Box Score

CAMDEN, N.J. (Feb. 15, 2017) – The Montclair State University men's basketball team out-scored Rutgers University-Camden, 34-23, in the second half to wipe out a two-point halftime deficit and went on to defeat the Scarlet Raptors, 66-57, in the final regular-season New Jersey Athletic Conference game for both teams.
 
The Red Hawks, 13-12 overall and 10-8 in the NJAC, closed the regular season in fifth place in the NJAC and will play a first-round conference tournament game Saturday at fourth-seeded Rowan University.
 
Rutgers-Camden, which celebrated Senior Night prior to the game for its lone senior, forward Dior Johnson (Camden, NJ/Woodrow Wilson), closes the year with a 6-19 record overall. The Scarlet Raptors finished 3-15 in the NJAC.

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Montclair State has defeated Rutgers-Camden nine straight times and owns wins in 19 of its last 20 series games against the Scarlet Raptors. The Red Hawks lead the all-time series, 52-9, with the last Raptor win coming on Dec. 15, 2012, by a 69-59 score in Camden.
 
Rutgers-Camden held a 34-32 halftime lead behind nine points from junior guard Charlie Riccardi (Mullica Hill, NJ/St. Joseph-Hammonton) and eight from sophomore forward/center Isaac Destin (Woodlynne, NJ/Collingswood). Junior guard Vince Anfield (Mt. Holly, NJ/Rancocas Valley) notched nine first-half points for the Red Hawks.
 
The final 20 minutes featured seven lead changes and a pair of tie scores as neither team managed more than a four-point lead most of the half. That margin occurred after the Raptors scored the first field goal of the second half, a layup by Destin, to take a 36-32 lead. With the Raptors clinging to a 49-48 margin, however, Montclair State senior guard Daniel Ramis (Miami, FL/Westwood Christian) nailed a three-pointer with 8:03 remaining. That gave the Red Hawks the lead for good, 51-49, and Anfield quickly added another trey to push the margin to 54-49.
 
Although the Raptors sliced the gap to 54-52 on a trey by junior guard Shafeek Taylor (Philadelphia, PA/Mathematics, Civics and Sciences), they never got closer the rest of the way. Montclair State led by as many as 10 points (66-56) near the end of the game.
 
Anfield led the Red Hawks with 17 points, including 5-for-8 shooting from three-point range. Senior forward Brandon Channer (Manchester, Jamaica/Strawberry Crest, FL) notched 15 points and sophomore forward Jordan Roberson (Union, NJ/Union) added 14, including 12 in the second half. Ramis finished with 11 points for the Red Hawks, who shot 24-for-59 (40.7 percent) from the field overall and 10-for-33 (30.3) from three-point range. Montclair also had a commanding 49-22 advantage off the boards, with Roberson and Channer notching 14 and 13, respectively, to both finish with double-doubles.
 
Destin collected 16 points and eight rebounds for Rutgers-Camden. Riccardi finished with 14 points for the Scarlet Raptors.
 
Junior guard Marcus Taylor (Somerdale, NJ/Sterling) had two points to pass the 500-point milestone for his career. He will bring 501 career points into his senior season.