LA JOLLA, Calif. – In its first California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) game of the 2019-20 season, the Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team fell 81-54 to No. 4/5 UC San Diego on Thursday night at RIMAC Arena.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Alex Gil-Fernandez – 12 points | 3 rebounds | 3 blocked shots
Marcus Brown – 12 points | 4 rebounds
Khalil Fuller – 8 points | 5 rebounds
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Tritons took their largest lead of the half at 32-13 on an 18-2 run with 5:07 left to play.
• The Cougars trailed 36-25 at the half as Gil-Fernandez led CSUSM with 10 points and two blocked shots.
• Of the Cougars' 36 points in the first half, 22 came in the paint.
• CSUSM shot 41.4% (12-of-29) from the field in the first half while UCSD shot 45.2% (14-of-31) with five 3-pointers.
• The Cougars cut the deficit to seven points at 38-31 with 17:24 remaining as Brown drained a three to cap a 12-2 run for CSUSM.
• A 22-4 run by the Tritons gave them a 60-35 lead with 10:10 remaining.
• UCSD put up its largest lead of the night at 78-46 on a three with 4:02 remaining in the game.
• The Tritons shot 51.3% (17-of-33) from the field in the second half as the Cougars shot 39.3% (11-of-28).

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM falls to 4-2 (0-1 CCAA) while UCSD improves to 5-0 (1-0 CCAA).
• The Cougars ended the game shooting 40.4% (23-of-57) while the Tritons shot 48.4% (31-of-64).
• CSUSM's four blocked shots were its most of the season while Gil-Fernandez tallied three.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to The Sports Centers on Saturday to face San Francisco State in its Homecoming game at 4 p.m.