ESU-Bloomsburg Men's Basketball

BLOOMSBURG - Bloomsburg scored 16 straight points midway through the first half and went on to defeat East Stroudsburg University, 71-61, in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division men's basketball game Saturday night.

The Huskies improved their PSAC East-leading record to 9-1 and their overall mark to 18-6. The Warriors dropped to 4-7 in the conference and were eliminated from playoff contention. They are 11-15 overall.

With the score tied at 10, Jay DeSchields hit a 3-pointer to trigger the decisive 16-point run. Aaron Carter later connected on two 3-pointers and a rebound basket to make the score, 26-10, with 4:51 left in the half.

The halftime difference was 14 points at 36-22. ESU made only 6 of 22 shots in the first half for a 27 percent shooting average.

The Warriors rallied in the second half and cut the margin to nine points six different times, the first at 39-30 and the last at 68-59 with 1:11 remaining, but they couldn't get any closer.

ESU's Juwan Justice took game honors with 20 points and 11 rebounds, his second double-double of the week. He had scored 21 points and grabbed ten boards in a win over Kutztown Wednesday.

Shahad Abdur-Rahkman added 14 points, all in the second half, as the Warriors heated up with 50 percent shooting (15-30).

DeSchields led Bloomsburg with 18 points followed by Carter and Shawn Munford with 11 apiece.

Barlow 2 1-2 5, Buckwalter 1 1-2 3, Bohman 2 3-4 7, Carter 2 5-7 11, Munford 3 4-6 11, DeSchields 5 6-8 18, Luckman 3 2-2 8, Sheaffer 4 0-0 8. Totals: 22 22-31 71

Kelley 0 3-4 3, Rahkman 6 1-1 14, Justice 7 3-4 20, Bishop 3 0-0 7, Boehret 2 0-1 6, Crowley 1 0-0 2, Kostic 0 0-0 0, Fedorka 1 0-0 2, Collins 0 0-0 0, Wimmer 0 0-0 0,

Georges 1 5-8 7. Totals: 21 12-18 61

Three-Point Goals: Bloom - Carter 2, DeSchields 2, Munford; ESU - Justice 3, Boehret 2, Rahkman, Bishop

Halftime: Bloomsburg, 36-22