Box Score

BLOOMSBURG - Junior forward Chris Bach scored 21 of his career-high 28 points in the second half and had nine rebounds and three blocked shots as East Stroudsburg University rolled to a 76-53 win at Bloomsburg on Wednesday night at Nelson Fieldhouse.

Bach scored 16 points in a 58-53 win at West Chester on his 30th birthday on Saturday, and was even better on Wednesday night against the Huskies. He was 3-of-4 from the field and scored seven points in the first half before shooting 7-of-11 from the field and 7-for-7 at the foul line after halftime.

ESU (16-8, 4-5) led from start to finish, except for a 2-2 tie a minute into the game, and had a 26-19 halftime lead.

Sophomore guard Andy Heimbach started the second half with a three-pointer and the Warriors led by double-digits the rest of the contest.

Bach scored eight of the next 12 points, and punctuated the win with a dunk off an assist from senior forward Josh Wentz for his final points of the night with two minutes to go.

Wentz was the only other Warrior in double figures with 14 points. Ten different players dented the scoring column, including eight in the second half as ESU outscored the Huskies 50-34.

Nick Jones led Bloomsburg (8-16, 0-10) with 13 points and John Allen added 11 points and seven rebounds. Only seven Huskies saw action, while all 12 ESU players who dressed got in the ballgame.

ESU takes a one-game lead over idle Mansfield for the fourth PSAC East playoff spot heading into Saturday's home date with Millersville. Mansfield hosts West Chester in a game with postseason implications on Saturday.