FULLERTON — Donovan Oday had a career-best game and the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team took control early to defeat Denver, 74-59, on Sunday afternoon at Titan Gym.
Oday scored a career-high 21 points on 9-for-10 shooting and led the Titans (4-8) in rebounds (eight) and assists (three). Kobe Young had 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, while John Mikey Square added 11 points, going 7 for 9 at the free-throw line.
Denver had an early 5-0 lead before Square got the Titans going with a tip-in and a three-point play, the beginning of a 19-2 run that gave the hosts a 19-7 lead with 8:28 left.
Fullerton shot 54% (14 for 26) from the field in the first half, opening a 36-22 halftime lead while holding Denver to 32% (8 for 25) shooting. The Titans kept attacking the rim after halftime. They held a 42-28 lead following a Kendrick De Luna dunk and extended the margin to as much as 20 points (54-34) on an Oday layup with 12:57 left.
Denver (6-7) got within 11 points twice, but an Oday 3-pointer with 5:30 left and his dunk on Fullerton’s next possession extended the lead back to 16 points and the hosts closed it out from there.
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Fullerton shot 58.3% from the field for the game (28 for 48) and enjoyed a 40-22 advantage in points in the paint.
DeAndre Craig finished with 17 points on 7-for-13 shooting (3 for 5 from behind the arc) for the Pioneers. Nicholas Shogbonyo had 15 points (8 for 11 at the free-throw line) and six rebounds, and Sebastian Akins added eight points.
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Fullerton will host Wyoming next Sunday (Dec. 22) at 2 p.m.