LOS ANGELES – A 3-point field goal with three seconds remaining put No. 23/21 Concordia Irvine past the Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team by a score of 68-66 on Saturday night at Cal State LA Gymnasium.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Darae Elliott – 20 points | 13 rebounds
Alex Gil-Fernandez – 11 points | 6 rebounds
Darius Goudeau – 10 points | 6 rebounds
Jayce McCain – 9 steals | 5 points | 3 rebounds
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM posted 10 consecutive points to take a 14-9 lead with 10:27 remaining.
• After a field goal in the paint by Gil-Fernandez, the Cougars took their largest lead of the game at 20-12 with 7:33 remaining in the first period.
• A 3-pointer by CUI's Kayle Knuckles with 3:09 left in the first half knotted the game at 24-all, but CSUSM went on an 8-0 run to go up 32-24 with just over a minute remaining.
• The Eagles' Jamel White made a three as time expired to cut the Cougars' lead to 34-32 at halftime.
• Elliott went to the locker room with 12 points and seven rebounds as the Cougars shot 34.2% (13-for-38) from the field compared to the Eagles' 34.4% (11-for-32).
• CUI took its largest lead of the game at 58-52 after Robert McCoy made a three with 5:59 remaining in the game.
• With the Eagles up by six, the Cougars then went on a 10-0 run that was capped off by a Goudeau layup with 2:02 left.
• Following a layup by CUI's Darius Lee that gave the Eagles a 65-64 lead with 17 seconds remaining, Bryce Sloan made a layup to retake the lead for CSUSM at 66-65 with 14 ticks on the clocks.
• After a CUI timeout with five seconds remaining, White made a three with three seconds left to give the Eagles a 68-66 win.

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM falls to 1-1 while CUI improves to 4-1.
• In his second collegiate game, redshirt freshman Jayce McCain broke the CSUSM single-game record for steals with nine. The previous record of eight was set by Danny Redmon in 2011 against Concordia Irvine.
• Both teams shot 37.7% from the field as CSUSM went 26-for-69 while CUI went 23-for-61.
• The Eagles were 11-for-27 (40.7%) from three while the Cougars went 3-for-13 (23.1%).
• CUI racked up nine blocked shots for the game as five Eagles finished the game with at least one.
• Elliott's 20 points and 13 rebounds led both categories as he tallied his seventh career double-double. His 13 rebounds tied the career high he set against Cal State East Bay last season.
• CSUSM maintains a 5-4 lead in the all-time series against CUI and are 1-1 in neutral site games.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to The Sports Center for its home opener against San Diego Christian on Tuesday at 7 p.m.