SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Latrell Davis scored 25 points and San Diego State pulled away from Cal State Fullerton for a 102-78 men’s NCAA Division I basketball victory Tuesday at Viejas Arena. The Aztecs improved to 1-0, while the Titans fell to 0-1 before an announced crowd of 10,677.

San Diego State led early, but Cal State Fullerton rallied to take a 25-19 advantage on Bailey Nunn’s 3-pointer with 10:42 left in the first half. The Titans tied the game at 30 on Josh Ward’s layup, yet the Aztecs closed the half with a surge and led 48-35 at halftime. San Diego State then opened the second half with Elzie Harrington jumpers, a Tae Simmons dunk and a Jeremiah Cherry dunk to stretch the margin. Cal State Fullerton trimmed the deficit to 69-61 on Ward’s 3-pointer with 15:14 remaining, but San Diego State answered with 12 consecutive points. Davis hit a 3-pointer, Simmons made a layup, Luca Vincini converted two tip-ins and Isaiah Sy added a 3-pointer during the run, which pushed the Aztecs’ lead to 81-61 with 10:55 left. The Titans never seriously threatened after that stretch, and San Diego State outscored Cal State Fullerton 54-43 after halftime.

Davis, a guard from Leeds, United Kingdom, led San Diego State with 25 points, four rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes. Simmons posted 14 points and 11 rebounds in 22 minutes. Matthew Willenborg had 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 23 minutes for Cal State Fullerton. Harrington added 15 points, five rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes for the Aztecs. Ward scored 22 points in 30 minutes for the Titans. Cherry finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and four blocks in 23 minutes. Vincini contributed 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 15 minutes. Sy scored 12 points in 23 minutes. Chance Gladden had four points, two rebounds and eight assists in 30 minutes, and Christian Williams added 12 points, two rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes for Cal State Fullerton.

San Diego State shot 33 of 68 from the floor, 8 of 23 from three-point range and 28 of 34 from the free throw line. Cal State Fullerton shot 28 of 69 from the field, 7 of 32 from beyond the arc and 15 of 24 from the line. The Aztecs had 15 offensive rebounds to the Titans’ eight, and both teams finished with six assists. San Diego State blocked six shots to Cal State Fullerton’s three. The Titans committed nine turnovers to the Aztecs’ 15, while Cal State Fullerton was called for 25 fouls and San Diego State for 21. Cal State Fullerton scored 78 points from 81 possessions for an offensive rating of 95.8. San Diego State scored 102 points from 84 possessions for an offensive rating of 121.2.

Cal State Fullerton’s upcoming schedule includes games against South Dakota, Lincoln (CA), UCLA, Portland State, Weber State, Sacramento State, Long Beach State, Idaho State, BYU and Utah Tech. San Diego State’s upcoming slate includes Colorado, Bethune-Cookman, New Mexico State, Texas Southern, Iowa State, UNLV, Montana State, BYU, Long Island and UCLA.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of San Diego State 87, Cal State Fullerton 81. Interstat’s ELO system had projected San Diego State with a 96.1 percent probability to win. San Diego State had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 14.5. The total score of 180 went under the over/under line of 154.5.