WATERBURY, CONN. –The top team in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division traveled across state lines and picked up a, 76-65 win over Post University Tuesday evening at the Drubner Center. Bloomfield avenged their first CACC loss of the season by defeating the Eagles and were lead by Marcus Fleming (Linden, N.J.) who shot a blistering, 9-of-10 from the field for a game-high, 23 points. Nick Davidson (Lumberton, N.J.) poured in 18 points while Ignacio Diez (Madrid, Spain) notched his second double-double (16 points, 13 rebounds) in his second start of the season.
 
The Bear Necessities
Score: Bloomfield 76, Post 65 
Records: Bloomfield (17-7, 12-3 CACC) | Post (9-14, 8-8 CACC)
Location: Drubner Center / Waterbury, Conn.
 
How It Happened

• Davidson knocked in a shot from beyond the arc to get the game's scoring underway and Bloomfield extended to a 9-4 lead with just five minutes played in the opening half. Post answered with a 9-2 run to seize their first lead of the game, 13-11
• The Eagles opened up an 8-point advantage (23-15) and served notice to the Bears that their earlier season victory over the CACC North Division's top team wasn't a fluke, but the road team battled back and three consecutive buckets from Ignacio Diez (Madrid, Spain) sent them into the locker room up 32-31 at halftime
• Davidson poured in 12 of Bloomfield's first half points and the international student-athlete, Diez narrowly missing a double-double with 10 points and 9 boards at the break
• Marcus Fleming (Linden, N.J.) hit back-to-back buckets to begin the second half offensive effort for the visitors. Later in the period, a Fleming three-pointer extended the Bears lead to, 55-43 with half the period gone. Post used a 13-3 spurt to climb to within two (58-56) but Bloomfield rattled off the next eight straight points to quell the Eagles uprising
• Fleming was perfect from the field (9-of-9) in the second half, including 3-for-3 from beyond the arc with all of his points coming in the final period as the visitors closed out the CACC North Division win

 
Up Next: The Bears return to friendly confines of the Den to square off with the red-hot leaders of the CACC South Division, Goldey-Beacom College on Saturday, February 4^th. The Lightning and Bears are both regionally ranked in the NCAA D2SIDA Poll and will battle at 3:00 pm. Bloomfield will be celebrating 'Take A Kid to the Game Day' Saturday with all children, 12 and under will receive free admission to the game when accompanied by an adult.  
 
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