EAST STROUDSBURG – After a historic postseason performance in the PSAC First Round on Monday night, the No. 14/18 East Stroudsburg University men’s basketball team (25-4) looks to keep the momentum going on Wednesday night in the PSAC Quarterfinal round at Millersville (23-5). Tipoff at Pucillo Gymnasium is set for 7:00 p.m.

Tickets: All PSAC Championship ticketed events are cashless and must be purchased online. Fans can purchase tickets by clicking this link. Admission is free for ESU students attending with a valid institution I.D. 

How to Follow: The contest will broadcast on the PSAC Sports Digital Network. Live stats are available on millersvilleathletics.com. Follow @ESUWarriors on X, formerly known as Twitter and Instagram for in-game updates.

Last Time Out: The Warriors are coming of back-to-back wins over Mansfield, as ESU two-seed took out the six-seed Mounties by a score of 114-72. With ESU trailing 25-21 with 10:09 remaining, the Warriors took control with a 37-12 run to close the first half with a 21-point lead. ESU led by more than 19 points the entire second half, outscoring Mansfield 50-27 over the final 16 minutes in the 42-point win. 

Latest Polls: On Tuesday, the NABC announced that ESU jumped from No. 18 to No. 14 in the coaches poll. In the D2CSC Top-25 poll, the Warriors move up a spot from No. 19 to No. 18.

History: The 114-point output by ESU is a new postseason record for the Warriors in either PSAC or NCAA Tournament games. The mark is tied for third highest all-time across all PSAC Tournament games. Despite the historic performance, ESU showed off impressive balance. ESU did not have a 20-point scorer or even the leading scorer in the game, with Mansfield’s Michael Dickson leading the contest with 22 points. 

Pinpoint Accuracy: ESU has set new season-highs for field goal percentage in each of its past two games, shooting 60 percent and 63.1 percent against Mansfield. The Warriors have made 39 of its past 46 free throw attempts over the past two contests, with its game percentages each ranking at the top this season. The Warriors knocked down 50 percent of its 3-point attempts (14-28) against Mansfield in the PSAC First Round, with its 14 triples setting a new season best. 

This season against the Marauders: Wednesday’s contest marks the third time this season ESU and Millersville have met, with the two longtime foes earning wins on their respective home courts. In the most recent meeting on Feb. 24 at Pucillo Gymnasium, Millersville built a 14-point lead in the second half, before the Warriors came back to tie the contest three times over the final three minutes. Millersville shot 63 percent from the floor, with Matt Dade providing 37 points to hold off the Warrior comeback in a 93-88 win.

Scouting Millersville: The Marauders earned a first-round bye by clinching the two-seed, seeing its nine-game winning streak snapped by Lock Haven in the regular season finale. Millersville started its winning-streak after falling to ESU in Koehler Fieldhouse on Jan 27. Along with advancing in the PSAC Tournament, a win for either team could help secure an NCAA Tournament at-large bid, with Millersville ranking fifth and ESU sixth in the most recent NCAA DII Atlantic Region rankings last Wednesday.

PSAC Tournament history against ‘Ville: The 2024 quarterfinal matchup marks the fifth time the two divisional foes have met in the conference tournament. ESU holds a 3-1 lead in the series, with the Warriors taking the two most recent meetings in the 2015 quarterfinals (79-62) and 2014 quarterfinals (78-58) at Koehler Fieldhouse. Millersville earned a 63-59 win in 2007 at Pucillo Gymnasium in the quarterfinals, while ESU took down the Marauders 108-102 in double overtime to capture its first PSAC Championship in 1990. The 108-point output was the previous postseason high for ESU, before Monday’s 114-72 win.

PSAC Tournament History: ESU is now 23-17 all-time in the PSAC Tournament and looks to improve its 5-8 road record and its 11-9 quarterfinal record on Wednesday. ESU has advanced to the PSAC Semifinals in four of the past five seasons. The Warriors are 4-8 all-time in the PSAC Semifinals and are undefeated with a perfect 4-0 record in PSAC Championship contests.

Up Next: The winner between the Warriors and Marauders will advance to the PSAC Western Division highest remaining seed on Saturday.