Gallery: (11-9-2026) 2026-27 MBB vs. Wilson
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University men's basketball team used a big second half run to distance themselves from local foe Wilson in a season-opening triumph Monday at Heiges Field House, 100-70.
After a competitive first twenty minutes, Shippensburg (1-0) scored the first 14 points to begin the second half to open a 24-point margin and shot 77.4 percent from the floor after the intermission to win the contest going away.
Markus Frank led the way with a game-high 25 points on 11-of-14 shooting (79 percent).
Michael Dickson reached 1,000 career points in a virtuoso performance, scoring 19 points (8-of-14 shooting), dishing out eight assists and grabbing six boards.
Shippensburg opened the game by hitting its first four shots from the floor, taking an initial 11-3 lead.
Wilson (0-1) kept it close early on thanks to a 7-to-2 advantage in three-point makes, even taking a 25-24 lead with 7:31 remaining in the first half.
The Raiders wrestled the lead right back with an 8-0 run punctuated by a Frank slam. SU proceeded to hit its last six shots to close the half, extending its lead to double, 47-37.
An aggressive Dickson scored six quick points and handed out a pair of assists to key the decisive 14-0 run coming out of halftime.
The redshirt-senior point guard later reached 1,000 career points in highlight reel fashion, pirouetting in the paint through traffic for an acrobatic layup with 2:04 left.
The Raiders registered a gaudy 78 points in the paint, while holding Wilson to 30 points in the painted area. They also outscored the Phoenix 35-to-15 on the break.
A total of four Raiders reach double figures in scoring.
Jaydon Smith contributed 16 points and six assists, while
Jonathan Jennings scored 15 points on a perfect 7-for-7 from the floor and grabbed a game-high eight boards in his Raider debut.
SU converted 66.7 percent from the floor overall in the contest (42-to-63) despite shooting just 2-for-11 (18.2 percent) from three-point range.
Drew Daughtry paced Wilson with 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Haneef Davis added 13 points. The contest was considered an exhibition for the Division III Phoenix.
Up next, the Raiders visit Frostburg State in the opening game of the Bobcat Classic Saturday at 6 p.m.
