Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones leads UC San Diego past Cal State Fullerton
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones scored 20 points as UC San Diego beat Cal State Fullerton 76-69 on Saturday at LionTree Arena.
Tait-Jones also had six rebounds for the Tritons (17-9, 11-3 Big West Conference). Tyler McGhie scored 16 points while going 5 of 18 (4 for 11 from 3-point range). Hayden Gray was 6-of-10 shooting (1 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 15 points.
The Titans (11-15, 4-10) were led by Dominic Brewton, who posted 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Donovan Oday added 10 points for CSU Fullerton. In addition, Grayson Carper finished with nine points.
Up next: UCSD will travel to UC Riverside on Thursday night.
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