Box Score

Millersville, Pa. - Freshman Brandon Widener poured in a career-high 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Wednesday evening in Pucillo Gymnasium. But the Millersville men's basketball team ran into a hot-shooting Shippensburg squad and fell 80-67 for its fourth-straight loss.

Widener scored 16 of his 25 in the first half and shot 9-of-15 from the floor and 2-of-3 from behind the arc. Six of his 10 rebounds were on the offensive glass, and he also added two steals and two assists. It was his first career double-double.

While Shippensburg had no defensive answer for Widener, it more than compensated at the offensive end, torching the nets on 29-of-56 shooting including 16-of-29 in the second half which it pull away from the Marauders. Derrick Graff totaled 18 points and 10 boards. Justin Minter and Lamar Drayton also added 12.

The Red Raiders closed the first half on a 6-0 run for a 37-30 lead. Millersville struggled shooting in the opening frame, especially at the free throw stripe (4-of-12) but managed to stay close thanks to 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point range. Widener hit both of his first-half attempts.

The Marauders scored on three of their first four possessions in the second half and totaled 11 points in just under three minutes. Makal Stibbins hit a jumper to knot the game at 41-41, but Graff and Minter--as they seemed to all game--scored when the Red Raiders needed it most. The two scored on back-to-back possessions and Ryan Kraft drilled a 3-pointer to push the lead to 48-41. Minter scored off a Millersville turnover to cap a 9-0 Shippensburg run.

With 4:37 left in the contest, the Marauders would crawl within 69-64 on a free throw from Stibbins. But Graff and Minter provided an answer for Shippensburg, scoring seven of the nine points in 11-1 run that buried the Marauders for good.

Widener's 25 points led all scorers, and Stibbins chipped in 13 points and nine boards for the Marauders. Freshman Cullen Murray-Kemp hit 3-of-6 3-opinters for 11 points, giving him three double-figure efforts in his last four games.

The loss dropped Millersville to 6-10 overall and 0-3 in the PSAC for only the second time in Fred Thompson's 11-year tenure. Shippensburg improved to 9-7 overall and 1-2 in the league with the win.

The Marauders will look to snap its skid Saturday at Bloomsburg. Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m. The game can be heard on MSBN.