Santa Clara Broncos @ Cal State Fullerton Titans
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
SCU | 34 | 39 | 73 |
CSUF | 40 | 46 | 86 |
Cal St. Fullerton handles Santa Clara 86-73
FULLERTON, Calif. -- Alex Harris scored 19 points to lead Cal State Fullerton to an 86-73 win in their home opener Saturday.
Cal State Fullerton (2-1) had a 13-5 run early in the first half as they jumped out to a 40-34 halftime lead.
Marquis Horne drilled two 3-pointers, and Harris added one of his own to push the Titans to a 16-5 run to start the second half. The run gave Cal State Fullerton a 56-39 lead with 14:47 left to play. The Titans pushed the lead to 78-54 with 7:40 to go, propelled by two more 3-pointers from Harris.
Horne finished with 13 points while Michael Williams added 15.
Santa Clara (2-1) put together a 15-4 run to cut the lead to 13 with 1:35 left, but the comeback fell short.
Brandon Clark scored 23 points to lead the Broncos, but he was inefficient, finishing 7 of 22 from the field.
