LOS ANGELES -- Cal State LA's men's basketball team put it all together Thursday night in a big California Collegiate Athletic Association win over Cal State San Bernardino.

The Golden Eagles turned in one of their best defensive performances of the year and came up with big plays down the stretch to beat the Coyotes, 75-63, in University Gym. Cal State LA (12-13, 7-12 CCAA) hit 12 attempts from 3-point range, including six from Fard Muhammad and limited Cal State San Bernardino (19-6, 14-5 CCAA) to just 30 percent shooting.

The result jumbled the CCAA standings both in regards to the teams fighting for the last few spots and also for those battling for position at the top. Cal State LA is in a tie with Cal State Monterey Bay for ninth in the conference, just one game back of seventh-place Cal State Dominguez Hills and one-half game back of eighth-place Cal State San Marcos. The Golden Eagles, Toros and Otters all have three games remaining, while the Cougars have two. The top eight teams qualify for the conference tournament.

The Golden Eagles, meanwhile, also dropped Cal State San Bernardino into a three-way tie for second in the conference along with Chico State and Cal Poly Pomona.

Muhammad poured in a season-high 27 points to lead three Golden Eagles in double figures. Shacquille Dawkins had 11 points and a pair of steals, while Ja'Sean Lewis had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Andres Villa had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Coyotes, while Daytone Jennings had 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Cal State LA shot 41.1 percent (23-of-56) and made 12-of-37 attempts from 3-point range. Cal State San Bernardino shot just 30 percent (21-of-70) and made only 5-of-25 from 3-point range. The Golden Eagles were 17-of-24 from the free-throw line, while the Coyotes were 16-of-29.

Cal State LA won despite being out-rebounded, 57-30. The Golden Eagles committed 10 turnovers to 12 for the Coyotes.

Cal State LA got three straight 3-pointers from Muhammad and another from Khalil Williams to erase an early Cal State San Bernardino advantage. A basket by Lewis gave the Golden Eagles a 28-21 lead and, after the Coyotes closed to within 34-32, the Golden Eagles got 3-pointers from Muhammad and Jordan Rogers to take a 40-32 halftime lead.

The Golden Eagles took their biggest lead of the night, 52-38, after a 3-pointer by Lewis, a steal and layup by Dawkins and a layup by Rogers, with 14 minutes to go.

The Coyotes closed to within seven points, 61-54, before a pair of free throws by C.J. Fisher and a free throw by Muhammad boosted the lead back to double-digits.

Cal State LA saw its lead cut to 67-60 with 1:25 to go, but Muhammad hit a pair of free throws with 1:11 to go and Williams followed with two more free throws to extend the lead to 71-60. Four free throws by Muhammad pushed the lead to 75-61 in the final seconds.

Cal State LA will return to action on Saturday with a home game against Cal Poly Pomona at 3 p.m. on Senior Day.