Bangor, ME - The Husson University Eagles bested the Badgers of Johnson state 84-68.  Husson's Josh Jones (Jr., Jefferson, ME) recorded a double-double, leading the Eagles to the conference win.  With the win, the Eagles improve to 11-6 and the Badgers fall to 4-13.

Both Husson and Johnson State's coaches participated in Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Weekend on January 29-30.  Head Coaches Warren Caruso and Michael Osborne and their assistant coaches wore sneakers with their regular game suits to show support for the Coaches vs. Cancer program. Coaches vs. Cancer is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches that empowers basketball coaches, their teams, and communities to join the fight against cancer.

Ian Passino (Jr., Peru, NY) got the Badgers on the board first with a three.  Husson's Eric Modica hit a three-point shot to give Husson a 9-5 lead that they would not relinquish.  Leandro Martinez (Sr., Philadelphia, PA) hit a three of his own to push the Badgers back to 18-12.  Husson's Brad Libby (So., Brewer, ME) came off the bench and scored six quick points to make the score 28-12.  Nate Dodge (Sr., Burlington, VT) hit both foul shots to bring the Badgers within four of the Eagles at 40-36 and ending the half. 

Phil Leighton started the second half with two quick layups for the Eagles to bring the score to 44-36.  Ian Passino (Jr., Peru, NY) hit a three followed by a two layups to bring the badgers within 6 points of the eagles at 61-55.  Husson's Jones dunked to give the Eagles a 10 point lead at 60-50 with 11 minutes left in the game.  The lead proved too much for the Badgers to overcome and the Eagles claimed an 84-68 win. 

Husson's Josh Jones tallied 27 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists while shooting 11-14 from the floor and 6-6 from the free throw line.  Jay Uhrin collected 15 points and 5 rebounds shooting 7-10 form the floor.

Johnson state was led by Leandro Martinez who contributed 16 points and Charles Harper III (Fr., Philadelphia PA) who notched 13 points , 6 rebounds and 4 assists while shooting 6-11 from the floor. 

Husson University men's basketball program lost the services of senior Brock Bradford (Kenduskeag, ME) for the remainder of the season.  Bradford sustained an ACL injury in the final minute of play against U. New England Tuesday night. 

Bradford is a four year starter and two year captain for the Eagles.  He is a two time 1^st Team All-NAC selection and a COSIDA 1^st Team Academic All-American.  Bradford was the team's 2^nd leading scoring with 15.7 points per game and assist leader averaging 4.9 per game.  He finishes his career as the program's 18th all-time leading scorer with 1329 points, 6^th in assists with 398, and 2^nd for career foul shooting at 84%.