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KUTZTOWN - Sophomore forward Rasheed Moore scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading East Stroudsburg University to a 75-72 win at Kutztown in PSAC East men's basketball on Sunday afternoon at Keystone Arena.

ESU (13-5, 11-3), the defending PSAC champion and two-time defending PSAC East regular season champion, takes a two-game lead over Kutztown (12-8, 9-5) entering the second half of the divisional schedule, which begins Wednesday night against Lock Haven.

ESU head coach Jeff Wilson passed the legendary John Chaney (Cheyney) for 12th in PSAC history with 226 career wins. Wilson, last year's NCAA DII Coach of the Year by two national organizations, improves to 226-134 in his 13th season.

Moore made two free throws with 6.7 seconds left, completing an 11-for-11 afternoon at the foul line, and senior guard Matt Tobin stole a pass from Kutztown guard Tynell Fortune with three seconds remaining as the Golden Bears looked for the tying three-pointer.

Moore had his second double-double of the season and the fifth of his career, leading ESU's 45-25 rebounding advantage, its second-best of the season.

The Warriors grabbed 19 offensive rebounds and had a 25-2 advantage in second-chance points, including 16-0 in the second half.

Redshirt senior guard Will Brown scored 13 points, senior guard Whis Grant had 12, junior guard Jamal Nwaniemeka scored seven (all in the first half) and Tobin had six points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Warriors. Redshirt senior forward Muhamadou Kaba added three points and eight rebounds.

ESU won its fifth straight, including fourth straight in PSAC action. The Warriors and Mercyhurst (14-5, 11-3), the PSAC West co-leader, share the PSAC's longest active winning streak.

Tyler Brooks scored 19 points, Fortune had 14 and Martin Dietrich scored 13 to lead Kutztown (12-8, 9-5).

ESU didn't trail for the final 16 minutes after a 34-34 tie at halftime, but the Golden Bears used a 6-0 run to tie the game at 68-all with 3:18 remaining after ESU led 68-62 a minute earlier.

Tobin had a putback with 2:40 left for a two-point lead before Brooks tied it again for Kutztown with 2:15 left.

Grant was 3-for-4 at the foul line for a 73-70 lead at the 1:21 mark. Kutztown turned it over, but ESU came up empty at the other end and Fortune made two free throws to cut the margin to one (73-72) with 16.7 seconds left.

An ESU turnover gave Kutztown the ball with a chance to take the lead with 15.2 seconds left, but Moore stripped Howard Sellars' drive to the basket and sank two free throws to complete the scoring with 6.7 seconds remaining.

The Warriors won their seventh straight against Kutztown and sixth straight at Keystone Arena.

ESU has won 15 straight games against the PSAC East, 27 of its last 28 and is 38-4 against PSAC East schools since a 99-91 (OT) win at Kutztown in the PSAC quarterfinals in 2012.

GAME NOTES
* ESU has held at least a share of the PSAC East lead every day since December 1, 2012.
* The Warriors are seeking their 3rd straight PSAC East regular season title. The last school to win 3 straight PSAC East titles was Millersville (1985-87).

* Moore (25 points, 12 rebounds) is the first Warrior with at least 25-12 in a game since Duane Johnson had 29 points and 13 rebounds in 2012, also at Kutztown.

* Moore's 11 made free throws without a miss are tied for ESU's most under Jeff Wilson (360 games):
Rasheed Moore at Kutztown, 2015
Duane Johnson vs. Cheyney, 2013
Duane Johnson at Kutztown, 2012