GAME 20
Cal State Fullerton vs. Cal Poly
Saturday, Jan. 28 | 6:00 p.m.
Fullerton, Calif. | Titan Gym
Live Stream: ESPN3/WatchESPN
Live Stats: FullertonTitans.com
Live Audio: FullertonTitans.com
Series Record: Cal Poly Leads 37-28
FULLERTON, Calif. --- Cal State Fullerton hosts Cal Poly Saturday night at Titan Gym. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 and tipoff is set for 6 p.m.
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OPPONENTS & HISTORY
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 had lost 10 straight games before pulling off a79-66 upset over first-place UC Irvine at Bren Events Center on Thursday night. Victor Joseph led the way for Cal Poly with 22 points as four players tallied double figures. The Mustangs shot better than 50 percent while holding the Anteaters to 43.1 percent, handing the Big West leaders their first loss in conference play.
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 292-390 all-time. The PCAA changed its name to the Big West Conference in the 1988-89 season and since then, the Titans hold a 189-287 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
Saturday night's game against Cal Poly will be broadcast on ESPN3 with Trent Rush (PXP) and Richie Schueler (Analyst) on the call. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.
MORE TELEVISION TIME
Cal State Fullerton's game against UC Davis at Titan Gym on Feb. 18 has been picked up as a Fox Sports Prime Ticket Telecast. Tipoff is still set for 7:30 p.m. The Titans will now make a total of 11 television appearances during the 2016-17 season. The breakdown includes seven appearances via ESPN3, two on Fox Sports Prime Ticket, one on the Pac-12 Network, and one on the Mountain West Network.
LAST TIME OUT - LONG BEACH STATE 76, CAL STATE FULLERTON 65
Cal State Fullerton rallied from a 10-point deficit to tie the game but Long Beach State pulled away late and came away with a 76-65 Big West Conference victory over the Titans Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif. Kyle Allman led the Titans (8-11, 2-4) with 15 points on 5-for-12 shooting while Khalil Ahmad and Jackson Rowe added 11 apiece. Justin Bibbins led the 49ers (9-14, 4-3) with 26 points on 7-for-13 shooting. Fullerton outrebounded Long Beach State 38-34 including a 19-7 edge on the offensive glass but the Titans shot just 35.4 percent from the field while the 49ers hit 52.2 percent of their shots including a 45 percent clip (9-for-20) from beyond the arc. The 49ers also protected the rim all night, registering 10 blocked shots on the night with four coming from Roschon Prince and three from Mason Riggins.
TRUST THE PROCESS
Sophomore guard Kyle Allman led the Titans in scoring for the second time this season on Thursday night at Long Beach State. His 15-point effort was the ninth double-digit scoring effort of the season, more than double his output from last season when he posted double figures four times as a freshman. This year, Allman has improved his numbers in all categories. He's averaging 26.8 minutes a game and has made 14 starts in his 19 games played. He's shooting a shade under 40 percent from the field after shooting 36.5 percent as a freshman. He has improved both his free throw percentage and 3-point percentage and is averaging 9.2 points a game after averaging 5.1 last year.
TURN AWAY FROM THE SKID
Fullerton is in the midst of a three-game losing streak after Thursday's setback at Long Beach State. During the streak, the Titans are averaging 65 points a game, more than 10 points below their season average (75.3 ppg). They are also surrendering an average of 78 points a game in the three losses. The Titans are shooting 37.2 percent from the field and just 27.1 percent from distance while allowing opponents to shoot 54.9 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from beyond the arc. Despite forcing 47 turnovers in the three-game span, the Titans have coughed it up 51 times while tallying 31 assists, compared to 45 assists for their opponents.
NIGHT AND DAY
The Titans numbers in wins and losses are polar opposites. In the eight wins this year, Fullerton is averaging 83.2 points a game and shooting 49.5 percent from the field with a 36.8 percent clip from beyond the arc. They have outrebounded opponents 354 (44.2 rpg) to 261 (32.6 rpg) in wins. In the team's losses, the Titans are averaging just 69.5 points a game while surrendering 80.8 per contest. Fullerton is shooting 42.3 percent and just 29.1 percent from 3-point range in losses this season while allowing opponents to shoot at a 46.7 percent clip and 40.1 percent from distance. The Titans have also been outrebounded 402 (36.5 rpg) to 373 (33.9 rpg) in those games.
COGGINS LEADING TITANS OFFENSIVELY
Senior Tre' Coggins continues to lead Cal State Fullerton offensively. He is currently the leading scorer in the conference at 17.2 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 first in the conference and 56th in the country in free-throw percentage at 86 percent. His 3.06 3-pointers per game average is tops in the conference and 26th in the nation.
ROWING ALONG
Forward Jackson Rowe continues to excel for the Titans in his first season at Fullerton. He posted his 11th double-digit scoring output on Thursday night at Long Beach State, scoring all 11 of his points in the second half. He also grabbed six rebounds and shot 4-for-9 from the field. Rowe continues to lead the team in rebounding at 6.5 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 11 double-digit scoring games. Rowe is also leading the Titans and ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage (56.6%).
THE STRIPE AND THE DISHES
The fate of the Titans has depended largely on their output at the free throw line and setting the table. Fullerton is currently 1-7 when it makes fewer free throws than its opponents and 2-8 when the Titans have fewer assists than their opponents.
THREE AND OUT
Thursday night's loss marked the fifth time the Titans have lost a game when three or more players tally double figures and the first since Fullerton dropped a 102-96 decision in overtime at Omaha on Dec. 18. Cal State Fullerton is currently 8-5 when three or more players tally double figures in scoring and winless (0-6) when two or fewer players score double digits.
TITANS TEAM RANKS
The Titans are second in the Big West Conference in blocks (3.9) and total blocks (75), and defensive rebounds per game (27.68) and ranked third in overall rebounding at 38.26 a game. Additionally, Fullerton is ranked second in the Big West in scoring average (75.3 ppg), third in field goal percentage (45.4%), and second in field goal percentage defense (42.5%).
PAINT BY NUMBERS
Cal State Fullerton has outscored its opponents 628-491 in the paint this season. UC Irvine outscored Fullerton, 48-30, on the inside on Jan. 14 but marked just the third time in 19 games that The Titans have been outscored in the paint and first since Nov. 25 against Jacksonville State.
ON DECK FOR THE TITANS
The Titans will play just one game next week, a road contest at UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 2.
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