Box Score LOCK HAVEN, Pa.  – The Lock Haven University men's basketball team (11-6, 4-3 PSAC East) picked up its third straight PSAC Eastern Division win tonight with a, 76-71 win over Millersville (7-8, 3-3 PSAC East) at Thomas Fieldhouse.
 
Tonight marked the first game with the student body back from winter break and in front of a packed house at Thomas Fieldhouse, Lock Haven didn't disappoint.
 
The Haven, led by the big three of Wali Hepburn (Philadelphia/Neumann-Goretti), Bootsie Walker (Chester, Pa./Chester) and Kasheef Festus (Philadelphia/Archbishop Carroll) controlled much of the game on their way to the win.
 
The trio scored 54 of LHU's 76 points tonight and combined for 26 rebounds in the win.
 
The Bald Eagles played an exceptional first half, highlighted by a jaw-dropping alley-oop jam by Walker off of a great inbounds pass by Hepburn.
 
Lock Haven held a, 39-33 lead after 20 minutes of play.
 
Walker, who was named PSAC East Freshman of the Week earlier this week, paced The Haven throughout the opening period.  He had 15 points and eight rebounds at the break.
 
Festus netted 10 points in the half.
 
Hepburn, who is the reigning PSAC East Player of the Week, scored seven points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists in the first.
 
Just like the first half, the second belonged to Lock Haven.  The Bald Eagles never trailed in the second half and pushed their lead to as many as 11 on their way to the win.
 
Hepburn made the crowd roar with the highlight play of the period, when he raced out on a fast-break and threw down a monster two-handed tomahawk dunk that ignited the Thomas Fieldhouse faithful.
 
Hepburn finished with a game-high 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field.  He added eight rebounds, six assists and two blocks.
 
Walker finished with 17 points and nine boards.
 
Festus netted 15 points and pulled down nine boards of his own.
 
Al Blount (Northampton, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic), Dave Garcia (Scotrun, Pa./Pocono Mt. East) and Brahieme Jackson (Philadelphia/Bishop McDevitt) all played crucial roles down the stretch for LHU.
 
The win moves Lock Haven into sole possession of fourth place in the PSAC Eastern Division
 
The Bald Eagles are right back in action this Saturday (January 25) when The Haven hits the road for a conference game at Cheyney.  Tipoff is set for 3 p.m.
 
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Game Notes:
On Monday (Jan. 20), the Bald Eagles swept the weekly PSAC East Awards…For the second time in three weeks, junior Wali Hepburn was named the PSAC East Player of the Week and for the first time in his career, rookie Bootsie Walker was named the PSAC East Freshman of the Week…The Bald Eagles pair of PSAC East wins last week pushed The Haven back to .500 in Eastern Division play (3-3)…LHU head coach Mike Nestor is in his third season as the helm of the program.  The Bald Eagles won six games last year and already have 10 wins this year…Hepburn entered tonight's game as the PSAC's second leading scorer with 22 points per game.