MILLERSVILLE VS. BLOOMSBURG |
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| Millersville Marauders
2014-15 Record: 10-9, 5-7 PSAC
Coach: Fred Thompson, 17th season
Roster | Schedule | Statistics |
| Bloomsburg Huskies
2014-15 Record: 7-9, 3-7 PSAC
Coach: John Sanow, 9th season
Roster | Schedule | Statistics |
| Game Information
Date: Jan. 21, 2015 | Start Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Bloomsburg, Pa. (Nelson Field House)
Live Stats | Live Audio
Twitter | Instagram | #HoistTheColors
Series Information
Series vs. BU: 94-85
Series Streak: Ville, 1
First Meeting: 1906 (Ville 26, BU 14)
Last Meeting: 2014 (Ville 88, BU 77)
Last 10: 5-5
Fred Thompson vs. BU: 20-12
John Sanow vs. Millersville: 5-10 |
Complete Game Notes (.PDF)GAME OVERVIEW• Millersville has won four consecutive games for the firs t time since early in the 2012-13 campaign and has its record above .500 for the first time this season. The Marauders have won six times in the last eight games with the two losses coming by a combined total of 11 points. One key to the recent run has been that six of those games were played in Pucillo Gymnasium, where the Marauders went 5-1 and are 8-2 this season. Compared to the first 11 games, Millersville has improved its field goal percentage from .386 to .399, its 3-point shooting from .304 to .329 and its free throw shooting from .721 to .788. Millersville has scored nearly nine points per game more over the last eight games and are allowing five fewer points per game. Rebounding has also improved as the Marauders' rebounding numbers have jumped from 32.3 to 39.2.
• Individually,
Kelvin Parker is averaging 19.8 points on 50.4 percent shooting from the field after averaging 13.7 on 36.4 percent shooting in his first 11 games.
Sam Light's scoring average is 13.5 on 46 percent shooting over the last eight compared to 9.7 points on 27.3 percent shooting in the first 11. Light and Parker have combined to sink 56 of their 60 free throws over the last eight.
• Another difference to Millersville's lineup is
Tavon Parker. Tavon is averaging 9.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, but his impact on the defensive end is noticeable. Drawing Adam Blazek of Gannon and Wali Hepburn of Lock Haven has his top assignment, he held both players to six points below their scoring average. With Tavon in the lineup, Millersville has held teams to 39.1 percent shooting while the team allowed 44.5 percent before Tavon's arrival. Over the last two seasons, when Tavon and Kelvin are in the lineup together, the Marauders are 8-3. Tavon owns a plus/minus rating of +4.25 per game--best among players with more than 60 minutes played. Teams are scoring 1.7 points per minute with him on the floor. That is tops on the team.
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Anthony Moe may be averaging only 12.5 minutes per game, but he is averaging 7.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and two blocks per game. He is coming off of his first career double-double effort with 16 points and 11 boards against Wilmington. His prorated 40 minute averages are staggering: 24.8 points, 21.6 rebounds, 6.4 blocks (but also 13.3 fouls). When he is in the game, he grabs 37 percent of the possible defensive rebounds and 29.2 percent of all rebounds. Moe's plus/minus of +5.50 per game is best on the team. In 53:10 of playing time, the Marauders have outscored their opponents 100-78.
• Millersville has lot six games in a row at Bloomsburg while winning 12 in a row against the Huskies at home. Ten of the last 13 games in the series have been decided by fewer than 10 points and four of the last 10 games have gone into overtime. Millersville's last win at Bloomsburg came on Jan. 16, 2008 by a 79-68 score.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT• After winning six in a row, starting 6-0 and receiving D2SIDA Atlantic Region rankings, the Huskies have been in a freefall, losing nine of 10 including seven in a row from Dec. 6-Jan. 7. Defensive has been a significant issue as the Huskies have allowed 80 or more points nine times this season. The Huskies rank 17th in the PSAC in scoring defense and is one of only two teams to allow 80-plus points per game. They are allowing teams to shoot 47.8 percent from the field, which ranks 16th. Opponents' 40.7 percent 3-poiint percentage is last in the league. Alssene Saintilus is the team's top scorer, ranking 21st in the PSAC at 13.4 points per game. Four Huskies average double figures. Christian Mortellite is among the most accurate shooters in the league, hitting 39.0 percent from three and 94.9 percent on 39 free throw attempts.
