The Shippensburg University men's basketball team fell at No. 11 East Stroudsburg on Saturday afternoon, 118-63, in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup at Koehler Fieldhouse.
East Stroudsburg (14-2, 9-2 PSAC East) turned in a dominant performance against Shippensburg (5-11, 2-9). The Warriors went for 56 points in the first half to take a 22-point halftime lead. ESU finished the day shooting 55 percent from the field and 10-of-20 from three-point range.
Shippensburg shot 35.6 percent from the field and was 8-of-31 from behind the arc. The Raiders were outrebounded 54-31 and the Warriors scored 64 points in the paint.
Redshirt-junior
Ty Crespo led the Raiders with 12 points and had a career-high five assists. Sophomore
Timmy Conner and redshirt-freshman
Markus Frank each scored nine for SU. Sophomores
Denzel Figueroa and
Donovan Hill each had six rebounds.
East Stroudsburg had six players reach double figures. Lakeem McAliley and Shamir Johnson each hit the 20-point mark with 22 and 21 points, respectively. Carson Howard earned a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
SU hosts West Chester at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Heiges Field House.