Men's Basketball 1/28/2014 3:20:00 PM

Marauders and Huskies Meet in Pivotal PSAC East Game

Complete Game Notes

GAME INFORMATION
Bloomsburg (10-7, 6-2 PSAC East) vs. Millersville (8-9, 4-4 PSAC East)
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 - 8 p.m.
Pucillo Gymnasium, Millersville, Pa.

MEDIA INFORMATION
Audio Broadcast (MSBN)
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Live Stats
Live Video

TICKET INFORMATION
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Reserved Seating: $8
General Admission (Doubleheader): $6
General Admission (Single game): $5
Senior Citizen: $3
Visiting Students with ID: $3
Children under 6: FREE
MU Students: FREE with valid ID
Faculty and Staff: FREE with one guest with valid ID

SERIES INFORMATION
Series vs. BU: 93-85
Series Streak: BU, 2
First Meeting: 1906 (Ville 26, BU 14)
Last Meeting: 2013 (BU 100, Ville 94 (3OT))
Last 10: 5-5
Fred Thompson vs. BU: 19-12
John Sanow vs. Millersville: 5-9

GAME NOTES
· Following Saturday's 88-71 win over Shippensburg, Millersville can pull its record to .500 at for the first time this season with a win over Bloomsburg. The Marauders are 6-3 since starting the season 2-6 and have won seven of eight games at home including five in a row inside Pucillo Gymnasium. The battle for playoff seeding is in full swing with eight divisional games remaining. Half of Millersville's remaining games are at home and half come against teams with winning records. One game remains against each of the other eight PSAC East clubs. At 4-4 in the PSAC East, the Marauders are trying to climb into home court advanage for the first round. Bloomsburg, at 6-2, is currently is the No. 2 slot. Bloomsburg is coming off a loss at Kutztown and is 3-5 on the road this season.

· Kelvin Parker sparked Millersville's most efficient offensive performance of the season on Saturday. Millersville shot a season-best 48 percent from the field and made 11-of-26 threes. For the first time this season, the Marauders held an edge in points in the paint. Parker scored 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting. He hit 5-of-6 free throws and handed out five assists without committing a turnover. Parker has scored at least nine points in each of his five games as a Marauder and has scored more than 20 points twice. His defense has been strong as well, recorded at least one steal in every game and averaging nearly three per game. Among active players on the roster, Parker ranks first in points per game, assists per game and steals per game while ranking second in rebounds.

· J.D. Ricapito logged his second consecutive start against Shippensburg and turned in a career performance with seven points and eight rebounds. After not playing more than 14 minutes in any of the first 15 games, Ricapito has averaged 19 minutes in his last two. He has also averaged 7.0 rebounds per game after posting season-high of four through the first 15.

· In a season of ups and downs and roster turnover, Brandon Brown has been a constant with his ability to do a little of everything. He leads active players in rebounding, ranks fourth in scoring (8.1) and is second in assists. He is one of only four players to play in all 17 games. He also leads the team in steals (24). Since his first season in 2011-12, Brown's scoring average has jumped from 0.9 to 8.1. His rebounding average has gone from 1.1 to 2.8 to 4.6 and his shooting percentage has improved each season.

· Millersville has lost six in a row at Bloomsburg but have won 12 in a row against the Huskies inside Pucillo Gymnasium. Bloomsburg's last win in Pucillo came on Feb. 12, 2001 by a 68-65 score. If recent history is any indication, Wednesday's game will go to the wire. The last six games in played in Pucillo have been decided by an average of 6.7 points per game. 10 of the last 12 games overall have been decided by single digits. Four of the last eight games have gone into overtime including two into triple overtime.

ABOUT BLOOMSBURG
· The Marauders are all too familiar with Bloomsburg's Dontahe Jordan. In seven career games against the Marauders, Jordan has averaged 22.1 points and 8.3 rebounds with four games of at least 20 points. Lorenzo Christmas is providing a solid No. 2 option with 13.1 points per game. Christmas is one of the top deep threats in the league, hitting 42-of-105 threes (.400). Bloomsburg does not attempt many threes, ranking 15th in attempts. Christmas has attempted nearly 40 percent of his teams' threes. Bloomsburg is 3-5 away from Nelson Fieldhouse and lost 72-61 at Kutztown on Saturday.

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