Ahmad, Allman send CS Fullerton past CSU Northridge 88-70 (Feb 17, 2018)
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) Khalil Ahmad scored 29 points and Kyle Allman scored 27 and Cal State Fullerton broke it open in the second half and went on to beat Cal State Northridge 88-70 on Saturday night.
Jackson Rowe flirted with a triple-double and finished with 16 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Titans (15-9, 8-4 Big West).
CSU Fullerton led 41-37 at halftime and quickly pushed the margin to 49-39 within the first 2 1/2 minutes of the second half. Ahmad made a pair of 3s and Allman two free throws out of the break. Lyrik Schreiner's jumper reduced CSU Northridge's deficit to 60-56 with 12:06 left but the Matadors (6-21, 3-10) never got closer.
Carl Brown led CSU Northridge with 16 points and made all six shot attempts and all four free throws. Shreiner scored 15 and Tavrion Dawson scored 13.