Seton Hill closed out 2023 with a PSAC Crossover matchup at Bloomsburg on Saturday afternoon.
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The Griffins jumped out to a 51-32 halftime lead and cruised to a 84-69 victory over the Huskies. SHU improves to 8-3 overall and 3-2 in the PSAC.Â
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Bloomsburg opened the scoring with a bucket before the Griffins scored the next ten points to take a 10-2 lead.Â
Jimmy Moon and
Kedrick Curtis bookended the run with three pointers. The Huskies answered with five straight before SHU went on a 6-0 run to take a 16-7 lead with 12:12 left in the half. Four straight from
Caleb Whitaker and a three pointer from
Drew Green extended the lead to 23-9 midway through the half.Â
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A Green layup and a three pointer from
Ryan Meis gave SHU a twenty point lead, 41-21 with 4:11 to play in the half. The Huskies got back to within 16 points but Moon drained a three before the halftime buzzer to put the Griffins in front 51-32 at the half.Â
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A little over two minutes into the second half, the Huskies cut the SHU lead to fifteen at 56-41. SHU responded with an 8-0 run on four points each from Whitaker and
Gabe Gillespie. Seven straight from the Huskies were answered by a Whitaker bucket and a Meis three which put the Griffins in front 69-48 midway through the half.Â
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SHU built their lead to as many as twenty five before settling for the fifteen point win.
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Green led the Griffins with a game high 21 points. Whitaker added a double double of 20 points and 10 rebounds. Gillespie added 12 points and Meis finished with 11.Â
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The Griffins will close out PSAC Crossover action on Wednesday evening when they host Millersville.Â
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