PCAA Roundup : CS Fullerton Easily Puts Away Pacific; UNLV Wins

Cal State Fullerton had been tied with the University of the Pacific for last place in the Pacific Coast Athletic Assn., but there was never much doubt about the outcome Thursday night before a season-low crowd of 1,128 at Titan Gym.

Fullerton (5-12), loser of seven straight conference games going into the game, handed Pacific a 75-60 defeat.

UOP (4-13, 0-8), which had lost its coach Tuesday when Tom O’Neill resigned, reportedly under pressure, dropped its 11th straight game.

Fullerton lead by 11 at halftime and led by as many as 24 in the second half.

“It would be really easy to minimize this win, but I don’t want to do that in any way,” Fullerton Coach George McQuarn said.

Richard Morton, who scored 18 points and made four of six three-point shots, said the win may help the Titans “get back in stride.”

Henry Turner also had 18 points for the Titans, making 8 of 12 shots.

Christian Gray scored 12 points for Pacific, which has lost all but two of its PCAA games by fewer than 10 points.