SAN FRANCISCO – The Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team erased an early 14-point deficit to defeat San Francisco State in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play on the road Saturday afternoon.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Marcus Brown – 16 points | 5 rebounds | 3 steals
Khalil Fuller – 15 rebounds | 13 points | 3 assists
Jayce McCain – 11 points | 4 rebounds | 3 assists | 2 steals
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• SF State took a 14-7 lead in the first four minutes of the game, but CSUSM brought the deficit down to 14-11 with a McCain jumper and a Gil-Fernandez layup.
• The Gators took a 14-point lead at 34-20 on a 3-pointer by Zane Paddon with 7:06 remaining in the half.
• A 7-0 run by CSUSM closed the gap to 38-31 with two minutes to go in the half.
• The Cougars ended the half trailing 40-33 to the Gators as Marcus Brown led the period with 11 points.
• CSUSM shot 46.7% (14-of-30) from the field for the half while SF State came in at 41.2% (14-of-34).
• The Gators had a 25-11 advantage on the boards in the first 20 minutes with 13 of its 25 coming on offensive rebounds.
• CSUSM tied the game at 47-all with a Darius Goudeau free throw at the 14:05 mark in the second half.
• The Cougars took their first lead of the game at 49-47 on jumper in the paint by McCain with 13:21 to go.
• CSUSM capped a 10-run with fast break layup by Brown at the 12:05 mark to put the Cougars up 53-47.
• A 13-2 run by SF State put the Gators back on top at 60-55 with 8:56 remaining.
• Tied at 64-all, Fuller made a bucket in the paint to put the Cougars ahead once again at 66-64, but a three by the Gators' Linton Acliese gave SF State a 67-66 lead with 3:35 to play.
• A three by Blake Seits gave the Cougars a 69-67 lead with 2:37 to go.
• CSUSM held the SF State scoreless for the final two and half minutes.
• The Cougars ended the game shooting 46.6% (27-of-58) from the field while the Gators shot 40.3% (25-of-62).

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM improves to 10-10 (6-8 CCAA) while SF State drops to 8-12 (5-9 CCAA).
• The Cougars held the lead for just 6:15 while the Gators were ahead for 30:48.
• CSUSM held a 15-5 advantage for points off turnovers.
• The Gators committed 15 turnovers for the game compared to the Cougars' season low of six.
• Fuller notched his eighth double-double of the season with 13 points and a season-high 15 rebounds.
• CSUSM was outrebounded by a 40-30 margin.
• The Cougars' win snaps a four-game winning streak in the series by the Gators.
• Prior to today, CSUSM's lone win in San Francisco occurred on Feb. 2, 2018.
• With their 10th win of the season, the Cougars surpassed their 2018-19 overall win total of nine.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to The Sports Center to face Stanislaus State on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.