Complete Game Notes (.PDF)
GAME OVERVIEW
• All of the PSAC Tournament seeds are locked in heading into the final weekend of the regular season. Millersville clinched its first PSAC Tournament appearance since 2015 after topping Lock Haven at home Saturday. It is quite a turnaround for
Casey Stitzel's team. Stitzel inherited a team that went 4-22 just two years ago, and he has a team with five freshmen playing heavy rotation minutes headed to the playoffs. Freshmen have accounted for 62 starts and 2,785 minutes or 51 percent of the team's minutes played--more than any other team in the PSAC.Â
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James Sullivan gave the Marauders a much-needed breakout performance in the playoff-clinching win over Lock Haven. With
Marcus Adkison not reaching double figures for the first time in 25 games, Sullivan went 11 of 17 from the field and scored a career-high 25 points. It was the most points scored by a Marauder freshman since Tavon Parker's 26 at Mercyhurst in 2014.Â
•  East Stroudsburg has won 17 of the last 20 meetings since 2008-09. The key for Millersville, at least in recent history, is to not play a high-scoring game with the Warriors. In Millersville's three wins since 2011, it has held ESU to 65.3 points in those three games. ESU has averaged over 80 points per game in its wins during that stretch and has scored 92 or more in four of the last five. Handling East Stroudsburg's press is also key. In the last seven match-ups, Millersville has averaged 19.7 turnovers per game, committing at least 17 in each game. ESU's last five wins have come by an average of 26.8 points per game. Millersville has not won a game at East Stroudsburg since 2009--a stretch of 10 in a row.Â
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Jordan Greene produced his team-leading third double-double of the season against Lock Haven with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Greene has been on a roll of late, scoring in double figures in seven of the last eight games and 20 or more four times in that span. In the last eight games, Greene has averaged 16.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.Â
•   East Stroudsburg is the only PSAC team better at forcing turnovers than Millersville. The Marauders rank seventh in Division II in turnovers forced and are tied for seventh nationally in steals.
Marcus Adkison ranks third in the PSAC and 10th in Division II in steals. Adkison, with 60 this season, needs just one more to crack the top 10 single season totals at Millersville.
James Sullivan also ranks 14th in the PSAC. Millersville has recorded double-digit steals 11 times this season and are 6-5 when hitting that mark.Â
• Defense is key for the Marauders. Millersville is 9-4 overall and 7-0 in the PSAC when holding opponents under 50 percent shooting. The Marauders are also 8-4  against the PSAC when holding teams under 80 points. On the offensive side, Millersville is 6-2 when scoring at least 80 points.Â
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Caden Najdawi now ranks 11th in the PSAC in blocked shots, and he has swatted at least one shot in each of the last three games. Najdawi also has 13 steals in the last six games.Â
SCOUTING EAST STROUDSBURG
• East Stroudsburg heads into the postseason on a roll, winning six in a row, scoring at least 94 points in each of those games and topping 100 in three of the last five. The Warriors rank third in Division II in scoring offense and lead the country in steals per game and turnovers forced while ranking second in turnover margin.Â
• East Stroudsburg is 11-2 at home and has not lost at home since Dec. 19. It hasn't lost at home to a PSAC East opponent this season.Â
• Steve Harris is the reigning PSAC East Player of the Week. He's scored 20 or more in three consecutive games and leads the team with 15.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Six Warriors average at least 9.0 points per game. Nine players average at least 15 minutes per game.Â
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