FULLERTON, Calif. ---  Led by McKynzie Fort, San Diego State quickly extinguished Cal State Fullerton's fourth-quarter lead and stormed back to defeat the Titans 71-61 at Titan Gym on Thursday night.

Cal State Fullerton (2-9) has lost five-straight games, while the Aztecs improved to 4-6 with the com-from-behind win.

Fort scored a game-high 29 points, 14 of which came in the fourth quarter on 5-of-7 shooting. Lexy Thorderson poured in 13 points for SDSU, while Kymberly Ellison added 12 and Ariell Bostick dished out a game-high six assists.

Ellison nailed a three-pointer to tie the game at 47-47 just 30 seconds into the game's final period, but Fullerton reclaimed the lead, 51-48, after a Daeja Smith inside bucket. Fort answered back with a three-point play to tie the game for the seventh time before leading the Aztecs on a 20-10 run over the game's final eight minutes.

Sophomore guard Jade Vega scored a season-high 17 points to lead Cal State Fullerton, matching a career best with four made three-pointers. Iman Lathan added 15 points, five rebounds and five assists while Smith added 11 points, four boards and a career-high four assists. Freshman Keimeshia Walker scored 10 points off the bench.

The Titans, who led 34-27 at the break, started the third quarter on a 7-2 run as Lauren Nubla gave Fullerton its largest lead of the game, 41-29, with a lay-up at the at the 7:03 mark, but SDSU responded with a 15-5 run to trail just 46-44 with less than 20 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

Cal State Fullerton committed 18 turnovers as the Aztecs held a 23-14 advantage in points scored off miscues.

The Titans shot 46.9 percent (23-of-49) from the floor while SDSU shot 47.4 percent (27-of-57).

Cal State Fullerton is in the middle of a four-game homestand to close the non-conference portion of the schedule, and will host Columbia at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 29, at Titan Gym.

Notes: Cal State Fullerton is currently on a five-game losing streak…the Titans lead the overall series with the Aztecs 31-21, but have lost eight straight to SDSU…Cal State Fullerton held its first halftime lead since a 72-56 win over Montana on Nov. 30…Fullerton lost its first game that it held a halftime lead in this season…Jade Vega's three-pointer at the 7:41 mark of the first quarter gave Cal State Fullerton its first lead in a game in its last 122:10 minutes of play going back to the 9:51 mark of the first quarter of the Titans' game at Eastern Washington on Dec. 8…Jade Vega scored a season-high 17 points…Daeja Smith dished a career-high four assists…Cal State Fullerton's 12-point lead was its largest lost of the season.

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