FULLERTON — E.J. Anosike had a career-high 33 points as Cal State Fullerton pulled away to defeat Cal State Northridge, 79-64, in a Big West Conference game on Thursday night at Titan Gym.

Dante Maddox Jr. added 10 points and 10 rebounds – his first double-double of the season – for Fullerton (8-5 overall, 2-0 Big West), which has won four games in a row. Damari Milstead had 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals, and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. had 10 points and four assists. Jalen Harris had nine points and Vincent Lee had seven points and eight rebounds.

Miles James had 14 points for the Matadors (5-9, 1-2), while Onyi Eyisi added 13 points and Atin Wright had 11.

Fullerton started feeding Anosike the ball early, and he did not disappoint. The 6-foot-7, 235-pound senior forward, who finished 12 for 19 from the field and 8 for 8 from the free-throw line while grabbing nine rebounds, had 14 points and five of his boards before halftime, when the Titans led, 40-35.

CSUN started the second half strong and took a 43-42 lead on an Elijah Hardy jumper just more than four minutes into the second half. The Titans answered quickly, rattling off a 16-4 run to build a 58-47 lead with nine minutes left.

The lead grew to 12 points before Anosike put an exclamation point on his night with an emphatic dunk with 1:40 left to give the Titans their largest lead of the night at 75-61.

Neither team had much luck from the perimeter, with CSUN going 1 for 12 from 3-point range and Fullerton going 2 for 15.

UP NEXT

Fullerton hosts UC Santa Barbara on Saturday at 6 p.m.

CSUN plays at Long Beach State on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Cherry on top.@DamariMilstead x @EAnosike55 #TusksUp pic.twitter.com/4XMHXGk3NG

— Titans Men’s Basketball (@FullertonMBB) January 14, 2022