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Technical Helps Titans Upset 49ers Feb. 13, 2003 – Long Beach, Calif. Box Score Heather Hansen scored 17 points and grabbed 6 rebounds Thursday night to lead Cal State Fullerton (6-15, 4-5 Big West) to a 77-74 Big West Conference victory at Long Beach State (10-11, 7-3 Big West). Fullerton capitalized on a personal and technical foul by LBSU’s Glory Johnson with 4.1 seconds remaining to go on to win as a last-second shot by Jinga Gosschalk failed to connect. With the score tied at 74, Fullerton's Amber Pruitt drove to the basket and was fouled by Johnson with 4.1 seconds left. Johnson was than assessed a technical foul from slamming the ball. Rochelle Ortega made both technical free throws, before Pruitt made one-of-two free throws to make it 77-74. LBSU then went the length of the court and was unable to get a clean shot. Glory Johnson led The Beach with 23 points and seven rebounds, while Candice Wilson added 18 points. Jinga Gosschalk and Jennifer Baker each chipped in 10 points apiece. The Beach shot 44% from the field and committed 29 turnovers . Andrea Adams chipped in 14 points for Fullerton, which shot 43% for the game and also committed 29 turnovers. With 11.8 seconds remaining in the game, a lay-up by LBSU’s Jennifer Baker tied the game at 74-74. Long Beach took its first lead since the early minutes of the first half, 60-58, after two free throws by Wilson with 6:59 remaining. Fullerton retook the lead, 65-64, after a three-point play by Adams with 4:48 left to play. Long Beach began the second half strong, using an 11-4 run to bring the score within three points, 46-43, with 15:43 remaining. A driving lay-up by CeCe rush with 10:15 remaining tied the game at 53-53. The 49ers struggled in the first half as the Titans went on a 22-6 run to lead 28-16 with 8:08 left. Fullerton led by 14, 32-18, with 5:36 remaining to give CSUF its biggest lead of the half. Long Beach went into the locker room at half down by 10, 42-32. The Beach committed 19 turnovers and shot 46%, while Fullerton turned the ball over 11 times and shot 42% for the half. Cal State Fullerton will host UC Riverside Saturday night at 7 in Titan Gym. ####
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