Box Score

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University men's basketball team was unable to find much success on the offensive end of the court on Wednesday night, as the Raiders fell to Bloomsburg, 75-54 from Nelson Field House.

The 54 points are the second-fewest Shippensburg (8-15, 5-12 PSAC) has scored in a game this season. The Raiders – who lead the PSAC in field goal percentage – shot just 22 percent from the field in the first half. SU was down just five at halftime, however, as Bloomsburg (16-6, 12-5 PSAC) countered with a 41 percent clip from the field in the half.

The Huskies turned on the heat in the second half, however, as they shot 64 percent and out-scored the Raiders, 53-37 in the final frame.

Sophomore Dylan Edgar scored a team-high 14 points, while senior Dane Lauber added 11 points and a career-high eight assists off the bench.

Freshman Sam Pygatt scored nine points off the pine on 4-of-4 shooting. Senior Will Royal led SU with six rebounds in addition to six points.

Each team struggled to find the bottom of the net in the first half, as a difficult under-hand layup from Pygatt gave Shippensburg an 8-4 lead halfway through the first half.

Bloomsburg went on a 10-2 run to grab a 14-10 lead with 3:32 remaining, however. BU outscored SU 8-7 from there, as the Raiders used buckets from Royal and Edgar, as well as a running floater from freshman Reggie Charles just before the buzzer, to close the half down 22-17.

The Huskies opened up the second half on an 8-2 run to grab a 30-19 lead at the 16:54 mark of the half. BU would eventually extend its lead to 21, up 50-29 halfway through the half, as Shippensburg would fail to get closer than 17 the rest of the way.

Bloomsburg did not attempt a free throw until 4:41 remaining in the contest. Earlier this season, Shippensburg held Slippery Rock to a similar drought, as the Rock did not attempt a free throw until there was 6:24 remaining in SRU's 61-52 win on Jan. 7.

Shippensburg will travel to East Stroudsburg on Saturday for a 3 p.m. tipoff against the Warriors.