Taz Cantey and Brycen WIlliams scored 20 points apiece to pace Rowan to a 92-76 win over Kean in an NJAC men’s basketball contest, to extend the Profs’ winning streak to four games. 

Freshman Khamai Orange added 17 points as he made 6-of-7 from the field. Khalil Baker added 13 points and 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the year and Michael Pirone scored 12 points off the bench as he converted 5-of-10 field goal attempts, while Cantey shot 9-of-16 from the field and Williams connected on 4-of-7 three-pointers as Rowan shot 55.6 percent in the game. 

After taking a10-point halftime lead, Rowan (8-13; 8-6) expanded on it by outscoring Kean, 13-4, in the first nine minutes of the second half, to go up, 62-48. 

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Khalil Baker put back an offensive rebound as time expired to lift Rowan over Rutgers-Camden, 68-66, to complete the Profs’ come-from-behind win in a key NJAC men’s basketball contest. With the victory, Rowan (5-13; 6-6 NJAC) inches ahead of Rutgers-Camden (10-8; 5-7) in the conference standings. 

With the score tied and 19 seconds remaining, Rutgers-Camden missed the front end of a one-and-one and Michael Pirone corralled the rebound for the Profs. Brycen Williams took a long three-point attempt at :02 and Baker grabbed the rebound underneath and put it back as the buzzer sounded for the win. 

Williams scored a game-high 21 points and Baker finished the game with 18 points and eight rebounds as the only Profs in double figures. 

The Profs had trailed by 19 points in the first half and by 40-30 at the start of the second half. They came out strong in the second and made 10 of their first 18 shots to pull within 55-54 with 8:10 remaining. With the score tied, 57-57, at 7:04 Rowan hit five straight free throws to take its first lead since the opening minutes, 64-61.

Rutgers-Camden answered with five consecutive points to regain the lead, 66-64, with 2:57 remaining. Khamai Orange connected on a pair of free throws at 2:39 to the tie the game for the final time, 66-66, and set the stage for Baker’s heroics. 

Rowan fell behind by 19 points in the first half, 30-11, at 8:27 as Rutgers-Camden shot 63 percent from the field in the half. But the Profs started their rally by outscoring the Scarlet Raptors, 19-8, over the final eight minutes of the half, hitting 6-of-11 field goals, and cutting the deficit to 38-30 by halftime. 

The Profs are home again on Saturday when they host William Paterson in the first game of the doubleheader, at 1 p.m. 

Haley Selmer had a career-high 20 points, including six straight in the second overtime, to lead Rowan to an 80-73 win over Rutgers-Camden (10-9; 7-5). The victory was the fourth straight for Rowan (12-7; 8-4) and its second consecutive win in overtime. 

With the game tied, 67-67, at the start of the second overtime, Selmer connected on three consecutive field goals to give Rowan a 73-67 lead. The Profs limited Rutgers-Camden to just six points the rest of the way while they hit 5-of-6 from the line in the final 15 seconds to seal the victory. 

Jes Mastriano tied her career-high with 16 points, Ava Kraybill contributed 14 points and Megan Donelson notched 12 points and 11 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. 

In the final minute of regulation, Abigail Jazmin’s jumper gave Rowan a 59-57 lead with :55 to play. Rutgers-Camden’s Courtney Edmundo tied the game on a layup with less than one second remaining. The Profs had one-tenth of a second and got the ball into Selmer, whose long jumper was off the mark as regulation ended.

Rutgers-Camden held a 67-62 lead with :55 left in the first overtime, but Mastriano made two free throws and Jess McLaughlin connected on a three-pointer with 19.6 seconds left in overtime to extend the game. 

The game was tight throughout, with six points being the largest lead by either team. 

Rutgers-Camden owned a 13-12 lead after one quarter of play and then led by 29-23 with three minutes left in the second quarter. The Profs outscored the Scarlet Raptors, 11-4, to end the quarter and pull ahead, 34-33, at halftime. 

Rowan led 47-45 at the end of the third quarter and held a 53-48 advantage during the fourth quarter. 

The Profs are at home again on Saturday to take on league leader William Paterson in the second game of the doubleheader, which will start at approximately 3 p.m. 

Taz Cantey scored a season-high 25 points and Khalil Baker had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead Rowan to a 83-59 win over Rutgers-Newark in NJAC men’s basketball action. 

Cantey made 9-of-13 field goals and grabbed eight rebounds to record his second straight 20-plus point game. Baker notched his third double-double of the season while Michael Pirone contributed 11 points off the bench for the Profs. 

Rowan (4-12; 4-5) had built up a double-digit lead in the first half and maintained that for the majority of the second. Rutgers-Newark (3-13; 0-9) cut its deficit to 60-51 with 9:38 remaining, but Cantey notched seven points in an 11-0 run to give the Profs a 20-point margin, 71-51 at the 6:18 mark. Rowan closed out the game with eight straight points in the final 2:19 to keep the game out of reach. 

The teams traded leads in the first half until Rowan went on a decisive 11-0 run, with four points from Baker and three by Williams, to pull away with a 37-26 lead. The Profs closed out the half by scoring 10 consecutive points and a three-pointer at :29 by Chris McCarron gave the home team a 47-30 advantage. 

The Profs benefitted from a 50-percent shooting effort (17-for-34) in the first half. 

Rowan hosts #8 Montclair State on Wednesday evening at Esby Gym in the second meeting of the year between the teams. Game time is 7:30 p.m.