Box Score


Ewing, NJ –The College of New Jersey men's basketball team hosted Rutgers University-Camden on Wednesday night in a NJAC contest in Packer Hall. The Lions would come away with the 67–62 victory tom improve to 7-8 overall and 3-3 in the NJAC. Rutgers-Camden drops to 4-13 overall and 0-6 in the NJAC. Rutgers-Camden is riding a four-game losing streak, while the Lions improve to 5-1 at home this season.

TCNJ would hold a 65-62 lead with 13.6 seconds left and Rutgers-Camden's senior guard Bill Bank's (Berlin, NJ/Eastern Regional) three-point attempt clanked off the rim and TCNJ's sophomore forward Steven Siracusa (New Providence, NJ/New Providence) would collect the rebound and a foul going to the line hitting two free throws with 1.2 left to play for the win.

By game's end, TCNJ's senior tri-captain Jeff Molinelli (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley) would finish with a season-high 15 points with eight rebounds.

In the final two minutes of the first half, the two teams would exchange leads only to have three ties, including the 27-27 tie at the break.

TCNJ's Jeff Molinelli would lead the Lions with his seven first-half points, while Rutgers-Camden's junior guard Joshua Askew (Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Township) also had seven points at the break.

Rutgers-Camden would shoot 42.9% from the floor in the first half (12-28), while the Lions shot only 36.4% from the floor (12-33), including an 11.1% effort from three-point range (1-9). The Lions held a 20-16 edge on the boards as Molinelli was co-leader at the break with Siracusa with three caroms each.

The Lions' senior guard Eric Blackmon-Hayes (Plainfield, NJ/Westfield) and junior guard William Jett (Browns Mills, NJ/Pemberton) would both connect for 13 points in the contest, while Siracusa would add eight rebounds.

Rutgers-Camden's Askew would lead his team with 11 points, while both sophomore guard Brandon Canty (Riverside, NJ/Riverside) and junior forward Tarik Hanton (Philadelphia, PA/Kensington) would finished with 10 points.

TCNJ returns to action on January 24 when they host William Paterson University in a 3:00 p.m. home contest, while Rutgers-Camden will host Ramapo College on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Gloucester Community College.