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EAST STROUDSBURG - Sophomore forward Rasheed Moore scored 20 points to lead five double-figure scorers and East Stroudsburg University build a 30-point halftime lead en route to a 109-70 win over Lock Haven in PSAC East men's basketball on Wednesday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

ESU shot 61.9 percent (39-for-63) and made 12 three-pointers to post its sixth straight win and fifth by double figures.

The Warriors (14-5, 12-3) scored the first 14 points and 22 of the first 25 to blitz Lock Haven (6-13, 6-9), which opened 1-for-14 from the field with seven turnovers. It was 59-29 at halftime.

ESU maintains a two-game lead in the PSAC East over Kutztown and was coming off a 75-72 win at Kutztown on Sunday.

Redshirt senior guard Will Brown and sophomore forward Steve Harris scored 15 points each, senior guard Whis Grant scored 11 of his 13 points in the first half and redshirt senior forward Muhamadou Kaba scored all 12 of his points in the opening period.

Senior guard Matt Tobin had 10 assists, hitting double figures for the fourth time in the six-game winning streak.

Dave Garcia scored 23 points off the bench to lead Lock Haven. Wali Hepburn, the PSAC's leading scorer with 19.7 points per game, had two points on 1-for-12 shooting.

ESU's 39-point margin is its fifth-largest in a countable PSAC game (out of 113 wins) under 13th-year head coach Jeff Wilson.

The Warriors' field goal percentage (61.9) is its fifth-best overall under Wilson (361 games) and third-best against a PSAC school.

Grant scored 11 of ESU's first 19 points in the opening eight minutes, hitting a trio of three-pointers to give him 250 in his career, extending his school record.

The Warriors pushed their lead to 21 (26-5) just over 10 minutes into the game and Lock Haven never got closer than 16 the rest of the way. ESU maintained a 30-point margin for all but a few possessions in the second half.

In the halftime box score, Kaba had 12 points, Grant 11, Brown 10, junior guard Jamal Nwaniemeka 9 and Harris 8.

Tobin had eight of his 10 assists in the first half and set up a three-pointer by Kaba just before the buzzer.

Tobin has 485 career assists after setting the school record last Wednesday in a 101-90 win over Mansfield.

Moore, last week's PSAC East Athlete of the Week, scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half. He had a career-high 25 points with 12 rebounds in Sunday's win at Kutztown.

ESU earned its 16th straight win against a PSAC East school and has won 27 of its last 28 against divisional opponents. The Warriors, seeking their third straight PSAC East regular season title, are 37-4 vs. PSAC East schools since the start of the 2012-13 season with 29 of the 37 wins coming by 10 points.

The Warriors also improve to 45-8 in countable PSAC contests since the start of 2012-13, including 24-3 at Koehler Fieldhouse.

ESU has won 11 of the last 13 in the series with Lock Haven, including a 92-69 win at LHU in the PSAC East opener on November 19.

ESU travels to Millersville (10-11, 5-9) on Saturday. The Marauders are tied for fifth in the PSAC East and coming off a 79-72 loss to West Chester on Wednesday. ESU posted a 78-66 win over Millersville on November 22.


GAME NOTES

* At Koehler Fieldhouse, ESU improves to: 71-15 since 2009-10 ... 37-5 since 2012-13 ... 24-3 in countable PSAC games since 2012-13 ... 17 straight wins vs. PSAC East schools (since Feb. 2013)

* In countable PSAC games, ESU improves to 45-8 since the start of the 2012-13 season.

* 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).

* The Warriors have scored 90 points in 10 of their first 19 games this season.

* The Warriors have scored 100 points 4 times this year, and 11 times in the last two years.

* The Warriors led the PSAC in scoring (84.9 ppg), assists (18.3 apg), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.37) and turnover margin ( 6.1) entering the night.

* The Warriors scored 109 points, had 26 assists against 15 turnovers and a 3 turnover margin.

* Tobin had his 9th career game with 10 assists and his 4th of the season, all in the last 6 games.

* Moore had his 6th career game with 20 points, his 3rd of the season and 2nd consecutive.