Cal State Fullerton vs. Omaha
Wednesday, Nov. 30 | 7:30 p.m.
Fullerton, Calif. | Titan Gym
TV/Live Stream: BigWest.tv
Live Stats: FullertonTitans.com
Audio: FullertonTitans.com
Series Record: First meeting
FULLERTON, Calif. – The Titans face Nebraska-Omaha on Wednesday night after four games away from Titan Gym. Fullerton will play seven of its next nine games at home.
TICKETS & PROMOTIONS – DOUBLEHEADER (CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS)
Cal State Fullerton students receive free admission to Titan home games with their Titan I.D. card.
Wednesday's men's basketball game is part of a doubleheader with women's basketball. Prior to the men's team taking on the Mavericks, the Titans women's basketball team will face the Montana Lady Griz at 5 p.m. Fans that buy a ticket to the women's basketball game vs. Montana and get into the men's basketball game vs. Nebraska-Omaha for FREE (General Admission Seating). With the purchase of a Women's Basketball ticket, fans can stay for the Men's Basketball game and sit in Sections F, G, or H.
Tickets for Women's Basketball vs. Montana will go on sale at Titan Gym at 4:00pm until 6:00pm. Men's Basketball tickets will be sold at Titan Gym beginning at 6:00pm. Ticket sales at the Box Office at Titan Gym are CASH ONLY! Purchase single game tickets in advance for Women's and Men's Basketball by clicking HERE.
PARKING FOR HOME GAMES (CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE ONLINE)
Parking for games played Mon-Thurs. is $8. Permit machines located in lots A, D, G, S and on the ground level of the parking structures accept Discover, MasterCard, and Visa, only. The machines located in surface lots accept $1 & $5 bills only. Parking can also be purchased online by visiting the Cal State Fullerton Parking and Transportation website. Daily permits are valid in student lots and parking structures, unless restricted. After 4pm daily permits are valid in College Park Faculty/Staff. After 6pm daily permits are valid in Lots A Faculty/Staff, E Faculty/Staff, C-West, and C-East. Parking for Fullerton games played on weekends (Fri.-Sun) is free after 5 p.m. Friday through the weekend. Please plan accordingly when attending an athletic event at Cal State Fullerton.
OPPONENTS & HISTORY
Nebraska-Omaha | 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 30 | Titan Gym
The Mavericks come into Wednesday's game having lost four of their last five games, three of them on the road. They have three players averaging double figures, led by Tre'Shawn Thurman's 13.3 points per game while shooting 48.3 percent. The Mavericks also have three players shooting better than 40 percent from beyond the arc with a minimum of nine attempts. Wednesday's game will be the second game of a four-game road trip for Nebraska-Omaha. They travel to Iowa on Dec. 3 before wrapping up the trip at Iowa State on Dec. 5.
Head-To-Head:
Wednesday's game will be the first ever meeting between the Titans and Mavericks.
Pacific | 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3 | Titan Gym
The Tigers face the Titans in the final game of a three-game week on Saturday. They face Nevada on Tuesday night on the road and host Sacramento State on Thursday before Saturday's clash with the Titans.
Head-To-Head:
The Titans and Tigers will face each other for the 87th time on Saturday night. Pacific currently holds a 48-38 advantage in the series.
Last Meeting:
Cal State Fullerton edged Pacific, 77-76, on Nov. 17, 2015 in the second game of the 2015-16 regular season. It was the first meeting between the teams in 33 months and first non-conference tilt since the Tigers moved to the West Coast Conference following the 2012-13 basketball season. Fullerton trailed the game by five with 1:42 left but stormed back, capped off by Lionheart Leslie's go-ahead layup with 13 seconds left to put the Titans up for good. Tre' Coggins led the way with 21 points on 7-for-14 shooting and 4-for-8 from beyond the arc.
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LAST TIME OUT - ALABAMA STATE 76, CAL STATE FULLERTON 67 (OT)
Cal State Fullerton suffered its fourth straight loss after falling to Alabama State, 76-67, in overtime in the final game of the Global Sports Classic on Saturday morning at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
The Titans (2-4) led by two with 18 seconds left in regulation but Tony Armstrong hit a jumper in the post for the Hornets (1-5) to send the game into the extra period, where Fullerton was outscored 14-5 en route to its fourth straight loss.
The Titans were led offensively by Tre' Coggins' 19 points on 8-for-20 shooting while Kyle Allman added 13 points but the Titans struggled mightily from distance, going 1-for-18 from beyond the arc. Arkim Robertson posted career highs with 10 rebounds and 20 minutes played in the loss to go with three blocks.
COGGINS LEADING THE WAY
Redshirt senior Tre' Coggins was named to the Global Sports Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.0 ppg against Jacksonville State and Alabama State. He also logged five steals in the two games and was 7-of-8 on his two-point shots en route to 19 points against Alabama State. This season, Coggins leads the team and Big West Conference in scoring (20.2 ppg) and minutes per game (37.8).
FRONT ROWE SEAT
Freshman Jackson Rowe has started in five of the team's six games and is third on the team in minutes per game (27.3). He's second on the Titans in scoring (11.3 ppg) and second in the Big West with a .700 shooting percentage. He is tied for the team lead with 28 rebounds in six games and third on the Titans with three blocked shots.
NO SOPHOMORE SLUMP HERE
Sophomore Kyle Allman is continuing to improve in his second season with the Titans. He tallied 13 points against Alabama State, his third double-figures scoring output in six games after posting four such games in 30 games played as a freshman. Allman is currently averaging 10.7 points a game and leads the team with 17 assists and has led the team in the category in three of the six games so far this season. Allman is also second on the team in minutes per game (30.7).
HOLDING DOWN THE FRONTLINE
Arkim Robertson grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds on Nov. 26 against Alabama State, the second double-figure rebounding game by a Titans player this season. He also tied a team season-high with three blocked shots in the game against the Hornets and logged a career best 20 minutes in the contest.
CURRENT EVENTS
Forward Joshua Currenton made his season debut on Nov. 25 against Jacksonville State, recording the start and playing eight minutes in the game.
CHARITY IS GOOD
Center Darcy Malone set career highs in free throws made against the Hornets on Nov. 26 and became the second Titans player this season to hit all of his shots from the charity stripe with a minimum of five makes in a game as he went 6-for-6. He also tied a career high with eight points, the second time this season he has reached that mark.
OT UNDER DT
The Titans have played a pair of overtime games this season, going 1-1 so far in those contests. They beat Portland State, 106-100 in double overtime on Nov. 13 and fell to Alabama State, 76-67, in overtime on Nov. 26 at the Global Sports Classic. Under head coach Dedrique Taylor; the Titans are currently 1-6 in games that go into overtime. This season marks the second time a Titans team has played multiple overtime games in a season under Taylor. Fullerton played three overtime games during the 2014-15 campaign.
SIXTH MAN WATCH
Freshman Austen Awosika has assumed the role so far this season as Fullerton's top option off the bench. He's played in all six games this season and is averaging 21.5 minutes a game, the most by any Titans player without a start this season. Awosika is shooting 48.3 percent (14-for-29) from the field and is tied for second on the Titans with nine assists.
BACK AT TITAN GYM
The Titans return home after four games away from Fullerton which all went against the Titans. Fullerton shot 40.2 percent in four games away from Titan Gym while allowing opponents to shoot at a 45.6 percent clip. The three-ball particularly abandoned the Titans on the road as they shot 28.6 percent from distance in the four losses while their opponents shot 37.9 percent from distance. In two home wins this season, the Titans shot 51.2 percent from the field and 38.8 percent from 3-point land.
WARDROBE!
Guard Jose Garcia-Gonzalez will redshirt the 2016-17 season.