Fullerton Hits Bump in Road With 24-Point Loss at San Diego

For a team that had won only six games last season, it was an opportunity to journey into some seldom-explored territory.

No Cal State Fullerton basketball team had won four consecutive games on the road in the same season since Bobby Dye’s team did it in 1977-78. That team made the Titans’ only NCAA tournament appearance and finished 23-9.

Instead, San Diego (3-3) overwhelmed Fullerton (3-2) and stopped the Titans’ early run of success away from home, 77-53, Tuesday night in front of 1,037 in the USD Sports Center.

“It was a complete and total disaster,” Titan Coach Bob Hawking said. “And it was an aberration of what had happened with us so far. We got off to a bad start, and it didn’t seem to get any better.”

It was the first matchup of former Titan coach Brad Holland against his old team, and Holland clearly had much more to enjoy than Hawking, his assistant during his two seasons at Fullerton.

The Titans shot only 38.2% from the field and were outrebounded, 48-28. Fullerton made only seven of 18 free throws and only four of 18 three-point shots.

San Diego shot 42.4% from the field and was 19 for 24 from the line.