National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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