Men's Basketball
Game Recap

Woodlin's 22 points leads KU in 97-68 rout of Bloomsburg Saturday

February 16, 2008

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Andre Woodlin (jr. Philadelphia/Central) scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Kutztown University men’s basketball team in a 97-68 rout of Bloomsburg Saturday at Keystone Hall.

Woodlin

Nate Edwards (so. Philadelphia/Northeast Catholic) and Dave Ben (jr. Coatesville/Coatesville) also reached double digits for KU scoring 17 apiece, while Stephen Dennis (so. West Chester/Henderson) finished with 13 points.

With the win, KU remains in a tie with Cheyney for first place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division. The Golden Bears have clinched a playoff spot and with a win Wednesday at Millersville, KU can secure a home playoff game in the first round of the playoffs.

KU (16-7, 8-1 PSAC East) and Bloomsburg (8-15, 0-9 PSAC East) traded baskets to start the game, but with the Golden Bears leading 13-12, their offense came alive and went on a 21-8 run to take a 34-20 lead with 5:04 left in the first half. KU led by as many as 17 in the first, but a late run by Bloomsburg narrowed the margin to 12 at halftime with the Golden Bears leading 45-33.

The Huskies cut it to 11 with 18:35 remaining in the second half, but that was as close as they got as KU used a 16-6 run midway through the period to put Bloomsburg away.

Edwards hit three 3-pointers for the Golden Bears and had four steals, while Ben led the team in rebounding with eight and assists with five. Ben also had a 7-for-12 showing at the free-throw line.

KU went to the line 31 times, converting on 21 of its attempts.

Bloomsburg was led by Nick Jones, who had a game-high 26 points. Teammates Buddy Rose and Niko Traykov each finished with 12 points.

The 97 points were the most points scored by KU since Dec. 6, 2006, when the Golden Bears won 100-88 at Columbia Union. It was the fourth time this season and the second straight game that KU has scored at least 90 points.

The Golden Bears will be back in action at 8 p.m. Wednesday for another PSAC East contest against Millersville. In their last meeting, KU won 78-60 on Jan. 23. A win would guarantee the Golden Bears either a No. 1 or 2 seed in the PSAC tournament.