DAVIS, Calif. – Fullerton Men's Basketball earned their eighth win in a row, and used a 44 point second half to run out 74-58 winners on Thursday night over UC Davis.
Damari Milstead scored a team-high 20 points, while Jalen Harris added 16, Tray Maddox Jr. had 13 as the guards led the way offensively.
The Aggies jumped out to an early 19-10 lead, courtesy of a 7-0 run, one of two they had during the first half. But the Titans were able to weather the early storm and claw their way back by halftime.
Harris provided a spark offensively off the bench in the first half for the Titans. He scored nine points, tied with Milstead for the most in the half for the Titans. Lado Laku also provided an impact off the bench in the first half, blocking two shots, to shore up the Fullerton defense.
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Laku's entrance added a spark for the Titans and allowed Fullerton to grow back into the game. The defense stood tall the last seven minutes of the half, holding the Aggies to two total points, and after being down double digits at one point, the Titans entered the halftime break tied at 30-30.
The second half was when the Titans came to life. Latrell Wrightsell banged in a huge three to give the Titans a 33-30 lead with 18:32 left in the second half, the Titans first lead since the very opening stages of the game.
Davis would then take a 42-35, before Fullerton went on a run of their own, to take a 47-44 lead with 11 minutes left. Tray Maddox Jr. nailed a huge three, as part of his 13 second half points to give the Titans that lead.
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The Titans defense came up huge the last five minutes of the game, allowing the offense to go on an 18-4 run to end the game. Harris made his second triple of the game to give Fullerton an 11 point lead with just over two minutes to go.
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The Titans would then make a second three in a row, courtesy of Damari Milstead to put the game out of sight, as they ran out winners, 74-58.
Final Stats:
The win is Fullerton's eighth in a row, the most wins in a row since the 1990-91 season.
Cal State Fullerton is one of 14 teams in all of division one men's basketball to have a current win streak of at least 8 games.
The Titans moved to 12-5 on the year, 5-0 in conference play.
This is the first time Dedrique Taylor's squad has started 5-0 in conference play under him.
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