Northridge, Calif. - Junior walk-on guard Eric Williams' 3-point play with 3.2 seconds left in the third overtime lifted Cal State Fulleton to an improbable 113-112 Big West Conference victory at Cal State Northridge. The win was Fullerton's seventh in a row at the Matadome and improved its record to 13-11 overall and 7-5 for sole possession of third place in the Big West. Northridge fell to 9-16, 4-7. The combined 225 points are the most in a game in Fullerton's 50-year basketball history. Gerard Anderson led the Titans with a career-high 25 points including 11 in the third overtime. With Northridge leading, 112-110 and 4 seconds left, he made one free throw before missing the second on purpose. Williams got the rebound on the left side and put in a short bank shot and was fouled, sinking the winning free throw before the Matadors' Vinnie McGhee's half-court shot bounced off the rim at the final buzzer. Aaron Thompson and Jacques Streeter each had 21 points for Fullerton before fouling out. Kenny Daniels led the Matadors with 25 points before he fouled out. Mark Hill scored 18 including 6-for-6 free throws in the third overtime before he fouled out with 4 seconds left. Five Titans and six Matadors fouled out. The game was tied 17 times and there were 15 lead changes. Anderson scored Fullerton's first 6 points in the third overtime, tying the game at 103 with 1:45 to go. Raymond Cody hit a trey at 1:21 but Anderson scored twice more for a 107-106 lead with a minute to go <b>...</b>
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