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BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The Bloomsburg University men's basketball team scored 64 points and missed only eight shots in the second half as the Huskies powered their way past visiting Wilmington University, 109-87, on Wednesday night at the Nelson Field House in a non-conference matchup. Bloomsburg improved to 5-7 overall while the Wildcats saw their record fall to 6-8 on the season.

Six players finished in double figures for the Huskies led by freshman sensation Travis Elmore (Tobyhanna, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) who finished with 19 points, nine rebounds, and four assists. Redshirt junior Sam Saxton (York, Pa./Central York) added 18 points and a career-high eight assists while junior Ky Mauras (Reading, Pa./Reading) chipped in 17 points and six dimes on the night. Junior Austin Harriott (Philadelphia, Pa./Hun School) posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds while dishing out a career-high tying five assists. Freshman Sekou Fofana (Upper Darby, Pa./Springfield Commonwealth) added 14 points and six assists in just 16 minutes and sophomore Ethan Houston (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) snuck into double digits with 11 points in 18 minutes off the bench.

Bloomsburg shot 23-of-31 (74.2%) in the second half which included 9-of-13 (69.2%) from long range as it broke open an eight-point advantage at halftime with its 64-point outburst over the final twenty minutes. For the game, the Huskies shot a season-best 41-of-66 (62.1%) from the field, hit a season-high 15 three-pointers on 25 attempts (60.0%), and posted a season-best 29 assists in the victory. Bloomsburg also held a whopping margin on the glass, 47-18.

The Huskies never trailed as Saxton nailed his first of four three-pointers less than a minute into the contest for the initial points of the game. Bloomsburg built the advantage to 24-12 after a triple from freshman William Melson (Allentown, Pa./Dieruff) with 10:44 left in the opening half before the Wildcats chipped away and eventually tied the game at 30-30 with 5:12 left in the first stanza. Bloomsburg, however, went on a 13-2 run over the next four minutes to take a 43-32 lead with 1:14 left and settled for a 45-37 advantage at the break. Saxton had five points during the spurt while Elmore and redshirt senior Darius Robinson-Wallace (Philadelphia, Pa./Delaware Valley Charter) added three points. Mauras accounted for the other two points on a pair of foul shots.

The shorthanded Wildcats would not go away, however, as they cut the Huskies' advantage to 62-56 after a layup from Thomas Farrior with 12:52 remaining in regulation. But, Bloomsburg outscored Wilmington 25-13 over the next five minutes to extend the lead to 87-69 with 7:26 left. Fofana scored 10 of his 14 points during the run. Farrior trimmed the advantage to 87-73 with back-to-back baskets, but the Huskies scored 17 of the game's next 22 points to extend the lead to its biggest of the night, 104-78, with 2:41 left.

Fofana tied his career-high with 14 points and has now reached double figures in four straight and five of his last six games. Elmore, meanwhile, has now reached double figures in all 12 games this season to start his collegiate career. Harriott tied a career-high with 11 rebounds and finished one point shy of his career-high in points with his 14-point effort. It was his second career double-double and first this season.

Farrior led Wilmington with 31 points on 14-of-23 shooting. Jermaine Head added 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and five steals for the Wildcats.

Bloomsburg will return to conference action on Saturday, January 12, when it heads to West Chester University for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division matchup. Tip-off from Hollinger Field House is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.

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