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BLOOMSBURG – The Bloomsburg University men's basketball team looks to ride the momentum of a big win in the final seconds at West Chester last Saturday into its home game vs. Mansfield at Nelson Field House on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.
 
The Huskies (9-6, 5-1 PSAC East) won at West Chester, 77-76, with a dunk from Alssene Saintilus (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) with 7.3 seconds left on Saturday. Mansfield (4-13, 2-5) won 82-73 vs. Shippensburg on Saturday. Bloomsburg enters Wednesday's contest in second place in the PSAC East standings, a game behind division-leading East Stroudsburg.
 
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SCOUTING MANSFIELD
Despite a rough start to the season, the Mountaineers have won two of three with victories vs. Millersville and Shippensburg on their home floor to work themselves back into playoff contention.

Mansfield ranks ninth in the PSAC in offense at 74.5 points per game, but has struggled defensively. The Mountaineers rank last in the conference in points allowed – surrendering 79.8 points to opponents. While Mansfield hasn't had much trouble putting up points of its own, not much of their production comes from beyond the arc – they are shooting under 30 percent (29.8%) from 3-point land on the year. Turnovers have also been an issue – Mansfield ranks 17th in the conference in turnover margin at -2.76.

Junior forward Joe Bell is one of the PSAC's standout players, ranking third in the conference in scoring at 21.5 ppg while adding 7.4 rebounds per game. Bell has scored in double figures in all but two games this year (eight vs. Franklin Pierce in the season-opener and eight vs. Cheyney on Dec. 7) including a 41-point outburst in the win over Millersville on Jan. 11. His 14 made field goals in that game are a season high for the entire PSAC. Senior guard Charles Becoats (14.4 ppg) and junior forward Charles Pemberton (11.6 ppg) also add double figure scoring.

THE BLOOMSBURG-MANSFIELD SERIES
Bloomsburg leads 99-72
The Huskies will go for their 100th all-time victory against Mansfield in the 172nd meeting between the schools in men's basketball. Mansfield won the last meeting at Nelson Field House last February, 73-66. Wes Lyons (Millville/Millville) scored 19 points and Lorenzo Christmas (Norristown/Norristown) added 15 while Charles Becoats had 15 and Joe Bell 11 points. Previous to that game, Bloomsburg had won three straight games in the series after sweeping a pair of games in 2011-12.

TWEETABLES (Huskies facts in 140 characters or less)
-BU is 7-2 with Dontahe Jordan (Williamsport/Williamsport) in the lineup and 2-4 without.

-The Huskies have a +6.3 rebound margin with Jordan and -4.0 without.

-BU also caused 21 turnovers from ESU, the most by any opponent this season.

-Alssene Saintilus (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) is averaging 15.0 ppg against PSAC East competition this season.

-Saintilus is also shooting over 70 percent (33-47) in PSAC East games.

-Despite playing only nine games, Jordan leads the team in total rebounds (70).

-Lorenzo Christmas (Norristown/Norristown) has 34 3-pointers this year. He needs 26 more to own the career school record (225, Mike Ellzy).

BU PSAC PLAYER RANKINGS
-Lorenzo Christmas (Norristown/Norristown) ranks 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (.374) and seventh in 3's per game (2.3).

-Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) stands tied for sixth in assists per game (3.4), ninth in free throw percentage (38-for-47, .809) and 14th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.0). Riles is also 13th in steals per game (1.5 spg).

-Moustapha Noumbissi (Upper Darby/Delaware County Christian School) is eighth in blocks per game (1.5 bpg).

-Charles Haigler (Charles Town, WV/Hargrave Military Academy) ranks 11th in steals per game (1.5 spg).

UP NEXT
The Huskies hit the road the next two games to play Kutztown Saturday and at Millersville next Wednesday.