Boxscore

SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- Susquehanna University's senior forward Marcus Burke (Hyde Park, Mass./Brimmer and May) registered a team-high 16 points on 8-for-13 shooting from the floor to lead host Susquehanna past Juniata College, 80-65, in a Landmark Conference men's basketball game on Senior Night at Orlando W. Houts Gymnasium on Feb. 20.

Burke also notched a game- and career-high six steals and a game-high-tying two blocked shots. He chipped in six rebounds as well.

Susquehanna (15-10, 8-6 Landmark) never trailed Juniata (9-16, 4-10 Landmark) in the game. SU started the contest on a 16-6 run over an 8-minute, 25-second span. Juniata was able to cut the lead down to six points on multiple occasions but could never get any closer than that for the the rest of the game. After SU's last six-point lead, 26-20 with 5:36 to go in the half, the Crusaders outscored Juniata, 13-6, to take a 39-26 advantage at the break.

SU's freshman forward J.T. Wilson (Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII Regional) pulled down a game-high nine rebounds and chipped in six points. Teammate and senior guard Bryan Majors (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg) tied a team-high with three assists and made all four of his free-throw attempts.

Junior forward Hunter McKain (Ligonier, Pa./Shady Side Academy) dished out three assists and notched six points off the bench.

Crusaders sophomore guard Spenser Spencer (Seattle, Wash./Lakeside) tallied 15 points on six-of-10 shooting from the field and made a game-high three three-pointers (on six attempts). Junior guard Rob Estep (York, Pa./West York) added 14 points off the bench. Estep was 5-for-9 from the floor and was perfect from the line (4-for-4).

The second half was more of the same, as SU never led by less than 10 points. Majors made two free throws with 17:53 left in the game to give Susquehanna a 47-28 lead. Juniata fought back to bring the game back to within 10 points, 53-43, with 12:18 remaining, but the Crusaders pushed the game back out to a 19-point difference, 64-45, just 3:22 later.

SU notched its biggest lead of the contest, 72-52, with 6:36 to go. The deficit was too much for the Eagles to overcome, as they could only bring the game to within 13 points three different times after that.

Juniata was led by sophomore guard Dan Sekulski (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone), who came off the bench to score a game-high 19 points. Teammate and senior guard Jeff Berkey (Stoystown, Pa./Shanksville-Stonycreek) led all players with four assists and grabbed a team-high seven boards to go along with 13 points.

Sophomore forward Matt Regan (Downingtown, Pa./Devon Prep) recorded two steals and two blocked shots, while sophomore center Austin Ankney (Somerset, Pa./Somerset) chipped in 13 points and six rebounds.

Susquehanna made 14 of its 18 attempts for the free-throw line, thanks in part to no misses by five players.

Next Game: Wednesday, Feb. 24, at USMMA (Landmark Conference semifinals), TBA