Men's Basketball | 12/4/2014 11:39:00 AM

GAME COVERAGE
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SCOUTING EAST STROUDSBURG
The Warriors started the season ranked in the national top five, but have suffered two early losses at Bowie State on Nov. 15 (76-71) and at home vs. New Haven (79-71) on Nov. 30. ESU lost just two games all of last season after opening the year on a 20-game winning streak before finishing the year 30-2 with a PSAC Championship and a spot in the Atlantic Regional Championship Game before falling at home to West Liberty, 89-82. That loss to West Liberty was the only loss of the season for ESU at Koehler Fieldhouse as the Warriors went 18-1 on their home floor. The Warriors have been the dominant team in the East in recent seasons, winning three divisional regular season titles in the past five years.

ESU returned 11 letterwinners and four starters from last year's conference champions, including guard Whis Grant (17.6 pts, 3.8 reb) - a two-time All-America pick and 2014 Sporting News Pre-season All-American. Also back is 2013-14 PSAC East Freshman of the Year Rasheed Moore (12.6 pts, 6.3 reb); PSAC Tournament MVP Jamar Nwaniemeka (12.6 pts, 3.1 reb), First Team All-PSAC East selection Matt Tobin (9.3 pts, 3.0 reb, 6.4 apg) as well as guard Will Brown (9.1 pts, 2.2 reb). 

THE BLOOMSBURG-ESU SERIES
Bloomsburg leads 92-67

Saturday will mark the 160th meeting between Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg in the sport of men's basketball. The Warriors have won four straight in the series after sweeping the season series in each of the past two years. Bloomsburg's last victory over ESU came at home on Feb. 22, 2012 - 80-78 in overtime. Bloomsburg swept the season series from the Warriors in 2011-12, with its last win at Koehler Fieldhouse coming on Jan. 25, 2012 - 70-67. Bloomsburg is a very different team than it was then - not a single player from the Huskies' last win over ESU is still on the roster.

TWEETABLES 
Huskies facts in 140 characters or less

-The Huskies have started the season 6-0 for the first time since 2006-07.

-Bloomsburg started the 2006-07 season at 6-0 and reached the national Top 25.

-Bloomsburg scored 100 points for the first time since Feb. 6, 2013 vs. Millersville in its 100-84 win over PSU Lehigh Valley on Monday.

-The 13 3-pointers made by the Huskies on Monday were the most in any game for BU since hitting 14 on Nov. 15, 2006 vs. Pitt-Johnstown.

-Freshman Alex Prislupsky (Olyphant/Mid-Valley) made a career-high five 3-pointers - in a row - on Monday vs. PSU Lehigh Valley, the most 3's in a game by a Husky this year.

-Moustapaha Noumbissi has 18 blocks this season.

-Noumbissi's total of 18 blocks is more than the combined total of eight PSAC teams.

-Noumbissi swatted a career-high six blocks against PSU Hazleton. His previous high was four, twice.

-Noumbissi's six blocks at PSU Hazleton were the most since  Larry Webster had five on Feb. 11, 2012 at West Chester.  

-The Huskies are already 5-0 in games decided by 10 points or less, including a 3-0 mark in contests decided by five points or less.

-Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) enters Saturday holding a streak of 33 games played with at least one assist.

-Riles ranks seventh in the PSAC in scoring at 16.2 ppg.

-Sophomore guard Anthony McKie (Blue Bell/Plymouth Whitemarsh) is  returning to ESU where he played last season. McKie played in 19 games for the Warriors a year ago.

NUMBERS TO KNOW

> 2 - Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg are the only two remaining undefeated teams in the PSAC East.

> 6 - The Huskies have won six straight games entering Saturday. That matches last year's six-game winning streak from Nov. 12-Dec. 7. The last time the Huskies won seven straight games was from Nov. 12-Dec. 4, 2011 as part of an eight-game winning streak.

> 8 - Bloomsburg has played eight overtime games since 2012-13 - and five of those have gone double overtime, including one triple overtime. The Huskies are a perfect 8-0 in those contests needing extra time. 

> 20 - Sophomore guard Anthony McKie (Blue Bell/Plymouth Whitemarsh) tallied a career-high 20 points in the win on Tuesday at Goldey-Beacom.

> 20 - Bloomsburg will play 20 straight PSAC games to finish the regular season. 

> 27 - The Huskies have 27 blocks this season - only Shippensburg has more as a team (28).

> 42.4% - Bloomsburg is shooting 42.4% from beyond the arc this year, behind only Pitt-Johnstown in the PSAC (45.1%).

> 48.6% - The Huskies are shooting 48.6 percent from the floor this year, fourth-best in the PSAC. 

> 50 - The Huskies have hit 50 3-pointers this season - only three PSAC teams (Edinboro, Millersville, Cal) have tallied more. Bloomsburg registered 11 3's in a win at Cheyney and 13 in a win over PSU Lehigh Valley.

 

UP NEXT
The Huskies will be off for 10 days as part of finals. Bloomsburg then travels West for crossover games at Clarion and Pitt-Johnstown Dec. 16-17.