Cal State Fullerton Titans @ UC Riverside Highlanders
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
CSUF | 27 | 52 | 79 |
UCR | 39 | 34 | 73 |
Cal State-Fullerton rallies to shock UC Riverside 79-73
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Tre Coggins scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half and Cal State-Fullerton rallied from 20 down in the second half on Thursday night to open Big West Conference play with a 79-73 win over UC Riverside.
The Titans (8-6), who won just one conference game last season, fell behind 10-0 and trailed 39-27 at the half. The Highlanders (9-7) opened the second half with a 10-2 run, making it 49-29.
Fullerton had runs of 9-0, 8-0, both times to cut the deficit to 11, and then had a 13-0 run to take a 72-67 lead with 1:01 to play. Leslie Lionheart scored seven straight before a Coggins 3 made it 70-67.
Down five, the Highlanders had a critical turnover and Lionheart's two free throws made it a three-possession game with 36 seconds left, 76-69.
Fullerton was 20 of 28 from the line in the second half.
Jaylen Bland had 21 for Riverside.
Game Information
Riverside, CA
Referee:Michael Reed
Referee:Mike Scyphers
Referee:Jeff Wooten
2025-26 Standings
| Big West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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