UCLA
7-6,0-0Pac-12
Cal State Fullerton
4-10,0-0Big West
UCLA Falls to Cal State Fullerton, 77-74
December 28, 2019 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES โย Tyger Campbellย recorded career highs of 18 points and nine assists as the UCLA men's basketball team lost to Cal State Fullerton, 77-74, on Saturday afternoon in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom.
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The Bruins (7-6) trailed by 65-51 margin midway through the second half, before using a 17-0 scoring run to take a 68-65 lead with 4:54 to play.
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Cal State Fullerton tied the game at 68-68 on a 3-point basket by Austen Awosika, who finished with 15 points and two steals. The visiting Titans (4-10) took the lead on a free throw by Awosika and pushed their margin to 72-68 with 2:50 remaining in the game.
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Cal State Fullerton finished the game having made 14 of 24 shots from 3-point territory. The Titans made 9 of 13 attempts from 3-point range in the second half.
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"I told our guys that our fate isn't going to change until we get some humility," said Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men's Head Basketball Coach. "Cool does not win. You've got to be willing to do the uncomfortable things that go into winning. And if all you're worried about is getting 12 points, regardless of the outcome for our team, it's going to continue."
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In addition to Campbell, the Bruins also had double-figure scoring from Cody Riley (12 points) and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11 points).
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UCLA finished with a 39-28 rebounding advantage. Jalen Hill had a team-high 10 boards for the Bruins.
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Wayne Arnold scored a team-leading 19 points off the bench for Cal State Fullerton. He made 4 of 6 shots from 3-point range. Jackson Rowe added 17 points and totaled a game-high 11 rebounds.
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In the first half, UCLA scored nine of the game's first 11 points. Cal State Fullerton charged back behind the efforts of its backcourt. A 3-pointer by Awosika gave the Titans their first lead, at 25-22, with 3:54 to go until halftime. The lead changed hands three more times before the break, and the teams ended the first half with a 33-33 deadlock. Riley had eight points in the first half for UCLA.
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Cal State Fullerton used a 25-7 scoring run over a span of 6-minutes, 8-seconds to secure a 65-51 advantage with 10:05 left in the second half.
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Campbell had seven points for the Bruins during their ensuing 17-0 scoring run, helping UCLA to briefly retake the lead.
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UCLA will open Pac-12 play next week at Washington on Thursday, Jan. 2. Game time at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle is set for 7 p.m. (PT). The Bruins' Pac-12 opener will be nationally televised on FS1.
