Dec. 28, 2007

Box Score

Moraga, Calif. - Josh Akognon tallied a career-high 31 points and Cal State Fullerton buried 15 three-pointers to rout Furman 103-72 in the opening game of the Shamrock Office Solutions Classic Friday evening at McKeon Pavilion on the St. Mary's College campus.

The Titans connected on 10-of-18 first half treys and shot 52.6% from the field to build a 52-36 halftime lead. Scott Cutley added 22 points as Fullerton pulled away shooting 52.8% after the break. Frank Robinson added 17 points, Marcio Lassiter 11 and Marcus Crenshaw 10 to give the Titans five players in double figures.

The 103 points allowed by Furman was the most since Louisville posted 104 against the Paladins in a December 22, 2002, game at Freedom Hall.

Despite being undone by the Titans 15-of-30 effort from beyond the arc and 21 Paladin turnovers, Furman shot a season-high 50.0% (23-46) from the floor while connecting on 8-of-22 treys and 18-of-20 free throws. Alex Opacic led the way for Furman with 19 points and five rebounds on 7-of-9 shooting from the field. Justin Dehm added 15 points on the strength of a 9-for-10 effort at the charity stripe.

Cal State Fullerton outscored the Paladins 40-28 in the paint, registered 18 points of turnovers and totaled 19 second chance points to improve to 7-3 on the season. Furman, who was outrebounded 40-22, slipped to 0-11.

The Paladins conclude their seven-game road trip in the consolation game on Saturday night against the loser of tonight's St. Mary's versus Howard matchup. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.