Cal State Fullerton Titans @ Saint Mary's Gaels
Ford, Hunter lead Saint Mary's past CSU Fullerton 81-66
MORAGA, Calif. -- Jordan Ford scored all of his 19 points in the first half and senior Jordan Hunter had his second career double-double to help Saint Mary's beat CSU Fullerton 81-66 on Monday night for its fourth straight win.
Hunter finished with 18 points and a career-best 10 rebounds and Ford made a career-high five 3-pointers.
Hunter threw down a dunk and made back-to-back jumpers to give Saint Mary's (7-4) its first lead at 13-12. Austen Awosika answered with a jumper on the other end but the Gaels scored the next 13 points -- including eight in a row by Ford -- before taking a 54-33 lead into the break. Saint Mary's shot 72 percent (22 of 29), including 10 of 13 from 3-point range, in the first half.
The Titans used a 12-3 run to pull within 10 points midway through the second half and Kyle Allman converted a 3-point play that made it 67-58 with 6:54 remaining but Fullerton got no closer.
Awosika led the Titans with 19 points and Allman scored 14.
Malik Pitt added 18 points, including five 3-pointers, for the Gaels and Tommy Kuhse had a career-best tying 11 points and a career-high 10 assists. Kuhse, a sophomore, had just nine assists in his previous six games combined.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Verne Harris
- John Higgins
- Kipp Kissinger
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 2-0 | - | 8-3 |
| UC Irvine | 2-0 | - | 7-4 |
| UC San Diego | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-1 |
| Cal State Northridge | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| UC Riverside | 1-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| Cal Poly | 1-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| UC Davis | 0-1 | 1.5 | 5-4 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 0-2 | 2 | 5-7 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 0-2 | 2 | 4-8 |
| Long Beach State | 0-2 | 2 | 2-9 |
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Saint Mary's | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Seattle U | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Pacific | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Santa Clara | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Loyola Marymount | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Portland | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Oregon State | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| San Francisco | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| San Diego | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Pepperdine | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| Washington State | 0-0 | - | 3-8 |

