Men's Basketball | 1/20/2015 5:22:00 PM

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LAST TIME OUT
> Bloomsburg outscored Kutztown 14-6 over the final 52 seconds, but fell to the Golden Bears by an 89-85 score on Saturday.

> Alssene Saintilus (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) led the Huskies with 20 points, matching a season high.

> Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) hit four 3-pointers over the final 41 seconds, finishing with 18 points.

> Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) also tallied 17 points.

> The Huskies shot 50.9 percent from the floor (29-of-57).

ABOUT MILLERSVILLE
The Marauders enter Wednesday's action riding a four-game winning streak with victories over  Wilmington (99-76), Shippensburg (61-54), Lock Haven (74-53) and Cheyney (70-68, overtime). The 99 points scored in last Wednesday's win over Wilmington were the most for the Marauders in a 40-minute game since 2008.

Millersville is ranked 12th in the PSAC in scoring (71.2 ppg) and 10th in defnse (72.2 ppg allowed), but struggles on the boards - the Marauders are 17th in rebounding margin at -5.5, ahead of only Cheyney (-10.6). Millersville games also typically don't produce many 3-pointers - the Marauders are 15th in 3-point percentage at 31.5 percent, but are third in 3-point percentage defense as opponents shoot just 30.1 percent from beyond the arc. When getting to the line, the Marauders have also been very good at cashing in - they are second in the league with a 74.9 percent success rate from the foul line, while also getting to line more than any other PSAC team other than West Chester (Millersville has 451 free throw attempts on the year).

Senior guard Kevin Parker leads the way offensively, ranking fifth in the PSAC at 16.5 ppg. The Marauders are led by head coach Fred Thompson, who ranks ninth all-time in PSAC victories.
 
LAST MEETING / SERIES HISTORY  
Millersville leads 94-86
Bloomsburg and Millersville have split the past 10 games of the series evenly with each side taking five victories. The recent series has frequently produced nailbiters - four of the past 10 games have needed overtime including a pair of triple overtime contests.

Last season was an example of the closeness of the series as the teams split their pair of games with each squad defending home court. Bloomsburg held on for an 83-77 victory at Nelson Field House in November 2013, but the Marauders answered for an 88-77 win at Pucillo Gymnasium in Millersville on Jan. 29, 2014. Millersville used 15 3-pointers to get past the Huskies that night, shooting 15-of-31 from beyond the arc.

TWEETABLES
Huskies facts in 140 characters or less

-Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) has made at least one 3-pointer in 12 of 15 games this year. He has attempted at least one shot from beyond the arc in every game he has played.

-Alex Prislupsky (Olyphant/Mid-Valley) had a streak of hitting multiple 3-pointers in five straight games snapped vs. Kutztown when he went 0-2 from beyond the arc. He has hit at least 1 3-pointer in 10 games.

-Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) enters Wednesday holding a streak of 43 straight games played with at least one assist.

-Riles is fifth in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0).

-Charles Haigler (Charles Town, WV/Hargrave Military Academy) had a streak of 21 straight games with at leastone steal snapped Saturday vs. Kutztown.

-Alssene Saintilus (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) tallied his second double-double of the year on Saturday vs. Kutztown (20 points, 11 rebounds).

-Four of the past 10 games vs. Millersville have gone to overtime - two of which went to triple OT.

-Bloomsburg has not lost to Millersville at home since Jan. 16, 2008 (79-68) - six straight Huskies victories.


NUMBERS TO KNOW
> 3 - Senior Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) has handed out three or more assists in 11 of 15 games this season including a high of nine, twice.

> 4-1 - The Huskies are 4-1 this season when playing games decided by five points or less - Saturday's 89-85 loss to Kutztown was the Huskies first loss in such games.

> 9 - Bloomsburg has played nine overtime games since 2012-13 - and five of those have gone double overtime, including one triple overtime. The Huskies are in 8-1 in those contests needing extra time.

> 45.4% - The Huskies are shooting 45.4 percent from the floor this season.

> 50% - Bloomsburg has shot 50 percent or better four times this year, including two out of the past three games.

> 56 - The Huskies scored 56 points in the second half Saturday vs. Kutztown, the most points in a half this season.
 
> 94.9% - Redshirt freshman Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) leads the entire PSAC in free throw percentage at 94.9 percent.. He has sank 37 of 39 attempts at the free throw line this season. Only two players in Division II with at least 30 attempts are better - Troy Hammel of Merrimack (43-45, 95.6%) and Michah Delph of Ouachita Baptist (38-40, 95.0%).

> 122 - The Huskies have made 122 3-pointers this season as a team, sixth-most in the PSAC.

> 987 - Senior Alssene Saintilus (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) enters Wednesday's game with 987 collegiate points, needing 13 for 1,000. Saintilus played his first two seasons at Chestnut Hill, scoring 436 points before transferring to Bloomsburg before last season.

UP NEXT
The Huskies travel to nearby Lock Haven for a Saturday PSAC East battle at 4 p.m.