The Shippensburg University men's basketball team opened Saturday's game on a 24-5 run in the first 10 minutes of play en route to a 70-62 victory over Bloomsburg in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division match-up on Saturday at Nelson Field House.
Shippensburg (16-8, 13-6 PSAC) dominated early and built its largest lead of 27 points with 17:57 to play. Bloomsburg (5-19, 4-16) chipped away at its deficit throughout the half and closed on a 7-0 run to create the final scoring margin of eight points.
The Raiders had a season-high 54 rebounds, including 20 offensive rebounds to retain possessions which resulted in 16 second-chance points. It's the most rebounds in regulation for the Raiders since January 2017.
Graduate
Jake Biss put up 23 points, seven rebounds, and three steals.
Redshirt-junior
Rashon Johnson dropped an 18-point, 13-rebound double-double to go along with two assists and two steals. It is Johnson's third double-double in a row and his ninth of the season.
Junior
Carlos Carter contributed 14 points, four rebounds and an assist. Redshirt-junior
Dom Sleva got 15 rebounds, his ninth game this season with double-digit rebounds.
Freshman
Michael Dunn had seven points off the bench while shooting 3-of-6 from the floor.
Bloomsburg got 19 points from Justin Anderson and 10 rebounds from Jake Nelson. The Huskies shot just 27 percent from the field in the first half.
Shippensburg will host Mansfield at 7:30 p.m. Monday in a rescheduled match at Heiges Field House.
