SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University men's basketball team allowed a season-low 45 points to Bloomsburg Saturday to extend its win streak to five games in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division action at Heiges Field House, 62-45.
 
Shippensburg (11-9, 6-7 PSAC East) delivered Bloomsburg (5-15, 2-11) an early knockout punch, shooting 60 percent from three-point range (6-of-10) in the first half while holding the Huskies to just 20.8 percent from the field, including an ice cold 0-for-12 from three before halftime.
 
Michael Dickson tied the Huskies first-half scoring output by himself, scoring 16 points on his way toward a game-high 19. He matched his career high with three made threes on four attempts (75 percent) and dished out three assists.
 
The first of Dickson's treys put the Raiders up 10 points, 13-3, early on. The SU point guard later drained threes on back-to-back trips to put the hosts up 21 points, 29-8, with 5:21 left in the opening half. Meanwhile, the SU defense held the Huskies to under 10 points on the scoreboard until the 4:54 mark of the first half.
 
Dickson and teammate Markus Frank were also able to get out and run in transition, trading highlight-reel worthy fast break buckets as SU pulled away.
 
The Huskies managed to regroup after the intermission, using a 7-0 spurt to get within 10 points of Shippensburg, 48-38, with 10:43 remaining, but were never able to get the margin back to single digits.
 
The Raiders never trailed Saturday, marking the team's second consecutive wire-to-wire win. SU held Bloomsburg to a season-best 26.9 field goal percentage defensively. They outscored the Huskies in the paint 30-to-16 and maintained a 14-to-5 advantage in second chance points.
 
Jaydon Smith scored 14 points and grabbed five boards for Shippensburg, while Frank tallied 13 points, five rebounds and two steals. Denzel Figueroa made his presence known on the defensive end, registering five points, six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal.
 
Kodi Johnson led the Huskies with 14 points and nine rebounds. Ries Naugle, who scored 19 in Bloomburg's win over the Raiders Jan. 7 at home, was held to just five points.
 
The Huskies shot just 13.6 percent from three-point range overall Saturday (3-of-22), while the Raiders shot 37.5 percent (6-of-16).
 
Shippensburg has a quick turnaround as they travel to Shepherd for a makeup game Monday beginning at 7:30 p.m.
 

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