Millersville, Pa. - Millersville traded baskets with Bloomsburg for 17 minutes, but the following 22 minutes were all Bloomsburg. The Huskies outscored Millersville 52-33 in the second half en route to a 95-72 win in Pucillo Gymnasium.
Bloomsburg (10-5, 5-5 PSAC) shot 59.3 percent from the field in the game and hit 18 of 29 shots (.621) in the second half. Christian Mortellite's 24 led five Huskies in double figures. Bloomsburg has now won five consecutive games against Millersville.
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Caden Najdawi basket with 3:24 left in the first half gave Millersville a 39-37 lead. The Marauders had worked their way into the lead thanks to seven 3-pointers, including four from
Conrad Chambers. The Marauders trailed by just four at the half and Najdawi scored on Millersville's first possession to make it 43-41.
But over the next 10 minutes, Bloomsburg outscored the 28-7. That stretch included a 15-0 run for the Huskies. Millersville made 3 of 11 shots and committed seven turnovers while Bloomsburg canned 11 of 16 shots, 3 of 5 from three and recorded five steals. Millersville went scoreless for more than four minutes as part of the 15-0 Bloomsburg run.
Millersville shot 1 of 9 from three in the second period and 12 of the team's 17 turnovers also came in the second.
Najdawi and Chambers both scored 14 points. Chambers also matched a season-high with six assists. All six assists and 12 of his 14 came in the first half.
Millersville plays at home again on Saturday with Kutztown visiting at 3 p.m.