GAME 19
Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State
Thursday, Jan. 26 | 7:30 p.m.
Long Beach, Calif. | Walter Pyramid
Televison: Fox Sports Prime Ticket
Live Stream: Fox Sports Go
Live Stats: FullertonTitans.com
Live Audio: KBeach
Series Record: Long Beach State leads 69-44
LONG BEACH, Calif. --- Cal State Fullerton heads to the Walter Pyramid on Thursday night to face Long Beach State. The game will tip off at 7:30 p.m. and be broadcast on Fox Sports Prime Ticket. Check your local listings for the channel in your area.
OPPONENTS & HISTORY
Long Beach State | 7:30 p.m. | Fox Sports Prime Ticket
Thursday, Jan. 26 | Walter Pyramid
The Titans and 49ers will face off for the first time this season and the 114th time overall. Long Beach State is coming off a 98-92 overtime victory at Cal Poly. The 49ers trailed by as much as 17 points in the second half but mounted a furious rally to force overtime and eventually score their second straight win. On Tuesday, the 49ers announced that guard Gabe Levin is out for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a fracture in his knee. Levin played and started in 16 games this season for Long Beach State, leading the team in rebounding and placing second in scoring over the team's non-conference schedule.
Head-To-Head:
The 49ers lead the all-time series against the Titans, 69-44, and have won five straight meetings, sweeping the season series the last two years. Fullerton's last win over the 49ers came on March 1, 2014, an 84-76 win at Titan Gym. The Titans have lost six straight games at the Walter Pyramid and have not beaten the 49ers in Long Beach since an 81-75 victory in overtime on Feb. 4, 2010.
Last Meeting:
The Titans and 49ers were tied 10 times and traded the lead 10 times but Justin Bibbins hit the game-winning layup as time expired to lift Long Beach State to a 75-73 victory at Titan Gym on March 2, 2016.
Cal Poly | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3
Saturday, Jan. 28 | Titan Gym
The Titans and Mustangs wrap up their season series on Saturday night at Titan Gym. The Mustangs are currently winless in Big West Conference action.
Head-To-Head:
The Mustangs lead the overall series with the Titans, 38-27. Fullerton has won the last two meetings, both of which took place at Mott Athletics Center.
Last Meeting:
Tre' Coggins dropped a season-high 34 points on 11-for-15 shooting to lead the Titans to an 87-74 victory over Cal Poly on Jan. 12. The Titans shot 64.4 percent from the field against the Mustangs, the best by a Titans team in head coach Dedrique Taylor's four seasons at the helm. Khalil Ahmad added 19 points while Jackson Rowe and Kyle Allman added 12.
TITANS AND CONFERENCE PLAY
Cal State Fullerton is in its 43rd season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association/Big West Conference and holds an overall record of 292-389 all-time. The PCAA changed its name to the Big West Conference in the 1988-89 season and since then, the Titans hold a 189-286 record. Fullerton won regular season titles in 1975-76 (PCAA) and 2007-08 (Big West) and conference tournament championships in 1977-78 (PCAA) and 2007-08 (Big West). From 1967-74, CSF played in the California Collegiate Athletic Association and posted a 24-36 mark.
ON THE AIR
Thursday night's game at Long Beach State will be broadcast on Fox Sports Prime Ticket with Mark Rogondino (PXP), Corey Maggette (Analyst) and Kaileigh Brandt (sideline) on the call. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. The Titans will make a total of 10 television appearances during the 2016-17 season. The breakdown includes seven appearances via ESPN3, one on the Pac-12 Network, one on Fox Sports Prime Ticket and one on the Mountain West Network.
LAST TIME OUT - UC RIVERSIDE 71, CAL STATE FULLERTON 63
Cal State Fullerton struggled offensively in the second half and could not take care of the ball as the Titans dropped their second straight game, 71-63, to UC Riverside Wednesday night at Titan Gym. The Titans (8-10, 2-3) committed 22 turnovers on the night, which turned into 17 points for the Highlanders (4-11, 2-2). UC Riverside also shot 50 percent from the field and 41 percent from beyond the arc while holding the Titans to 39.3 percent shooting. Tre' Coggins led the Titans with 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting and 4-for-7 from the 3-point line and Darcy Malone set a new career high with 10 points to go along with six rebounds and two blocks. Lionheart Leslie and Davon Clare each added eight points off the bench.
MALONE SETS CAREER BEST
Center Darcy Malone scored a career-high 10 points on 3-for-4 shooting in 19 minutes off the bench against UC Riverside on Jan. 18. It was his first career game scoring in double figures and he also tied a career best with six rebounds.
COGGINS LEADING TITANS OFFENSIVELY
Senior Tre' Coggins continues to lead Cal State Fullerton offensively. He is currently the leading scorer in the conference at 18.3 points a game. He's led the team in scoring 11 times this season and 23 times in his two years at Fullerton. Coggins is also second in the conference and 55th in the country in free-throw percentage at 86 percent. His 3.25 3-pointers per game average is tops in the conference and 18th in the nation.
RISING TO THE OCCASION
Lionheart Leslie is currently ranked in the top-15 in the Big West in scoring at 11.4 points a game. He is one of four players in the top-15 shooting 50 percent or better on the season and one of just three players ranked in the top-15 in scoring averaging less than 25 minutes per game. In addition, Leslie is 13th in the conference in assists per game average.
FRESHMAN IN NAME ONLY
Forward Jackson Rowe continues to excel for the Titans in his first season at Fullerton. Rowe leads the team in rebounding at 6.6 per game, which ranks third in the Big West. He is the only true freshman ranked in the top five in rebounding. Rowe has also started every game for Fullerton this season and is second on the team with 10 double-digit scoring games. Rowe is also leading the Titans and ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage (57.7%).
THREE'S COMPANY
Cal State Fullerton is currently 8-4 when three or more players tally double figures in scoring and winless (0-6) when two or fewer players score double digits, including the team's last two losses at UC Irvine (Jan. 14) and against UC Riverside (Jan. 18).
TITANS TEAM RANKS
The Titans are second in the Big West Conference in blocks (3.9) and total blocks (71), and defensive rebounds per game (28.17) and ranked third in overall rebounding at 38.28 a game. Additionally, Fullerton is ranked second in the Big West in scoring average (75.9 ppg), field goal percentage (46%), and field goal percentage defense (42.1%).
PAINT BY NUMBERS
Cal State Fullerton has outscored its opponents 594-463 in the paint this season. UC Irvine outscored Fullerton, 48-30, on the inside on Jan. 14 but marked just the third time in 18 games that The Titans have been outscored in the paint and first since Nov. 25 against Jacksonville State.
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