Morehead St. 69, Cal St.-Fullerton 62

Morehead St. 69, Cal St.-Fullerton 62

Published Dec. 23, 2009 10:09 p.m. ET

Kenneth Faried scored 19 points, including seven in the final 4-minutes, and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead Morehead State past Cal State Fullerton 69-62 Wednesday night.

Demonte Harper had 18 points and Maze Stallworth also added 13 for the Eagles (5-6).

The Titans (4-6) were led by Devon Peltier with 15, shooting 5 of 7 from the 3-point line. Orane Chin added 11 points and Jer'Vaughn Johnson 10.

Pelteir hit a 3-point shot with 5:10 to play to give the Titans a 59-55 edge, but Morehead would get three steals, two resulting in scores, in the final 3:50.

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Neither team held an advantage in the first half, as the lead changed eight times and was tied six times. Fullerton attempted 13 3-point shots in the first half, hitting six. They led 37-34 at halftime.

The game was part of the three-day Basketball Travelers Invitational, hosted by Utah State.

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