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WEST CHESTER - Junior All-America guard Whis Grant had another standout performance with a career-high 31 points, and No. 6-ranked East Stroudsburg University finished the game on a 22-3 run to stay unbeaten with a 107-94 win at West Chester in PSAC East men's basketball on Saturday afternoon at Hollinger Field House.

Freshman forward Rasheed Moore tied his career-high with 24 points and added seven rebounds, and junior guard Matt Tobin had 16 points and 10 assists for ESU (18-0, 8-0), which trailed 91-85 with 5:38 left before rallying for its 18th straight win - tied for the longest active streak in Division II.

West Chester (12-6, 5-3), the PSAC East preseason favorite, used a 17-3 run to take its first lead since the first minute of the game before the Warriors responded to remain one of four DII teams without a loss this season.

ESU led 61-54 after a high-scoring first half, with Grant scoring 19 points and ESU going 22-for-35 from the field. The Warriors 61 first-half points and 107 points overall are both the most by the Warriors under 12th-year head coach Jeff Wilson, who won his 200th career game on Wednesday with a 60-44 win over Cheyney. ESU also set a school record with its sixth 100-point game this season.

The Warriors had five double-figure scorers in Grant, Moore, Tobin, redshirt junior guard Will Brown (11 points) and sophomore guard Jamal Nwaniemeka (10 points). Junior forward Lamont Tillery added five points and six rebounds.

Brown hit a key three-pointer to start ESU's closing run. Moore scored 10 of his 24 points down the stretch, and Grant's fifth three-pointer made it 97-91 as the Warriors started to pull away.

Grant had a career-high 30 points twice at ESU - his first career game vs. West Liberty in 2011-12, and a win over Alderson-Broaddus in the 2012-13 season opener. He is the fourth Warrior with three 30-point games since 1985-86.

Grant and Moore's 55 combined points are the most by two ESU teammates in 12 seasons under Wilson. Moore tied his season-best of 24 points in a 76-64 win at Slippery Rock on December 17.

Tobin, the PSAC leader with 5.4 assists per game entering the weekend, moved into ESU's career top 10 with 265 assists. He had 10+ assists for the third time in five games, and his second double-double in the last four games.

ESU shot 51.4 percent (37-for-72) from the field after hitting less than 33 percent of its shots in Wednesday's win over Cheyney. Grant made five of the Warriors' nine three-pointers, and ESU was 24-for-34 at the foul line.

The Warriors had a 23-12 advantage in turnovers, including 14-5 in the second half. ESU, second in DII in turnover margin entering the weekend, improved to 13-0 this year and 28-2 the last two years when holding an advantage of +5 or greater.

Troy Hockaday scored 28 points (20 in the first half), Shannon Givens scored 20, Ben Mingledough had 15 and Cory Blake added 11 for West Chester.

ESU, which has shattered school records for its longest unbeaten start (previously 13-0) and longest single-season win streak (14), matched a school record for its longest-ever winning streak. The Warriors' 1941-42 and 1942-43 teams had a stretch of 18 straight wins, which they can break on Wednesday at Mansfield.

ESU (8-0 PSAC East) has a two-game lead over Bloomsburg (10-7, 6-2) through the first half of divisional play. Lock Haven and West Chester at 5-3, followed by Millersville and Kutztown at 4-4, Mansfield and Cheyney at 2-6, and Shippensburg 0-8.

ESU won its first meeting with Mansfield (4-14, 2-6), 88-65, on November 20 as Grant scored 23 points, including the 1,000th of his career.


GAME NOTES

* ESU improved to 4-2 against West Chester since the start of the 2011-12 season. The stretch includes the 2nd PSAC title in school history, a 90-85 win at West Chester on March 3, 2012.

* ESU has scored 100+ points in 6 games this season, the most in school history. The Warriors scored 100 points in 5 games in 1970-71 and 1993-94.

* Jeff Wilson, 201-127 in his 12th season, ranks 2nd at ESU in career victories
* Ken Sisson holds the career record with 215, going 215-245 in 19 years (1963-78, 79-83).

* ESU's 18-0 start is the best in the PSAC since 1994-95, when IUP opened with a 21-0 record.

* The Warriors' 18-game winning streak is also the PSAC's best, regardless of its origin, since 1994-95.

* ESU's 8-0 PSAC East record is the best divisional start in school history. The Warriors opened 5-0 in 2005-06.
* All 8 of the Warriors' PSAC East wins have come by double figures.
* Grant - last year's PSAC East Athlete of the Year - is averaging 23.1 points, and Moore is averaging 14.6 points and 9.8 rebounds, in 8 divisional games.

* ESU is ranked in the top 10 in DII for the 6th week in program history. The Warriors were ranked No. 8 last week, No. 10 the previous two weeks, and were ranked in the top 10 twice during the 2012-13 season.

* ESU's previous record for an unbeaten start was 13-0, set in 2009-10.

* ESU's 18 straight wins marks the longest single-season streak in school history - and tied for the longest overall winning streak in school history. The Warriors won 18 straight spanning the 1941-42 and 42-43 seasons.
* ESU's 1940-41 and 2012-13 teams both had 14-game single-season win streaks.

* ESU's 14 straight wins against PSAC schools this year are tied for the 2nd-most in school history. The Warriors won 15 straight vs. PSAC schools spanning the 1940-41 and 1941-42 seasons, and 14 straight last year (2012-13).

* The Warriors have an all-time record of 997-975 as they approach the 1,000th win in program history.

* The Warriors are 100-37 since the start of the 2009-10 season.

* When holding a turnover margin of +5 or greater, ESU is: 13-0 this year, 28-2 the last 2 years, and 48-10 since the start of the 2009-10 season.

* Grant moved into a tie for 13th at ESU with 1,242 career points, matching Lonnie White (1989-93). He also passed Eric White, who scored 1,226 points (1990-94 - including 1 year at Cheyney).

* Jonathan Roberts (10), Grant (3), Eric White (3) and Juwan Justice (3) are the only Warriors to score 30+ points three times in their career since 1985-86.

* Grant had his 22nd career 20-point game.  ESU is 18-4 when Grant scores at least 20 points, and 2-1 when he scores 30.

* ESU has won 16 of its 18 games by double figures, with an average margin of victory of 20.1 points per game (86.9 ppg to 66.8 ppg).
* During ESU's 14-game winning streak last year (2012-13), ESU had an average margin of 15.5 points per game (79.0 to 63.5).
* During ESU's 14-game winning streak in 1940-41, ESU had an average margin of 21.8 points per game (60.3 to 38.5)