in the paint (40-28).
• Wednesday night's game was the closest CSUSM has ever come to defeating a Division I school in an exhibition.
• Fuller's game-high 30 points was two off his regular-season high of 32.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will return to California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play on Saturday when they host San Francisco State at 3 p.m. in The Sports Center.