Nwosu scores season-high 22; Marauders route Mansfield

Saturday, January 22

Millersville, PA

3:00 PM

Millersville University

13-4,7-4PSAC

Mansfield

1-16,0-11PSAC

Mansfield

Millersville

Photo by: Mark Palczewski

Nwosu scores season-high 22; Marauders route Mansfield

1/22/2022 7:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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By: Georgia Werkiser, Athletic Communications Intern

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. - The Millersville University basketball team (13-4, 7-4 PSAC) took home their fourth win in a row, defeating the Mansfield Mountaineers (1-16, 0-11 PSAC) by a score of 96-69, marking the fourth game with a score of over 90 points this season.

Justin Nwosu led the Marauders in points and marked his season-high of 22 on the day; he also grabbed nine rebounds. Khari Williams was one point behind Nwosu, adding 21 to the score and leading the team in rebounds with 11.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS
• Millersville had four turnovers within a four minute period in the first and Mansfield caught up and took a two-point lead with 6:47 remaining in the first. This was the last lead Mansfield would have the rest of the game. After a turnover by the Mountaineers, Nwosu hit a jumper after a pass by Jaden Faulkner to even the score back out, 26-26. By the end of the first half, the Marauders were up 48-36.
• In the second, the Marauders held Mansfield to 31.4% shooting from the field, and 11.1% from beyond the arc.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Millersville hit 37-of-65 shots from the field, and 7-of-19 on threes.
• Along with Nwosu and Williams, three other players hit double figures including: Caden Najdawi, James Sullivan, and Faulkner.
• Faulkner led the team in assists with five, following right behind him was Sullivan with four assists. Najdawi grabbed a total of eight rebound and tallied four assist on the day

NOTES
• This was Millersville's third highest scoring game this season.
• Williams collected a season-high 11 rebounds in the victory, recording his first double-double of the season.
• The Marauders held Mansfield to its lowest scoring total in over a month. The previous low was against No. 3 Mercyhurst on Dec. 14 when they scored 63.

NEXT
• The Marauders are on the road to face Lock Haven University for a 7:30 p.m. tip