Henderson Scores 24, Leads Fullerton Over Long Beach

Guard Kevin Henderson scored 24 points and forward Kerry Boagni added 16 Saturday night to lead Cal State Fullerton to a 69-60 Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. victory over Cal State Long Beach.

Henderson hit 9 of 13 shots from the floor as Fullerton raised its overall record 11-8 and its conference mark to 7-3.

It was Long Beach’s 11th consecutive defeat as it fell to 2-16 and 0-10.

Forward Darryl Adams led Long Beach with 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Jon Hansen was the only other 49er in double figures with 11 points.

Fullerton played without its leading scorer and the nation’s No. 5 rebounder, Tony Neal, who failed to show up for the game. No reason was given for his absence.

Fullerton broke a 2-2 tie and led the entire game. The Titans held a 33-19 halftime margin and led by as many as 17 points in the second half.

Center DeWayne Shepard and forward Gary Moeller picked up the slack in Neal’s absence with eight rebounds each. Shepard added 11 points for Fullerton.