Union, NJ…The College of New Jersey men’s basketball team tallied their first NJAC win of the season and for interim head coach Matt Hunter as the Lions beat Kean University on Wednesday night, 65-63 at Harwood Arena. With the win, TCNJ is now 5-8 overall and 1-2 in the NJAC, while Kean drops to 5-10 overall and 1-3 in the league.
Pacing the Lions on the night was senior forward Mark Aziz (Hackettstown, NJ/West Morris Central) as he led all scorers with his 21 points and added seven rebounds. Aziz would hit 10-of-12 shots from the line, while shooting 5-8 from the floor to help the Lions to the conference win.
Kean led 31-29 at the break, but TCNJ made the most of their shots, hitting 56.5% from the floor (13-23), while holding Kean to just 36.7% from the floor (11-30). Kean committed 13 turnovers as the Lions held a 39-35 edge on the boards in the win.
TCNJ’s junior guard Jeff Molinelli (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley) and 11 points for the Lions, while senior guard Jeff Warner (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) just missed a double-double adding nine points with nine rebounds. Senior co-captain Corey Gilmore (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) added nine points as well for the Lions.
Kean had four players finish in double-digits on the night led by Lamar Wright who had 16 points, while Jonathan Jones added 12 points. Reserves Sean Carter and William Floyd added 11 and 10 points, respectively for the Cougars.
TCNJ returns to action on Saturday, January 19 hosting Richard Stockton College in a 1 p.m. NJAC contest.
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