Game 6
Cal State Fullerton vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 1
Time: 7:00 p.m. (PT)
Location: Fullerton, Calif.
Venue: Titan Gym
Live Stats: FullertonTitans.com
Live Streaming: FullertonTitans.com
Internet Radio: FullertonTitans.com
Series Record: CSF leads 2-0
THIS WEEK
Cal State Fullerton welcomes Cal State Dominguez Hills to Titan Gym for a midweek contest on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. Following the Titans' game with the Toros, Fullerton heads to the state of Washington to take on Seattle on Friday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m., before battling the Huskies of Washington on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. The game against Washington will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.
TICKETS & PROMOTIONS
Cal State Fullerton students receive free admission to Titan home games with their Titan I.D. card.
Additional ticket information can be found by clicking HERE.
OPPONENTS & HISTORY
Cal State Dominguez Hills | 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 1 | Titan Gym
Cal State Dominguez Hills comes into Titan Gym with a 5-2 overall record with wins over Holy Names University, Alaska Anchorage, San Diego Christian, Bethesda and Stanislaus State. The Toros are looking for their fourth straight win. They have four players averaging double-figures in Ivan Dooley (16.0 ppg), Justin Sadler (15.9), Shaquille Hunter (12.6) and Vincent Golson (11.3).
Head-To-Head: Cal State Fullerton leads the all-time series with Cal State Dominguez Hills 2-0. In their first match up, the Titans defeated the Toros 107-90 in 1972. The two teams did not meet again until last year, when Fullerton defeated Dominguez Hills, 72-50, at Titan Gym.
Last Meeting: Cal State Fullerton was led by Alex Harris and Steve McClellan who scored 16 and 15 points respectively in the Titans' 72-50 victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills. McClellan added 10 rebounds for a double-double.
Seattle | 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 4 | Key Arena
Seattle welcomes the Cal State Fullerton to Key Arena as the Red Hawks own a 2-3 record with wins over Eastern Washington and Great Falls. Jack Crook and Brendan Westendorf lead the team in scoring averaging 12.8 and 12.0 points per game, respectively.
Head-To-Head: The all-time series between Cal State Fullerton and Seattle is tied a 2-games a piece. Most recently, the Titans defeated the Red Hawks 67-55 at Titan Gym on January 3, 2015.
Last Meeting: Fullerton's Alex Harris led the Titans with a 19-point effort, while Moses Morgan chipped in 17 points as CSF extended it winning streak to five with a 67-55 win over Seattle.
Washington | 6 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 6 | Alaska Airlines Arena
Washington owns a 4-2 record after opening the year with three straight wins. Most recently, the Huskies are coming off of a 71-66 win over Charlotte in the Battle for Atlantis. Andrew Andrews leads the Huskies with an average of 21.7 points per game while grabbing 7.7 rebounds per game for second on the team.
Head-To-Head: The meeting between the Titans and Huskies is just the third in program history and the all-time series is tied at 1-1. In their first-ever meeting in 1986, Cal State Fullerton defeated Washington 75-55. In their last meeting in 2012, the Huskies edged the Titans 74-72.
Last Meeting: Alex Harris drilled a game-tying three-pointer with just seconds remaining in the game, but a pair of made free throws by Washington's C.J. Wilcox proved to be the difference as the Huskies edged the Titans, 74-72, in Seattle, Wash.
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LAST TIME OUT
For the second time in as many games redshirt junior guard Tre' Coggins racked up 25 points to help lift Cal State Fullerton to victory. In today's contest, Coggins matched his career-high in a 75-66 win over Nevada to give the Titans their fourth straight win of the season as they improve to 4-1, while the Wolf Pack drops to 4-2.
The Titans received several strong performances on the night as redshirt senior guard Lanerryl Johnson tallied a season-high 18 points for his fourth double-digit effort of the year.
Cal State Fullerton also turned in 11 offensive rebounds as sophomore forward Jamar Akoh and freshman guard Khalil Ahmad each grabbed five boards in the game. Ahmad added seven points with one steal and one assist, while Akoh posted five points with two blocks, one steal and one assist.
Nevada was led by Eric Cooper, Jr., and Tyron Criswell who had 19 and 11 points, respectively. Lindsey Drew led the Wolf Pack with seven rebounds, while Marqueze Coleman dished out four assists and Cameron Oliver had three blocks.
Cal State Fullerton used a strong second half to overcome a nine-point deficit in the first half as the Titans scored 46 points in the frame as Coggins and Johnson poured in 14 and 11 points, respectively.
BIG WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK
For the first time in his career, Tre' Coggins was named Big West Conference Player of the Week after recording back-to-back career-high 25-point efforts to lead the Titans to a 2-0 record last week.
The San Juan Capistrano, Calif., native, registered his first 25-point effort in an 80-66 victory over Southern Utah, then came back and poured in another 25 points in a 75-66 win over Nevada helping Cal State Fullerton improve to 4-1 on the season to equal the Titans' best start since 2007-08.
The 6-3 guard shot 45.7-percent (16-of-35) from the field overall and an impressive 52.9-percent (9-for-17) from three-point range.
HOT START
After opening the 2015-16 season winning 4-of-5 games, Cal State Fullerton has posted the best start since 2007-08 when the Titans kicked of the year with a 4-1 record with their only loss coming at Arizona.
CLEANING UP THE GLASS
Senior center Kennedy Esume grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds in the Titans' season-opener at Loyola Marymount. He finished the game just one board shy of hitting the 20-rebound plateau. The last time a Titan recorded 20 rebounds in a game was in 2012 when former Titan Omondi Amoke grabbed 21 boards against UC Irvine. Esume is averaging 7.4 rebounds per game to lead the team, while Jamar Akoh is second on the team with 4.4 boards per game.
OFFENSIVE OUTPUT
The Titans have three players on the squad who are averaging double-figures in Tre' Coggins (19.0 ppg), Malcolm Brooks (12.0 ppg) and Khalil Ahamd (11.80 ppg). Most recently, Coggins and Ahmad teamed up to combine for 47 points in Fullerton's 80-66 win at Southern Utah. Coggins poured in a career-high 25 points and Ahmad notched a career-best 22.
HELPING HANDS
In four games so far, Lionheart Leslie and Sheldon Blackwell have done their job of dishing out 11 assists each to lead the team. Following close behind the duo is Tre' Coggins who has contributed 10 helpers on the year. As a team, the Titans have accumulated 62 assists and are averaging 12.4 per game.
TITAN TEAM NOTES
• After going with the same starting five (Coggins, Johnson, Brooks, Akoh and Esume) for the first three games of the season, head coach Dedrique Taylor made a change and went with the starting line up of Coggins, Leslie, Brooks, Akoh and Esume at Southern Utah as the Titans defeated the Thunderbirds, 80-66. He stuck with that lineup against Nevada, as the Titans defeated the Wolf Pack 75-66.
• Redshirt junior guard Tre' Coggins had a pair of career games at Southern Utah and versus Nevada as he poured in a career-best 25 point effort in both games en route to being named Big West Conference Player of the Week.
• Freshman guard Khalil Ahmad turned in the first 20-plus point effort of his collegiate career as he drained a career-high 22 points at Southern Utah. The Corona, Calif., native finished the night shooting 70-percent from the floor (7-for-10), 100-percent from three-point range (4-for-4) and 80-percent from the line (4-for-5).
• After opening the season with a career-high 19 rebounds, senior center Kennedy Esume has yet to record double-digit rebounds since. However, he still leads the Titans with 37boards on the year for an average of 7.4 per game.
AIR TIME
The Cal State Fullerton men's basketball team is scheduled to make a total of nine television appearances during the 2015-16 season.
The breakdown includes six appearances via ESPN3, two on the Pac-12 Network and one on Fox Sports Prime Ticket.
BIG WEST BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ALL-SESSION TICKETS ON SALE
Honda Center and the Big West Conference have announced that all-session tickets for the 2016 Big West Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament will go on sale Friday, November 13.
All-session school reserved tickets will be available for $69.00. These seats will be located within a school's section and can be purchased through each institution's box office.
Premium all-session tickets located in the first four rows of seating will be available for $149.00. General admission all-session tickets are also available for $69.00. These seats can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster retail outlets, or by calling 800-745-3000.
The 2015 Big West Tournament will be hosted for the sixth straight year at Honda Center in Anaheim. The women's tournament first round and quarterfinal games will be played at UC Irvine on March 8-9. The men's tournament begins on March 10 at Honda Center with four quarterfinal games. The semifinals and championship games for both the men and women will take place March 11 and 12 at the Honda Center.
ON DECK FOR THE TITANS
Cal State Fullerton heads to the state of Washington to take on Seattle (Dec. 4 at 7 p.m.) and Washington (Dec. 6 at 6 p.m.) later this week. The game at Washington will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.
