ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – In its final road game of the 2018-19 season, the Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team secured an 80-74 victory over Sonoma State in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action on Saturday night at The Wolves' Den.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Darae Elliott – 25 points | 9-of-19 field goals | 7 rebounds | 2 assists | 1 blocked shot
Dalton Soffer – 24 points | 6-of-12 3-point field-goals | 10 rebounds | 4 assists | 3 steals
Khalil Fuller – 14 points | 7-of-13 field goals | 6 rebounds | 2 assists
JR Williams – 8 assists | 5 rebounds | 5 points | 2 steals | 40 minutes
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Seawolves led 17-9 with 13:43 in the first half before the Cougars went on a 13-4 run to take their first lead of the game at 22-21 with 7:13 to play.
• After a Fuller layup put CSUSM up 24-23 with 6:42 left in the half, the Cougars stayed on top for rest of the period.
• After 20 minutes, CSUSM held a 38-35 lead over SSU.
• The Seawolves went on an 8-0 run to take their largest lead of the contest at 59-50 with just over 13 minutes remaining.
• The Cougars used another 13-4 run to knot the game at 63-all with just under nine minutes left.
• Tied for the final time at 71-71, CSUSM ended the game on a 9-3 run to secure the victory.

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM improves to 7-19 (4-16 CCAA) while SSU drops to 8-17 (6-14 CCAA).
• The Cougars shot 47.1 percent (8-of-17) from three.
• CSUSM chalked up the victory despite SSU leading for just over 62.5 percent of the game and only taking the lead three times.
• The Cougars tallied a season-high 21 assists to the Seawolves' 16 and came away with seven steals to SSU's five.
• Elliott's game-high 25 points were a season high and the second-most points scored by a Cougar this season.
• Soffer's 24 points were also a season high.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to The Sports Center to play its next-to-last game of the season against Cal State East Bay on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.