Box score

 Camden, NJ… The College of New Jersey men's basketball team dropped a narrow decision to Rutgers University-Camden 60-59 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference match-up.

The Lions (3-18, 0-10 NJAC) held an eight-point lead with under two minutes remaining, but the Scarlet Raptors (5-15, 3-8 NJAC) scored the game's final nine points to notch their third conference win of the season.

Sophomore Donovan Smalls (Union, NJ/Union) led the Lions with 14 points in the game. Junior Dan Bucher (New Providence, NJ/New Providence) had a solid game with 10 points and eight rebounds, while junior Al Matlock (Trenton, NJ/Solebury) finished with 13 points and three assists.

In a game where the lead changed hands 12 times, the Lions overcame a 29-25 halftime deficit and took control of the game in the second half. A three-point basket by junior Pete Kelly (Hamilton, NJ/Nottingham) put TCNJ ahead 47-56 with 4:50 remaining in the game. Senior Steve Siracusa (New Providence, NJ/New Providence) then hit a pair of free throw and the Lions had their largest lead of the game at the 4:07 mark.

Rutgers-Camden finished the game on a 13-1 run drilling a pair of 3s before a Jason Richardson steal followed by a lay-up by Eric Goode proved to be the difference with 23 seconds remaining.

Siracusa finished with eight points and seven rebounds, while Kelly chipped in with seven points.

TCNJ will visit Rowan University on Monday, February 7 before returning home to square off against Richard Stockton College at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 9.