FULLERTON — Zachary Visentin had a career night, but it wasn’t enough for a Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team that was again done in by poor shooting and turnovers in a 65-49 loss to UC Davis on Saturday night.
Visentin, a senior, scored a career-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting and blocked three shots, but Fullerton shot 29.8% from the field and had 22 turnovers while losing its fifth straight game to drop to 6-19 overall and 1-11 in Big West Conference play. Kaleb Brown added six points and nine rebounds, while Kobe Young had six points and eight rebounds.
The Titans shot just 23% from the field in the first half and trailed 34-23 at halftime.
The Aggies (14-10, 8-5 Big West) feasted on the turnovers to start the second half and opened a 21-point lead with 13:20 remaining. Fullerton never mounted much of a charge and trailed by at least 15 the rest of the night.
T.Y. Johnson had 20 points on 8-for-20 shooting (3 for 8 from 3-point range) to pace UC Davis. Leo DeBruhl added 11 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and six steals. Carl Daughtery Jr. scored 10 points.
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Fullerton shot 18 for 20 from the free-throw line and outrebounded the Aggies 40-32, but the visitors enjoyed a 27-9 advantage in points off turnovers and a 13-2 advantage in fast-break points.
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Fullerton hosts Cal Poly (SLO) on Thursday at 7 p.m.
BIG WEST STANDINGS
Through Saturday, Feb. 8
UC Irvine – 20-4, 10-2
UC San Diego – 20-4, 10-2
CS Northridge – 17-7, 9-4
UC Riverside – 16-9, 9-4
UC Santa Barbara – 16-8, 8-5
UC Davis – 14-10, 8-5
Hawaii – 13-11, 5-8
CS Bakersfield – 10-15, 4-9
Cal Poly (SLO) – 9-15, 3-9
Long Beach State – 7-18, 3-10
CS Fullerton – 6-19, 1-12