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Starrell Hearns sits on a chair for basketball media day
Gladstone Harris (harrisgl@montclair.edu)
82
Winner Bloomfield BLOOMFIE 3-2, 0-0
70
Dist. Columbia DIST. CO 2-3, 0-0
Winner
Bloomfield BLOOMFIE
3-2, 0-0
82
Final
70
Dist. Columbia DIST. CO
2-3, 0-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Bloomfield BLOOMFIE 46 36 82
Dist. Columbia DIST. CO 39 31 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Hearns Puts Up 30 As Bears Take, 82-70 Win Over UDC On The Road

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bears men's basketball team hit the road for a non-conference showdown on Saturday with the University of the District of Columbia and came away with an, 82-70 victory at the E.B. Henderson Sports Complex. Starrell Hearns career-high 30 points paced Bloomfield's potent offense. 
 
RECORDS
  • Bloomfield (3-2), UDC (1-3)

BLOOMFIELD LEADERS
  • Redshirt sophomore Starrell Hearns, 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals
  • Junior Marcus Bucknall, 15 points, 9 rebounds
  • Senior Deavion Ellis, 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists

UDC LEADERS
  • Junior Khyrie Staten, 15 points, 5 rebounds
  • Junior Greg Williams, 14 points, 4 rebounds
  • Senior Vernon Simmons, 13 points, 2 steals off the bench
  • Senior Elijah Crawford, 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 blocks

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Fast out of the gate, the Bears opened up the half on a 9-2 run to put the Firebirds on their heels however the hosts settled in and countered with a 14-6 spurt of their own to go up one (16-15). 
  •  Bloomfield reestablished their dominance by halftime and headed into the break up, 46-39.
  • The visitors never looked back in the 2nd half and went ahead by thirteen (64-51) on a Hearns layup in the paint with 9:29 on the clock. 
  •  A thunderous dunk by Ellis off a feed from Izaiah Poole dazzled the crowd as the Bears cruised down the stretch for the win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Field Goals: UDC 26-61 (42.6%), Bloomfield 33-71 (46.5%)
  • Three-Point Shooting: UDC 7-18 (38.9%), Bloomfield 7-19 (36.8%)
  • Free Throws: UDC 11-12 (91.7%), Bloomfield 9-17 (52.9%)
  • Rebounds: UDC 34, Bloomfield 46
  • Turnovers: UDC 18, Bloomfield 16
 
UP NEXT
  • Bloomfield host Mercy on Tuesday, November 26, 7:30 pm for their home opener in The Den. 
  • Bears at Bridgeport on Tuesday, December 3, 7:30 pm to open up conference play.
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