Men's Basketball | 1/23/2015 11:57:00 AM

GAME COVERAGE
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LAST TIME OUT
> The Huskies dominated en route to an 84-66 victory over Millersville on Wednesday night.

> Senior Alssene Saintilus (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) reached 1,000 career points by hitting a free throw with 1:00 to play.

> Bloomsburg shot 50.0 percent from the floor and led for 34:23 of game time.

> Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) led all scorers with 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting.

> Both Saintilus (14 points, 11 rebounds) and Moustapha Noumbissi (Upper Darby/Delaware County Christian School) (13 points, 10 rebounds) recorded double-doubles.

> Bloomsburg recorded 12 blocks.

ABOUT LOCK HAVEN
A year after finishing 17-10 overall and 10-6 in the PSAC, Lock Haven has struggled to gain traction thus far in 2014-15, opening the season 2-6 and currently standing 5-12. The Bald Eagles are currently in a tie for fifth in the Eastern Division, just one game ahead of the Huskies.

Lock Haven ranks 13th in the conference in scoring at 70.5 points per game while standing 16th in scoring defense by surrendering 79.4 points per game. The Bald Eagles struggle with perimeter shooting, ranking last in the conference at 26.9 percent from 3-pointers and just 71 made 3's this season (only Clarion has fewer, 68).

The Bald Eagles offense runs through senior guard Wali Hepburn who stands second in the PSAC in scoring at 18.9 ppg, behind only Edinboro's Henri Wade-Chatman (19.2 ppg). Hepburn is a unique scorer in the fact that he also is great at finding good looks for others as well - he also leads the team in assists with 4.7 per game. Two other players - graduate student forward Nate Walters (10.3 ppg) and senior forward Theo West (10.2 ppg) also average in double figures.
 
LAST MEETING / SERIES HISTORY  
Bloomsburg leads 97-34
Bloomsburg has dominated the long-running series between the two schools, winning 97 of the 131 meetings all-time. The Huskies have also been strong in recent years, winning eight of the past 10 matchups.

Last season, the Huskies swept both games with their new PSAC East rival after the Bald Eagles moved from the Western Division. Both games were tight, however, as the Huskies escaped Lock Haven with an early season 62-57 victory and then came away with a 77-76 win at home on Feb. 1, 2014. On that day, Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) hit a long jumper with nine seconds remaining to put the Huskies ahead. A foul put Wali Hepburn at the line with 1.8 seconds to go, however, and Hepburn made the first but missed the second and Alssene Saintilus (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) came down with the rebound to seal the win.

TWEETABLES
Huskies facts in 140 characters or less
-Bloomsburg had 12 blocks on Wednesday vs. Millersville, the most since having 12 swats at Chestnut Hill on Nov. 16, 2009.

-Alssene Saintilus (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) matched a career high four blocks, a total he has reached four times, while Charles Haigler (Charles Town, WV/Hargrave Military Academy) set a new career best with three swats.

-Saintilus recorded a double-double in each of his past two games.

-Saintilus has reached double figure scoring in eight straight games entering Saturday.

-Haigler ranks seventh in the PSAC in field goal percentage (48.7%).

-Haigler had a streak of 21 straight games with at least one steal snapped last Saturday vs. Kutztown.

-The Huskies have two players among the top five in the PSAC in free throw percentage - Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) (95.3%, first) and Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) ((87.5%, fifth).

-Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) has made at least one 3-pointer in 13 of 16 games this year. He has attempted at least one shot from beyond the arc in every game he has played.

-Riles enters Saturday holding a streak of 44 straight games played with at least one assist.

-Riles is fifth in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9).

-Moustapha Noumbissi (Upper Darby/Delaware County Christian School) is fifth in the conference in blocks per game (1.9) and has multiple blocks in seven games this year.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
> 3 - Senior Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) has handed out three or more assists in 12 of 16 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 - last 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.

> 45.7% - The Huskies are shooting 45.4 percent from the floor this season.

> 50% - Bloomsburg has shot 50 percent or better five times this year, including three of the past four games.
 
> 95.3% - Redshirt freshman Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) leads the entire PSAC in free throw percentage at 95.3 percent. That total ranks second in all of Division II with only Troy Hammel of Merrimack (49-of-51, 96.1 percent) ranking better at the foul line.

> 129 - The Huskies have made 129 3-pointers this season as a team, sixth-most in the PSAC.

> 1,001 - Senior Alssene Saintilus (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) enters Saturday's game with 1,001 career points in college between Chestnut Hill and Bloomsburg.

UP NEXT
The Huskies return home to Nelson Field House on Wednesday night to host Cheyney. Bloomsburg won the first game against the Wolves, 97-87, in Novemeber.