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BLOOMSBURG – A career-high 34 points from Dontahe Jordan (Williamsport/Williamsport) powered the Bloomsburg men's basketball team to a thrilling 89-79 double overtime win over Lincoln (PA) on Saturday evening at Nelson Field House.

The Huskies (2-1) rallied from a double-digit second half deficit to force extra time. Lincoln held a four-point lead with 1:05 to play following a free throw from Derrick Washington before Jordan's layup cut the deficit to a basket with 49 second left.  A defensive stop gave the ball back to the Huskies and a foul send Lorenzo Christmas (Norristown/Norristown) to the line. The senior calmly sank a pair of free throws with 15 seconds showing on the clock to tie the game for the first time since the 16-minute mark of the first half. A missed Lincoln jumper sent the game to overtime.

Bloomsburg led early in the first OT following free throws from Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) and a layup from Christmas, but the game was soon tied once more just over a minute later. Lincoln (1-1) grabbed a 68-66 lead, but Ed Hall (Washington, DC/Paint Branch)'s jumper tied the game to force a second overtime.

The second extra period belonged to Bloomsburg. Derrick Washington tied the game with a layup for the Lions at 72 with 2:02 remaining, but Christmas answered with a 3-pointer on the other end for a lead the Huskies never relinquished. From there, Bloomsburg ended the game on a 14-6 run to seal the victory.

"Our guys kept their composure all night and hit free throws down the stretch," Bloomsburg head coach John Sanow said. "We were also able to get some defensive stops in important moments in the game. When we were able to do that we changed the momentum of the game."

Along with his game-high 34 points, Jordan grabbed nine rebounds and also had four assists and four steals. Christmas finished with 18 points while Wes Lyons (Millville/Millville) (11 points) and Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) (10 points) each also reached double-digit scoring.

"It was a total team effort tonight," Sanow said. "This type of win gives us a lot of confidence going forward. Lincoln is a very good team; they're picked high in their league. For us to come out and get a hard-fought win in the fashion that we did I think says a lot about the character of our guys."

Justin Jackson paced Lincoln with 20 points and George Jackson netted 17.

Bloomsburg took advantage of Lincoln foul trouble, going to the line a whopping 55 times and scoring 40 of its points at the stripe. From the floor, the Huskies shot over 52 percent while holding the Lions to 41 percent shooting.

The Huskies return home to Nelson Field House on Wednesday evening to host Millersville in the first PSAC East game of the season. That game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.