Box ScoreCALIFORNIA, Pa. - East Stroudsburg University took the lead after an 11-point halftime deficit, but California (Pa.) was better down the stretch, posting a 72-63 win in PSAC men's basketball on Wednesday night.
Tony Richardson scored 14 points off the bench to lead four players in double figures for California (11-4, 7-3), which has won four straight games and won five of its six games against the PSAC East.
ESU (8-5, 7-3) trailed 35-24 at halftime but responded with a 16-5 run early in the second half to go ahead 49-47 on a three-pointer by junior guard
Jamal Nwaniemeka (13 points) with 10:05 left.
The Vulcans came back with an 8-0 stretch and maintained at least a two possession lead the rest of the way.
Richard Smith had 10 points and 10 rebounds, Jake Jacubec scored 11points and Khalil Jabbie had 10 points for California.
Nwaniemeka led ESU with 13 points and senior forward
Lamont Tillery and sophomore forward
Rasheed Moore had 10 points each. Senior guard
Whis Grant and redshirt senior guard
Will Brown both scored eight points, and senior guard
Matt Tobin and sophomore forward
Steve Harris added seven points.
California held a 45-26 advantage in rebounds and pulled down 15 on the offensive end. ESU held a 20-15 advantage in turnovers - falling to 41-4 since the start of the 2012-13 season when maintaining a +5 advantage.
ESU hosts Penn State-Lehigh Valley on Saturday at 3 p.m. before returning to PSAC East play on Wednesday, January 14 at Cheyney.
