Reno Hands Fullerton Another Road Loss

It was only a week ago that Cal State Fullerton was celebrating three consecutive victories and a four-game home-court winning streak in Big West Conference basketball.

But that’s only a faded memory for the Titans now after their second lopsided defeat on the road this week, this one at the hands of Nevada, 89-70, Saturday night before 6,014 in Lawlor Center.

Nevada, stung by a two-point home-court loss to UC Irvine that left the Anteaters alone in first place Thursday night, took it out on the Titans. “We haven’t been a very good team on the road this season,” Fullerton Coach Bob Hawking said. “We don’t seem to play with the same attitude on the road as we do at home. Part of that may because we’re so young, although we’ve had a few games when we were competitive on the road.”

Fullerton, 5-12 overall and 4-5 in the conference, has won only once away from Titan Gym.

The game wasn’t even as close as the final score might make it seem. Nevada (12-6, 5-3) led by 31 points with 6:27 remaining before Fullerton closed the gap at the end.

Nevada shot 49% and had a 42-32 rebounding advantage. Fullerton shot only 35% in the first half but finished at 45%.

The Wolf Pack had five players in double figures, led by Brian Green and Damien Edwards, who each had 15.

Chuck Overton led Fullerton with 19 points.