SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team dropped a 91-85 overtime decision in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play to Humboldt State on Saturday afternoon in The Sports Center.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Blake Seits – 20 points | 6-of-11 3FG | 7 rebounds | 5 assists
Khalil Fuller – 18 points | 12 rebounds | 6 assists
Marcus Brown – 14 points | 3 steals
Kyle Scalmanini – 13 points | 5-of-8 FG
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• HSU's largest lead of the first half was 35-22 on a Jackson Strong 3-pointer at 3:21.
• A 9-0 run by CSUSM closed its deficit to 38-34 at the halftime break.
• A 3-pointer by Seits cut HSU's lead to 52-50 with 12:53 remaining in the second half.
• Back-to-back layups by Bryce Sloan with assists from Fuller cut CSUSM's deficit to one point (55-54) with 11:24 on the clock.
• A 3-pointer by Jayce McCain after an offensive rebound and assist by Seits made it 68-64 with 5:13 remaining.
• After a big defensive rebound, Fuller connected on a hook shot to make it 71-68 with 3:44 on the clock.
• A pair of made free throws by Kyle Scalmanini made it a one-point ballgame (73-72) once again with 1:43 left in the game.
• Fuller made the front-end of his free throws to even the game at 73-all with 1:02 on the clock.
• HSU's Leland Green knocked down a jumper to give the Jacks back the led with 35 seconds remaining.
• A second-chance layup by Fuller evened the contest at 75-all with 11 seconds remaining.
• Green's 3-pointer at the buzzer came up short, sending the game into overtime.
• The Jacks outscored CSUSM 16-10 in overtime as the Cougars never led in the final five minutes.

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM drops to 11-11 (7-9 CCAA) while HSU improves to 8-13 (4-12 CCAA).
• Fuller collected his ninth double-double of the season while recording a season-high six assists.
• Scalmanini notched a season-best in points.
• With the loss, the all-time series between CSUSM and HSU is tied at 5-5.
• The Jacks went 16-of-31 (51.6%) from beyond the 3-point arc.
• Seits tallied his second consecutive six 3-point game.
• HSU led for 40:27 while CSUSM was on top for only 1:34 of the game.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars trek up to Chico State on Saturday, Feb. 8, for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off.