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EAST STROUDSBURG – The Lock Haven men's basketball team fell on the road at East Stroudsburg, 92-63, in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division game on Wednesday night.
The loss snapped a two-game win streak for The Haven, who moved to 7-10 overall and 3-7 in conference play. Last week, the Bald Eagles won both of its games in Eastern Division play after downing Mansfield and Millersville at home.
Keith Warren and Dyllon Scott each finished with a team-high 16 points to pace the Bald Eagles. Warren went 5-of-11 from the floor and 6-of-8 at the line, while Scott shot 5-of-9 from the field and added four rebounds.
Devon Nelson came off the bench to spark Lock Haven with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Luke Kennevan and Dean Coleman-Newsome added nine points each, while Coleman-Newsome chipped in five assists and three steals.
Blake Deegan impacted the game across the box score with four points, four rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal.
Lock Haven shot a solid 48 percent from the field (24-of-50), but East Stroudsburg's depth and pace proved decisive as the Warriors put five players in double figures and got 60 points from their bench.
The hosts used an early 15-4 surge to build a double-digit lead midway through the first half and carried a 40-26 advantage into the locker room.
The Bald Eagles opened the second half with back-to-back jumpers from Warren to trim the deficit to 10 at 40-30, but East Stroudsburg quickly answered and never let the margin slip back to single digits.
The Bald Eagles return home to host West Chester on Saturday at 3 p.m. for a PSAC East contest in Thomas Fieldhouse.