The co-Big West Conference regular season champs trailed the Titans 30-29 with 17:33 to play before the 'Bows (25-5, 13-3 BWC) unleashed a 23-3 run over a six-minute span.

During the game-deciding stretch, the Titans (10-20, 3-13 BWC) committed seven turnovers and shot 0-for-3 from the floor, thus ending their 2015-16 campaign.

Fullerton was outscored 48-18 in the final 20 minutes, setting season lows in points scored and field goal percentage for the game.

The Titans scored just 18 points in the second half on 6-of-25 shooting committing 12 turnovers for the game (nine in the second half).

Jamar Akoh scored a team-high 12 points, while junior forward Tim Myles produced his first double-double as a Titan scoring a career-high 10 points while adding a career-best 12 rebounds.

Hawai'i shot 46.9 percent from the floor for the game, including a .528 clip (19-of-36) in the second half as Aaron Valdes led the 'Bows with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Roderick Bobbitt added 14 points while Stefan Jankovic poured in 12. Mike Thomas recorded a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Akoh buried a three-pointer from the wing at the halftime buzzer – just the third made trey of his career – as Cal State Fullerton trailed 27-26 at the break.

Akoh led Fullerton with nine first-half points while Myles was active on the boards with five in the first 20 minutes.

Hawai'i led by as many as eight points, 25-17, following a Jankovic lay-up with 3:40 to play, but the Titans ended the half on 9-2 run as Akoh scored seven of CSF's nine points during the stretch. UH committed three turnovers and shot 0-for-2 from the floor as CSF closed within one.

Fullerton committed only three turnovers in the first half while the 'Bows totaled seven.

Notes: Cal State Fullerton has not advanced out of the quarterfinals at the Big West Tournament since winning the title in 2008…Fullerton is 0-6 at the Big West Tournament in its last six games dating back to 2010…Cal State Fullerton has an overall record of 22-35 at the Big West Tournament …the 'Bows have a commanding 11-2 lead in the overall series with CSF...the Titans are 3-5 in Big West Tournament quarterfinal games, 1-4 as the No. 8 seed and 0-9 vs. the No. 1 seed…Tim Myles recorded his first double-double as a Titan scoring a career-high 10 points to go along with a career-high 12 rebounds…the game was the final for seniors Malcolm Brooks, Malcolm Henderson and Kennedy Esume…Fullerton set season lows in points (44), field goals made (17), field goal percentage (.298) and free throw percentage (.429).