Men's Basketball | 2/13/2015 11:00:00 AM

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LAST TIME OUT
> Redshirt freshman Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) had a game to remember by netting a career high 37 points, but it was not enough as the Huskies fell at West Chester, 88-82, on Wednesday night.

> Mortellite's outing represented the most points scored by a Huskies player since Bill Connelly had 37 at New York Tech on Nov. 21, 1988.

> Mortellite went 9-of-13 from the floor, 6-of-9 from 3-pointers and 13-of-15 at the line in just 31 minutes. Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) also added 20 points.

ABOUT MANSFIELD
Mansfield came up with a crucial PSAC East victory, 60-52, over Shippensburg at home on Wednesday night. Mansfield moved into seventh place in the PSAC East, trailing Lock Haven by half a game for the sixth and final playoff spot from the division.

Charles Pemberton tallied 15 points  and 11 rebounds to lead the way with Joe Bell and Thomas Moore each scoring 14 apiece. Head coach Rich Miller moved into second place on Mansfield's all-time wins list with his 128th victory, passing his old coach, Tom Ackerman.

Mansfield enters today's game ranking ninth in the PSAC in scoring at 73.0 points per game and 14th in defense while allowing 75.3 points per contest. Mansfield struggles at the free throw line, averaging just 65.0 percent - only Cheyney is worse at the stripe (63.3 percent). Turnovers have also been an issue at times - Mansfield is 16th in the conference in turnover margin (-1.8).

Mansfield has won its past two games, snapping what was a five-game losing skid with an 84-79 win over Lock Haven in overtime last saturday. Mansfield was led by Joe Bell's 23 points - and that has been a common theme. Bell has over 1,800 points in his MU career including 18 games in double figures this season.

LAST MEETING / SERIES HISTORY  
Bloomsburg leads 101-73
The Mountaineers shot over 58 percent from the floor in a 91-81 win at Decker Gymnasium on Jan. 14. Whistles were aplenty as both teams committed 28 personal fouls, though neither team truly cashed in – Bloomsburg shot 70.7 percent while Mansfield shot 72.1 percent at the line. The Mountaineers were red hot from the floor in the second half, though, hitting 15 of 21 attempts (71.4 percent) to put the game away.

Joe Bell had 27 points to lead all scorers, continuing a trend for the senior against Bloomsburg. Bell averages 19.3 points per game over the past two seasons and 15.8 ppg for his career against the Huskies.

TWEETABLES
Huskies facts in 140 characters or less
-Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) set career highs in points (37), field goals (9) and 3-pointers (6) as well as free throws made (13) on Wednesday at West Chester.

-The 37 points scored by Mortellite are the most by any Huskies player since Bill Connelly scored 37 on Nov. 21, 1988 at New York Tech.

-Since complete game-by-game records became available with the 1982-83 season, no Huskies player has scored more than 37 points.

-The all-time school record for points in a game is 48 set by John Willis on Feb. 26, 1974.

-Mortellite's 37 points are believed to be the most scored by a Huskies freshman during a single game in modern history.

-Bloomsburg's 11 3-pointers on Wednesday are the second-most this season – Bloomsburg hit 13 against PSU Lehigh Valley on Dec. 1. The Huskies also had 11 3-pointers in the first game of the year against West Chester and also did so at Cheyney.

-After his four blocks Wednesday, senior Moustapha Noumbissi (Upper Darby/Delaware County Christian School) stands eighth in Huskies career history for swats with 82. Next up is the 90 blocks of Adam Bohman (1999-2003).

-Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) averages 17.7 points and 4.3 assists per game in three contests vs. Mansfield.

-Charles Haigler (Charles Town, WV/Hargrave Military Academy) enters Saturday three points shy of 700 for his career.


NUMBERS TO KNOW
> 6 - Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) made six 3-pointers on Wednesday at West Chester, a new career high. It also represented the most 3-pointers in a single game by a Huskies player since Lorenzo Christmas (Norristown/Norristown) made six vs. Gannon on Dec. 21, 2013. The last time a Huskies player made more 3's in a game was when Mike Cheatle made seven vs. Cheyney on Feb. 20, 2006.

> 28 - The Huskies were whistled for 28 personal fouls on Wednesday night, second-most this season. BU also had 28 fouls in the first meeting of the year at Mansfield.

> 25.6% - Senior Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) has assisted 25.6 percent of the Huskies' made field goals while on the floor this year.

> 38 - Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) has 38 3-pointers on the season entering Saturday. He needs two more to crack into the BU single season top 20 – Ryan Nenstiel had 40 during the 2004-05 season.

> 41 - Bloomsburg had 41 free throw attempts in the first game vs. Mansfield this season on Jan. 14. That total is easily the highest for the Huskies this year – second-highest were the 33 attempts vs. Cheyney on Jan. 28. Bloomsburg went 29-of-41 at the line that night, with the 29 made free throws also being a season high.

> 43 - Mansfield got to the line even more in the first game of the year – the Mountaineers went 31-of-43 at the free throw line on Jan. 14.

> 58.7% - Mansfield shot 58.7 percent from the floor (27-of-46) in the first meeting of the year.