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Jr. G Nick Giordano had 14 points and shot 6-for-8 from the field at Molloy, giving him 16.0 points per game on 18-for-23 shooting (10-for-15 from 3) in the last 3 games.

ESU Men’s Basketball Rolls to 95-74 Win at Molloy, Improves to 7-0

12/6/2017 12:00:00 AM

Box Score

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. - Sophomore forward Kobi Nwandu scored 16 points to lead four double-figure scorers as East Stroudsburg University posted a 95-74 win at Molloy in non-conference men's basketball on Wednesday night.

Junior guard Nick Giordano scored 14 points, senior forward Ralik Wise had 13 points and nine rebounds and redshirt senior forward Steve Harris had 11 points and eight boards for ESU (7-0), which has scored at least 95 points in its unbeaten start and is averaging 105.9 points per game.

Nwandu was 8-for-9 from the field, Giordano was 6-for-8 and Harris was 4-for-5 to lead a 51.5 percent (35-for-68) performance for the Warriors. ESU had seven of its nine three-pointers in the first half, finishing 9-for-27, and shot 26-for-41 (63.4 percent) from two-point range.

Mike Torre and Nolan Kelly scored 16 points each for Molloy (2-7).

ESU had a 26-17 advantage in turnovers and forced 16 steals, improving its PSAC-leading averages to 24.6 turnovers per game and 14.3 steals per game.

Junior guard Kitt Najee Walls scored nine points, redshirt junior forward Josh Williams and freshman forward Mike Millsip scored seven, freshman guard Marc Rodriguez had six and redshirt junior guard Jakwan Jones added five for the Warriors. Senior guard Ryan Krawczeniuk didn't score but had six of ESU's 18 assists.

The Warriors led 53-38 at halftime, including an 8-0 run early in the contest which opened a 27-11 advantage.

ESU led by double figures the rest of way, putting together a 10-0 run to lead 73-53 with 12 minutes left, after the Lions cut the halftime lead to 10.

Giordano is averaging 16.0 points in the last three games, shooting 18-for-23 from the field, including 10-for-15 from the three-point line to lift his season average to 11.4 points per game - one of five Warriors in double figures.

ESU's seventh straight 90-point game extends a school record. The Warriors had scored 100 points in four straight games, also a school record, entering Wednesday night.

ESU takes a 4-0 PSAC record into Saturday's 3 p.m. tip vs. Gannon (4-5, 1-3), which fell 65-48 at PSAC East favorite Shippensburg and 67-62 at No. 2 pick Kutztown last weekend. ESU was picked third in the PSAC East preseason poll.
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