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EAST STROUDSBURG - Senior guard Matt Tobin became the 27th 1,000-point scorer in East Stroudsburg University men's basketball history as the Warriors ran away from Cheyney for a 91-73 win in PSAC East men's basketball on Saturday afternoon at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Sophomore forward Rasheed Moore scored 16 points, redshirt senior guard Will Brown had 14 and junior guard Jamal Nwaniemeka and redshirt senior guard Muhamadou Kaba added 11 points each for ESU (16-8, 14-5).

Imir Bailey had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Blake McGlond, Jerrod Johnson and Khalil Meadows scored 14 points each for Cheyney (2-22, 1-18). The Warriors posted their 12th straight win over the Wolves.

The Warriors led 44-27 at halftime, closing the period on a 28-11 run over the final 10 minutes, and led by as many as 30 points midway through the second half to maintain their lead over Kutztown (16-10, 13-7) in the PSAC East.

Tobin had seven points and five assists, giving him 1,005 points and 518 assists (13th in PSAC history) in his career at ESU.

Tobin is the first ESU player with 1,000 career points and 500 assists and the 11th in PSAC history. He is the first PSAC player to reach those marks since Edinboro's Adam Kaufman in 2001.

Senior guard Whis Grant added seven points and five assists for the Warriors. Grant surpassed Duane Johnson (2009-13) for the most career minutes at ESU in the last 25 years with 3,268 (Johnson played 3,267).

Tobin and Grant (1,795 points - #2 at ESU) are the third set of classmates to score 1,000 points in program history. They join Al Munford (1,285) and Chris Diller (1,073) from 1994-98, and Duane Johnson (1,347) and Terrance King (1,337) from 2009-13.

ESU is 68-17 in the last three years with Tobin and Grant as the starting backcourt.

Tobin entered the weekend as the PSAC leader in assists (6.3 apg) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6), and ranked second in steals (2.5 spg). He led the conference in all three categories on ESU's PSAC championship team last winter.

ESU held a 23-12 advantage in turnovers and had 16 steals. The Warriors ranked fourth in DII in steals per game (11.3) and fifth in turnover margin (+6.1) entering the weekend.

The victory gives ESU its 10th straight season with 16+ wins, extending the longest current streak in the PSAC. IUP and Mercyhurst both have seven straight years with at least 16 wins, and Slippery Rock has five straight.

ESU also ties a program record (set last year) for the most wins in a four-year span. The Warriors are 88-29 in the last four seasons and were 88-33 in the most recent four-year stretch (2010-11 through 2013-14).

The Warriors, who are looking for their third straight PSAC East regular season title, hold a 1.5 game lead over Kutztown (13-7) in the divisional race and a 2-game lead over West Chester (12-7), which was idle in Saturday.

ESU travels to West Chester for a 7:30 p.m. tip on Wednesday.
 
 
GAME NOTES
* Grant (1,795) and Tobin (1,005) give ESU two active 1,000-point scorers on the same team for the 5th time in program history:
2013 - Duane Johnson (1,347) and Terrance King (1,337)
1998 - Al Munford (1,285) and Chris Diller (1,073)
1990 - Jonathan Roberts (2,218) and Ed Urie (1,329)
1981 - Don Bones (1,775) and George Fields (1,078)

* Tobin and Sr. F Lamont Tillery moved into a tie for 3rd on ESU's games played list (117) with the late Todd Painton (1988-92), who passed away on December 11, 2014.

* ESU had 10 players score at least 5 points - Moore (16), Brown (14), Kaba (11), Nwaniemeka (11), Grant (7), Tobin (7), R-So. F Marquis Marshall (7), So. F Steve Harris (6), So. F Sultan Aminu (5) and Fr. G Jakwan Jones (5).

* ESU improves to 47-10 in countable PSAC games the last 2+ years, including 25-4 at Koehler Fieldhouse.

* ESU improves to 39-6 against PSAC East schools since the start of the 2012-13 season, with 31 of the 39 wins coming by 10+ points.

* ESU improves to 72-16 at home since the start of the 2009-10 season, and 38-6 since the start of the 2012-13 season.

* When holding a +5 turnover margin, ESU is: 66-13 since 2009-10 … 46-5 since 2012-13.

* Grant moved into 3rd at ESU with 191 career steals, surpassing Mike Del Grosso (188 - 1987-91).
* Tobin ranks 5th with 187 career steals.

* Tobin and his brother, Mike (2007-11), have combined for 1,795 points over the last 8 years.
* Mike Tobin scored 790 points and was a 2nd team All-PSAC East selection in 2011.
* ESU is 162-58 overall and 85-36 in PSAC games since Mike Tobin came to ESU in 2007-08.

PSAC players (11) with 1,000 career points and 500 assists (listed by assists)
1,146 points, 936 assists - Adam Kaufman (Edinboro), 1997-01
1,869 points, 725 assists - Delmar Beshore (California), 1974-78
1,137 points, 686 assists - C. Russell (Slippery Rock), 1987-91
1,214 points, 675 assists - Candice Pickens (California), 1992-96
1,442 points, 631 assists - Oronn Brown (Clarion), 1993-97
1,252 points, 589 assists - Jon Bardsley (Bloomsburg), 1978-82
1,378 points, 535 assists - Carl Grinage (Clarion), 1973-77
1,537 points, 533 assists - Frank Oslislo (Millersville), 1963-67
1,447 points, 521 assists - Lee Felsburg (Mansfield), 1963-66
1,005 points, 518 assists - Matt Tobin (ESU), 2011-  
1,145 points, 515 assists - Steve Senko (Edinboro), 1979-83)

* Same # of PSAC players with 1,000 points, 500 assists (11) as players with 2,000 career points