PORTLAND, Ore. – Led by juniors Khalil Ahmad (24 points) and Kyle Allman, Jr. (21 points), Cal State Fullerton (5-3) men's basketball won at Portland by a score of 76-66 on Wednesday night in the Chiles Center.
Ahmad's 24 points were a game high and just one point shy of his season high. Ahmad shot 8-15 from the floor and 4-7 from distance. He has now made four three pointers in three games this season.
.@CSFCoachTaylor on tonight's win on the road. #TusksUp pic.twitter.com/6CWnXBcPUH
— Titans Basketball (@FullertonHoops) December 7, 2017
Allman reached double figures for the fifth consecutive game, scored more than 20 points for the second game in a row and has eclipsed 20 points three times this season. He shot 6-10 from the field and 9-13 from the charity stripe.
Portland (3-6) was led by Josh McSwiggan and Phillip Hartwich, both of which scored 15 points.
.@kyleallmanjr and @oh_snaap25 on tonight's win and how their aggressive defense turned the game around. #TusksUp pic.twitter.com/DaY455KZFC
— Titans Basketball (@FullertonHoops) December 7, 2017
The Pilots started the game up 13-0 but the Titans rallied and closed the half on a 6-0 run to close the deficit to just one at 33-32. The Titans then opened up the second half on a 17-6 run and the Pilots could not recover. CSF outscored Portland 44-33 in the final 20 minutes of the game.
CSF was aggressive on defense, recording eight steals, one steal shy of tying a season-high mark. Tonight's win snapped a streak of eight straight losses on the road to non-conference opponents for the Titans.
The squad returns to action on Saturday at Titan Gym against Utah Valley. Tip off is set for 6 p.m. PT.
Celebrating the W with some @VoodooDoughnut! pic.twitter.com/lFbj5CteSo
— Titans Basketball (@FullertonHoops) December 7, 2017
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