FULLERTON, Calif. - The Big West Conference announced that senior guard Austen Awosika of the Cal State Fullerton men's basketball team was named Big West Player of the Week. It is the Carson native's first-career weekly accolade.
The 6-foot-3 guard provided the heroics in a thrilling 77-74 victory at UCLA as he scored the game-winning basket and a game-preserving steal to hand the Bruins just their second loss in the all-time series. Awosika finished the game with 15 points, two rebounds, three assists and two steals. He hit 6-of-14 floor shots. He made two three-point field goals in a game for the first time this season, the second of which stopped UCLA's 17-0 run and tied the game at 68-68. The Carson native drilled an off-balance floater from the left side of the lane with 23 ticks on the clock to give the Titans the 77-74 lead, then made a steal with two seconds remaining to prevent the Bruins from taking a game-tying shot.
In playing all 40 minutes, Awosika helped CSF to its first win over a Power 5 school since Dec. 7, 2011, against Utah. It was the first win for the Titans over UCLA since Nov. 16, 2009.
WINNERS! @austen_acee WITH THE GAME-WINNING BUCKET AND STEAL!
— Titans Men's Basketball (@FullertonMBB) December 29, 2019
CSF 77-74 UCLA #TusksUp pic.twitter.com/5hDpb6tj7r
Next up, Fullerton returns to Titan Gym to host St. Katherine on Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. PT as the last non-conference game of the season.
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