BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Bloomsburg men's basketball fell to Seton Hill, 104-70, in a non-conference contest inside the Nelson Field House on Sunday afternoon.
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Bloomsburg (2-7, 0-3 PSAC) posted its second-best shooting performance of the season, going 21-for-48 (43.8 percent) from the floor. The first half saw the Huskies go 9-for-19 (47.4 percent) with five three-pointers. Seton Hill (10-2, 4-1) notched its second-best shooting performances as well, posting a 58.7 percent field goal percentage (37-for-63) while recording its best three-point shooting performance of the year (12-for-20).
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Ries Naugle (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) led the Huskies with a career-high 17 points. The Selinsgrove native went 5-for-7 from beyond the arc while also recording a pair of made free throws.
Kodi Johnson (Folcroft, Pa./Phelps School) finished the game with 13 points while going 5-for-8 from the floor. Five players finished with double-digit points for the Griffins.
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After Shu won the opening tip, the Griffins looked to score early before a block from Sabatini gave the Huskies possession. A turnover gave the ball back to Seton Hill who went on a quick 5-0 run in the opening two minutes of the contest. Bloomsburg made its way to the free throw line as
Xion Nichols (Woodland, Ca./State College Area) drew a shooting foul. The sophomore made both to bring the Huskies within three. After the Griffins went ahead 9-2, the maroon and gold surged ahead to an 11-9 lead with three-straight three pointers.
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The two sides continued to battle back and forth for much of the first half with the Huskies trailing 31-28 with 7:29 remaining in the frame. From there a 21-3 run from the Griffins to close out the half put the visitors ahead 52-31 going into halftime.
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Seton Hill's Curtis Kedrick opened the second half with a pair of layups to extend its lead to 25 points. Bloomsburg responded with a jumper from
Courtney Davis II (Gainesville, Va./Patriot) and a triple from Naugle to cut into the lead. SHU continued to slowly extend its gap until the final whistle, taking the contest 104-70.
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The Huskies do not return to action until after the New Year when they travel to Slippery Rock for 5 p.m. contest.
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