Cal State Fullerton rallies, beats Long Beach State to secure NCAA tournament berth

Cal State Fullerton forward E.J. Anosike, right, controls the ball in front of Long Beach State guard Jadon Jones.
Cal State Fullerton ahead E.J. Anosike controls the ball in entrance of Lengthy Seashore State guard Jadon Jones in the course of the first half of the Titans’ 72-71 win within the Massive West Convention championship sport Saturday.
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E.J. Anosike had 22 factors and eight rebounds, Damari Milstead hit 5 three-pointers and completed with 17 factors and Cal State Fullerton rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Lengthy Seashore State 72-71 on Saturday evening to win the Massive West Convention match.

The Titans, who've received 4 video games in a row, clinched an NCAA match berth for the primary time since 2018.

Tray Maddox Jr. had 13 factors and 6 assists for Fullerton (21-10) and Jalen Harris scored 10.

Tobias Rotegaard and Jadon Jones sandwiched three-pointers round a jumper by Joel Murray to present Lengthy Seashore State a 54-50 lead halfway by the second half. However Anosike scored 9 factors and Harris 5 as Fullerton answered with a 14-2 run to take an eight-point lead, and the Titans led the remainder of the way in which.

Jones hit a three-pointer to tug Lengthy Seashore State inside a degree with 38 seconds left and, after the groups traded turnovers, Milstead was fouled and missed the entrance finish of the one-and-one with 19 seconds left. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. poked away the ball on the different finish and Lengthy Seashore State did not get off a possible profitable shot within the closing seconds.

Murray led Lengthy Seashore State (20-12) with 24 factors and Colin Slater, the convention’s participant of the yr, scored 23, hitting 5 of 9 from three-point vary. Jordan Roberts added 13 factors, seven rebounds and 4 assists.

Slater scored 13 factors, together with three three-pointers, as Lengthy Seashore State jumped to a 29-15 lead with 4:37 left within the first half. Maddox scored eight factors and Anosike added six in a 17-2 run that gave the Titans a one-point lead on the break.

Wrightsell and Fullerton’s Jadon Jones have been known as for a double technical within the closing seconds of the primary half.

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