AZUSA, Calif. – A last-second three by No. 25/20 Azusa Pacific took down the Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team by a score of 67-66 at the Felix Event Center on Tuesday night.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Khalil Fuller – 18 points | 9 rebounds | 3 assists
Darius Goudeau – 10 points | 5 rebounds
Blake Seits – 10 points | 4 rebounds | 2-of-2 3FG
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM took a double-digit lead at 16-6 with 13:16 remaining in the first half as Bryce Sloan made a layup.
• After a three by APU's Ben Avera cut CSUSM lead to 16-9, CSUSM went on a big 16-0 run to go up 32-9 with just over seven minutes remaining in the half.
• APU closed the half with a 14-6 run over the final seven minutes to cut CSUSM's lead to 38-23 at halftime.
• Fuller and Seits each put up eight points for CSUSM in the first 20 minutes.
• CSUSM shot 50% (14-of-28) from the field in the first period while holding APU to 25.8% (8-of-31).
• In the first 13 minutes of the game, CSUSM had already tallied their eight steals for the half as Sloan racked up three.
• APU cut the deficit to single digits at 38-30 after a fast break layup by Avera with 16:53 remaining.
• Alex Gil-Fernandez put CSUSM back up by 14 at 44-33 on a layup with 15:07 to play.
• Down 13 at 52-39 with 10:30 left to play after Fuller made a layup and a free throw, APU began to slowly chip away at CSUSM's lead.
• With CSUSM up 63-54 at the 2:17 mark after two good free throws by Goudeau, APU went on an 10-2 to cut the deficit to 65-64 with 15 seconds remaining.
• Already in the bonus, Gil-Fernandez drew the foul with 13 seconds on the clock. He made his first free throw to put CSUSM back up 66-64, but he missed his second attempt.
• With 1.7 seconds on the clock, Avera drained a three from just in front of the home bench to give APU a 67-66 lead.
• After an APU timeout, CSUSM had to make a long inbound play, but the lengthy pass from the baseline was stolen by APU on the other end of the court to end the game.
• APU outscored CSUSM 44-28 in the second period while committing just one turnover compared to CSUSM's seven.
• APU owned a 31-17 advantage in rebounds in the second half – 12 of which were offensive.

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM falls to 4-4 overall while APU improves to 5-1.
• This is CSUSM's second consecutive one-point loss.
• CSUSM led for 38:19 while APU led for just 1:19.
• CSUSM ended the game shooting 40.7% (22-of-54) while APU shot 31.8% (21-of-66).
• CSUSM held a 12-11 edge for assists.
• APU's Selom Mawugbe ended the game with 18 points, 18 rebounds and four blocked shots.
• CSUSM had a 17-5 advantage on fast-break points.
• CSUSM's five blocked shots were their most in a game this season.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play on Saturday as it visits Cal State LA. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.