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Carter Bennett/Utah Athletics
46
CSU Bakersfield CSUB 6-12,2-5 Big West
76
Winner Cal St. Fullerton CSF 10-9,4-3 Big West
CSU Bakersfield CSUB
6-12,2-5 Big West
46
Final
76
Cal St. Fullerton CSF
10-9,4-3 Big West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
CSU Bakersfield CSUB 19 27 46
Cal St. Fullerton CSF 27 49 76

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Turnovers Sink `Runners in Fullerton

FULLERTON, Calif. – Plagued by a season-high 24 turnovers, the Cal State Bakersfield men's basketball team was unable to get the ball rolling in Monday night's road loss to Cal State Fullerton. The Roadrunners suffered a 76-46 loss at the hands of the Titans, CSUB's biggest margin of defeat on the year.

Notables
  • Bakersfield's defense kept the `Runners in the game during the first half, but Fullerton pulled away with a strong second-half effort.
  • Antavion Collum led all `Runners with 13 points, but CSUF enjoyed five Titans in double-digit figures.
  • The Titans scored 32 points off Bakersfield's 24 turnovers while committing just nine turnovers of their own.
Next on the Schedule
  • CSUB will remain on the road this weekend
  • at UC Santa Barbara (14-3, 5-1 BW), Saturday, Jan. 21, 7 p.m. (PT)
  • Full schedule available at GoRunners.com/MBB
  • CSUB Season Tickets and Single-Game Tickets available at GoRunners.com/Tickets or by calling 661-654-BLUE or 661-654-GOLD
First Half
  • The `Runner offense was slow to start, falling behind 21-11 with just under eight minutes remaining in the period.
  • Fullerton led by 10 points multiple times, but the Titans were unable to extend that advantage and went to the locker room ahead of CSUB, 27-19.
  • CSUB committed 14 first-half turnovers, which the Titans turned into 11 points.
  • Bakersfield held Fullerton to 3-of-12 shooting from three-point range in the first half, but CSUB went 0-for-6 from distance.
  • Collum led all `Runners with six points at the break while Modestas Kancleris tallied four points and six rebounds.
Second Half
  • Fullerton came out of the locker room hot, shooting its way to a 39-22 advantage four minutes into the period.
  • The Titans continued slowly growing their lead to as many as 33 points, 72-39, with just over three minutes left on the clock.
  • CSUB committed 10 more turnovers in the second period.
~GoRunners.com~
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