TURLOCK, Calif. – A strong second-half performance by Stanislaus State pushed it past the Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team by a score of 82-60 in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action on Thursday night at Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Darae Elliott – 14 points | 11 rebounds | 3 steals
Bryce Sloan – 13 points | 3-of-5 from three
Dalton Soffer – 11 points | 6 rebounds | 2 blocks
Khalil Fuller – 15 rebounds | 7 points
JR Williams – 7 assists | 6 points | 2 steals
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM went to the locker room with a 40-33 lead over Stanislaus State – tied for its largest halftime lead of the season.
• Soffer and Elliott each had a team-leading nine points after 20 minutes.
• The Cougars were 7-of-13 (53.8%) from beyond the arc in the first half.
• CSUSM owned a big rebounding margin in the first half at 20-9 as Fuller had eight of his own.
• Williams tied his season high for assists with six in the first 20 minutes alone.
• The second half was all Stanislaus State as the Warriors outscored the Cougars 49-20 in the final 20 minutes.
• CSUSM committed a season-high 18 turnovers while Stanislaus State scored 20 points off turnovers.
• The Warriors shot 58.6 percent (17-of-29) from the field in the second half while holding the Cougars to 21.9 percent (7-of-32).

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM drops to 4-12 (1-9 CCAA) while Stanislaus State improves to 6-7 (3-6 CCAA).
• Elliott posted his team-leading sixth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
• Williams ended the game with a season-high seven assists.
• Fuller was one rebound off his season high of 16 as he posted nine offensive rebounds to go along with six on the defensive side.
• CSUSM tallied its largest rebounding margin of the season at 41-31.
• The Cougars' 20 second-half points were their fewest of the year.
• The Warriors' 53.4 field-goal percentage was the second highest by a CSUSM opponent this season.
• Four Stanislaus State players scored at least 11 points while Andy Cleaves led the game with 21.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will visit cross-county foe UC San Diego on Jan. 19 in La Jolla. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m.