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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – Caleb Fuller scored 30 points on 7 of 11 shooting, hit a Division I program-record 15 free throws and collected six rebounds, all career highs, which helped UC Davis turn a double-digit deficit into a three-point game in the final seconds of Friday's ESPN3 broadcast in Northridge, California.

Combined with Ezra Manjon's 19 points, on 6 of 9 shooting, the Aggie duo frustrated CSUN throughout the entire evening in a Big West contest that was ultimately decided on the final possession of the game.
 
Following a 5-0 mini-run from the Aggies late in the first half, the Matadors responded by scoring five straight of their own to take a 36-32 lead at the break. That advantage grew to a game-high 14 with 11:01 remaining until UC Davis methodically, and patiently, trimmed its deficit three with six seconds left to play facing an opportunity to force overtime. 
 
After racing from one end of the court to the other, UC Davis' attempt to tie the game missed the mark at the buzzer, and the Matadors escaped with an 80-77 to improve their record to 7-7 overall and 3-4 against Big West teams.
 
That result is a rare one suffered by the Aggies in recent seasons since they arrived to the Matadome on Friday with wins in 13 of their last 14 head-to-head meetings. They will return for Saturday's 2 p.m. game, available on BigWest.TV and 1380 AM KTKZ, with respective records of 3-6 and 0-3.
 
Fuller's 30 are the most points scored by an Aggies since Joe Mooney ended with 35 when UC Davis visited Northern Arizona in December of 2019. By scoring half of his points at the stripe, the junior guard now shares the program's D-I single-game record with Manjon, who posted his total in their team's season opener vs. Nicholls State last November.
 
UC Davis showed a national audience why it has been the league's No. 1 team at the free throw line in recent seasons; it entered this week's series with the best percentage in the BWC and connected on 26 of 30 attempts overall and 20 of 22 after halftime.

By posting six rebounds apiece, Fuller, Christian Anigwe and Kennedy Koehler were collectively responsible for more than half the team's 32 boards as the Aggies out-rebound the Matadors, 32-22. Forty of UC Davis' points were scored in the paint, compared to CSUN's 28; it also scored two more fast break points than the Matadors (20-18).
 
 


ABOUT UC DAVIS
Over 700 student-athletes across 25 intercollegiate athletics teams, following the addition of equestrian and women's beach volleyball in 2018, are enrolled in 71 of more than 100 academic programs at the fifth-ranked public school in the nation.
 
Centrally located between San Francisco, Lake Tahoe and the Napa Valley, UC Davis is known nationwide as a leader in Title IX gender equity and leadership, ranks annually in the top 10 in diversity and students' social mobility and offers an unrivaled student-athlete experience that features the ideal combination of elite academics, Division I athletics and personal growth.
 
UC Davis is uncommonly committed to preparing student-athletes for life after graduation with Aggie EVO — an innovative student-athlete outcomes program that helps young women and men develop passions, gain real-world experience, and enjoy a successful launch to full-time employment or graduate school. Through Aggie EVO, Intercollegiate Athletics provides unmatched resources and a vast network of working professionals to ensure post-graduation success for its student-athletes.