Box Score BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Lock Haven University men's basketball team (13-7, 6-4 PSAC East) was edged, 77-76 in the final minutes of a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East thriller at Bloomsburg University (11-8, 7-3 PSAC East) today.
 
Kasheef Festus (Philadelphia/Archbishop Carroll) led all scorers with a game-high 18 points. He was one of four Bald Eagles in double-figures.
 
Wali Hepburn (Philadelphia/Neumann-Goretti) netted 14 points, while Nate Walters (Reedsville, Pa./Indian Valley) and Al Blount (Northampton, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic) each scored 10.
 
Walters also had a team-high eight rebounds.
 
Bootsie Walker (Chester, Pa./Chester) and Theo West (Philadelphia/Kensington) both added eight points apiece.
 
Festus was 7-for-12 from the field on the way to his 18 points.
 
West added five rebounds, while Blount, Hepburn and Walker all grabbed four.
 
Bloomsburg was led by five players in double-figures, including Dontahe Jordan, who had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
 
Lock Haven led by two at the break, 36-34 and held the lead late, but Bloomsburg's Jon Riles hit a jumper with just nine seconds left to put the Huskies up for good. LHU did have a chance to tie, but couldn't cap the last-second effort.
 
Lock Haven returns to action on Wednesday (Feb. 5) night at home (8 p.m.) vs. No. 6 East Stroudsburg.
 
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Game Notes:
Wali Hepburn's 21.3 points per game are the second-most in the PSAC … Kasheef Festus is second on the team with 13.3 points per game – he scored his first three-pointer today on his first three-attempt all season … Lock Haven was looking for their sixth straight win … The loss snapped LHU's five-game win streak, which was the longest win streak since the Bald Eagles opened the 1989-90 season, 9-0 … The Bald Eagles 13 wins are the most since LHU won 13 in 1994-95 … LHU hasn't won 14 games since the 1992-93 season … LHU, Bloom and West Chester entered today in a three-way tie for third in the PSAC East standings.