THE MATCH-UP
• Millersville has won three in a row and six of its last eight, outscoring opponents by 90 points in that stretch. The last two wins have come by a combined total of 54 points. The Marauders' offense is clicking, having scored 80 or more points in six of the eight games and in three in a row. The 97 points scored Wednesday against West Chester were the most in a regulation game this season. Millersville has shot over 46 percent from the field in seven of the last eight. Millersville has made 34 3-pointers in the last three games as well.
• No Marauder has been more consistent on offense than
Justin Nwosu lately. Nwosu is coming off a career-high 26 points Wednesday against West Chester and has now scored 13 or more points in nine consecutive games. In those nine games, he has shot 15-of-17 from the line and 52.8 percent from the field.
• On Jan. 11 at Bloomsburg,
Caden Najdawi made his first six shots from the field and scored 12 points in 14 minutes. But he exited with an injury and subsequently missed Millersville's next four games. Najdawi returned to the starting lineup on Wednesday against West Chester and grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked a shot. Najdawi has double-digit rebounds in six of his 14 games and has blocked at least one shot in 11 games. Najdawi ranks seventh in the PSAC despite playing fewer games than any other player in the top 25.
Brandon Craig is now tied for 10th in total blocks with 15. All of Craig's blocks have come in the last 11 games and he has a block in three-straight games. As a team, Millersville ranks second in the PSAC and is tied for 18th nationally with 4.40 blocks per game. The last time Millersville averaged more than four blocks per game in a season was in 2012-13 when Elijah Obade won PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year.
• Millersville has won the last three meetings, beating the Huskies by 12 on the road under a month ago. The last time Bloomsburg came to Pucillo Gymnasium (Feb. 16, 2019), the Marauders won by 27 points behind 20 points from
James Sullivan, who made 6-of-9 3-pointers in the game. Prior to Millersville's recent three-game winning streak, Bloomsburg had won six consecutive meetings, scoring at least 85 points in four of those matchups. But in the last three meetings, Millersville has held the Huskies to no more than 71 points.
• Millersville out-rebounded West Chester by a plus-15 margin Wednesday--its highest of the season. Millersville is 7-1 when recording 40 or more rebounds and 8-3 when scoring more second-chance points.
BLOOMSBURG HUSKIES (8-12, 5-9Â PSAC)
SERIES INFORMATION
Series vs. BU: 98-93
Series Streak: Ville, 3
First Meeting: 1906-07 (W, 26-14)
Last Meeting: 2019 (W, 83-71)
Last 10 Meetings: 4-6
Casey Stitzel vs. BU: 3-4
John Sanow vs. Millersville: 12-14
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• Bloomsburg has dropped five of the last six games including four in a row before a home win over West Chester on Jan. 25 snapped the skid. The Huskies are 3-7 in away games and have lost three in a row on the road. Bloomsburg ranks third in the PSAC in scoring offense (82.7) and fifth in field goal percentage but it also ranks 16th in scoring defense (84.4) and 15th in field goal percentage defense. Ky Mauras ranks second in the league in assists (5.2 per game) and 11th in scoring average.
THE LAST MEETING (Jan. 11, 2019 - Millersville 83, Bloomsburg 71)
• Millersville's
Caden Najdawi dominated the first five minutes of Saturday's 83-71 road win at Bloomsburg. But when he exited with an injury in the first half, the Marauders needed someone to step up.
Khari Williams obliged. The junior guard scored 16 of his seasonhigh 24 in the second half, making all five of his shots from the field. the Marauders picked up a game in the PSAC East standings by shooting 51.6 percent from the field and with five players scoring in double figures.
LAST 10 MEETINGS
1/11/19 (at Bloomsburg) - Millersville 83, Bloomsburg 71
2/16/2019 (at Millersville) - Millersville 84, Bloomsburg 57
1/19/2019 (at Bloomsburg) - Millersville 73, Bloomsburg 71
2/20/2018 (at Millersville) - Bloomsburg 89, Millersville 78
1/10/2018 (at Bloomsburg) - Bloomsburg 95, Millersville 72
2/8/2017 (at Millersville) - Bloomsburg 90, Millersville 58
1/14/17 (Bloomsburg) - Bloomsburg 78, Millersville 77
2/17/2016 (at Bloomsburg) - Bloomsburg 85, Millersville 59
1/13/2016 (at Millersville) - Bloomsburg 71, Bloomsburg 60
2/21/2015 (at Millersville) - Millersville 73, Bloomsburg 60
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