National Basketball Association
Cal St. Fullerton 81, Utah 50
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
# Mike Eggers, # Mike Greenstein, # Verne Harris
Attendance:
7671
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Kwame Vaughn scored a game-high 18 points, D.J. Seeley added 17 and Cal-State Fullerton took control early and cruised to an 81-50 victory over host Utah on Wednesday.
Andre Hardy contributed 11 points and eight rebounds for the Titans (5-3), who led 14-0 out of the gate and handed Utah its seventh straight loss.
Omondi Amoke grabbed 12 rebounds for Fullerton, which dominated Utah on the boards 44-16.
The Utes were without leading scorer Josh Watkins, who was suspended from the team indefinitely Monday because of conduct detrimental to the team.
Chris Hines led Utah (1-7) with 12 points. Jason Washburn chipped in with 11 points and Kareem Storey, who replaced Watkins at point guard, had 10 points and six assists.
Cal-State Fullerton shot 62.5 percent from the field in the first half and made four 3-pointers in the first three minutes en route to a 43-26 halftime lead.
It was the third win for the Titans against Utah in 12 tries.
Top Game Performances
Cal St. Fullerton |
|
Utah |
Kwame Vaughn 18 |
Scoring |
Chris Hines 12 |
Isiah Umipig 6 |
Assists |
Kareem Storey 6 |
Omondi Amoke 12 |
Rebounds |
Jason Washburn 7 |
Kwame Vaughn 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Jason Washburn 5 |
Kwame Vaughn 2 |
Steals |
Blake Wilkinson 2 |
Omondi Amoke 1 |
Blocks |
Jason Washburn 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Cal St. Fullerton
|
81 |
56.9 |
11-24 |
12-15 |
21 |
44 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
Utah
|
50 |
35.3 |
6-16 |
8-16 |
12 |
16 |
3 |
7 |
7 |