Matthew Dogan
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Senior Matthew Dogan's career-high 25 points led all scorers on both sides of Sunday's Gannon-Bloomsburg match-up at the 'Mill.
66
Bloomsburg BLOOM-M 3-4, 0-4 PSAC
79
Winner Gannon University GAN-M 4-2, 3-1 PSAC
Bloomsburg BLOOM-M
3-4, 0-4 PSAC
66
Final
79
Gannon University GAN-M
4-2, 3-1 PSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Bloomsburg BLOOM-M 34 32 66
Gannon University GAN-M 36 43 79

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Men's Basketball Team Completes Weekend Sweep with Red-Hot Shooting; Disposes of Bloomsburg 79-66 (Video)

THE RUNDOWN
  • Score: at Gannon 79, Bloomsburg 66
  • Records: Gannon (4-2, 3-1 PSAC), Bloomsburg (3-4, 0-4 PSAC)
  • Location: Erie, Pa. - Hammermill Center (Gary Miller Court)
  • The Short Story: The Gannon men's basketball team shot 57.4 percent from the floor and dished out 23 assists en route to a physical 79-66 victory against Bloomsburg Sunday afternoon at the Hammermill Center. The contest featured four technical fouls as the Golden Knights completed a home weekend sweep.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Bloomsburg ran into a buzz saw early as Gannon opened the game on a 15-6 run. Trailing 6-4, the Golden Knights scored 11 consecutive points. The first nine came off the fingers of senior Matthew Dogan (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex) with an old-fashion three-point play followed by a pair of long-range bombs. Freshman Hans Burwitz (Allen, Texas/Allen)'s lay-up nearly six minutes into the contest capped the run.
  • A 12-4 Gannon blitz midway through the first half gave the Golden Knights' their biggest lead of the opening 20 minutes at 32-15 with 8:28 showing on the clock. Dogan and sophomore Evan Phoenix (Stevensville, Md./Calvert Hall) contributed five points each.
  • Bloomsburg flipped the roles during the final 7:25 as the Huskies out-scored the Golden Knights 19-4. The visitors generated runs of 7-0 and 10-0 during that time span. Karonn Davis' jumper with 2:02 left cut the deficit to 34-32.
  • The two teams split the final four points as Gannon went to the intermission with a 36-34 advantage.
  • The second half was nip-and-tuck for the first eight minutes, before Gannon pulled away. Bloomsburg clawed within one point three times at 36-35, 43-42 and 45-44.
  • Freshman Jimmy Berger (Medina, Ohio/Saint Ignatius) then ignited a 9-1 blitz with a lay-up and capped the run with a nice feed to Dogan for a lay-in. Junior Zay Jackson (Queens, N.Y./Westside) nailed a key three-pointer in the middle of the run.
  • The Gannon lead reached double digits with seven minutes to play when tempers began the flare. After some physical play and verbal exchanges, junior Damon Miraud (Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth) scored off a feed from Berger while being fouled. Moments after double technical fouls were handed out due to extracurricular activity following the play, Davis was issued a second technical and ejected from the game.
  • The play was the start of an 11-0 run that sealed the victory. Miraud accounted for six of those points.
  • Another technical foul on Bloomsburg's Christian Mortellite gave Gannon two more free throws that pushed the Golden Knights' lead into the 20's with 3:26 to play.
  • Gannon's lead ballooned to 78-55 at the 2:29 mark, before Bloomsburg created an 11-1 scoring margin the rest of the way to account for the final 79-66 score.

GAME NOTES
  • Sunday's game was the finale of a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) crossover home weekend and the fourth of a six-game homestand.
  • Dogan led all scorers on both sides with a career-high 25 points, four rebounds and four assists. He went 9-of-12 from the field and finished perfect in four three-point attempts.
  • Berger produced his first career double-double with career-highs in assists (12) and rebounds (10). He added six points and committed only two turnovers in 38 minutes at point guard.
  • Miraud barely missed his second consecutive double-double with nine points, a career-high 15 rebounds and four assists.
  • Phoenix and Jackson chipped in 16 and 12 points, respectively.
  • Gannon shot 57.4 percent (27-47) from the field, including a 60-percent (12-20) clip during the second half. The Golden Knights shot 50 percent (6-12) from three-point range and 65.5 percent (19-29) from the free throw line.
  • Mortellite headlined the Bloomsburg scoring attack with 23 points, five three-pointers and five rebounds.
  • Carnell McGirt was the only other Huskie in double digits with 12 markers.
  • Bloomsburg shot 33.9 percent (19-56) from the floor, 36.8 percent (7-19) from behind the arc and 80.8 percent (21-26) from the charity stripe.
  • Gannon out-rebounded Bloomsburg 42-22.
  • The Golden Knights posted a 38-12 scoring advantage in the paint.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon snapped a brief two-game losing streak against Bloomsburg, improving to 10-2 all-time against the Huskies.
  • The Golden Knights remained perfect against Bloomsburg in nine meetings played at the Hammermill Center. The scoring margin during the last four contests played at the 'Mill is 18.3 points.
  • Gannon has out-rebounded all six opponents this season.
  • The Golden Knights have produced a 78-32 edge in points in the paint during the last two games.
  • Berger's double-double is the first not involving only points and rebounds by a Golden Knight since Joe Lindsay had 16 points and 11 assists against Findlay in the NCAA Division II Tournament second round on March 16, 2008. It's the first double-double by a Golden Knight using assists and rebounds since Javar Cheatham had 20 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds during an 89-80 home victory against Ferris State on January 18, 2001.
  • Gannon's produced its best shooting percentage since hitting 61.8 percent (34-55) of its shots during an 82-69 road victory at Lock Haven on February 23, 2013.
  • Berger's 12 assists were the most by a Golden Knight since Corey Knight had 12 during an 85-66 home win against Indiana (Pa.) on February 19, 2007.
  • Gannon's 23 assists were its most since dishing out 24 during an 81-55 home victory against Bloomsburg on January 4, 2013.
  • The Huskies' shooting percentage was the lowest by a Gannon opponent since Slippery Rock hit 30.2 percent (13-43) of its attempts during a 71-45 Golden Knight victory in the PSAC Quarterfinals at the Hammermill Center on March 3, 2015.
  • Bloomsburg's 22 rebounds were the fewest by a Gannon opponent since the Golden Knights limited Lock Haven to 20 during a road game on December 4, 2015. The Huskies' 14 defensive rebounds were the fewest since Slippery Rock had 14 during the 2015 PSAC quarterfinal contest.
  • Gannon limited Bloomsburg to nine assists, the lowest total since Millersville had seven at the Hammermill Center on November 21, 2015.
  • The Golden Knights created its biggest rebounding margin (+20) since out-rebounding Clarion 47-18 during a 78-71 road victory on February 11, 2015.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon returns to non-conference action Wednesday, December 7 against Bowie State at the Hammermill Center.
  • Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
  • The contest can be heard live on Jet Radio 1400 and via the 90.5 WERG online stream at www.wergfm.com.
  • Gannon leads the all-time series 3-1, but the two programs haven't met since the 2007-08 season.
  • The Golden Knights posted an 81-68 victory during the finals of the 2007 Porreco Cup during the last encounter.
  • Gannon is 2-1 all-time against Bowie State at the Hammermill Center and 1-0 on a neutral floor.
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Players Mentioned

Matthew Dogan

#15 Matthew Dogan

G
6' 7"
Senior
Physician Assistant
Jimmy Berger

#21 Jimmy Berger

G
6' 2"
Freshman
Mechanical Engineering
Hans Burwitz

#32 Hans Burwitz

F
6' 7"
Freshman
Undeclared
Zay Jackson

#3 Zay Jackson

G
6' 0"
Junior
Criminal Justice
Damon Miraud

#23 Damon Miraud

F
6' 5"
Junior
Criminal Justice
Evan Phoenix

#2 Evan Phoenix

F
6' 9"
Sophomore
Marketing

Players Mentioned

Matthew Dogan

#15 Matthew Dogan

6' 7"
Senior
Physician Assistant
G
Jimmy Berger

#21 Jimmy Berger

6' 2"
Freshman
Mechanical Engineering
G
Hans Burwitz

#32 Hans Burwitz

6' 7"
Freshman
Undeclared
F
Zay Jackson

#3 Zay Jackson

6' 0"
Junior
Criminal Justice
G
Damon Miraud

#23 Damon Miraud

6' 5"
Junior
Criminal Justice
F
Evan Phoenix

#2 Evan Phoenix

6' 9"
Sophomore
Marketing
F