Wright Lifts Men's Hoops Past Rutgers-Camden,
80-49
UNION, N.J. (1/24/07) - Junior guard Lamar Wright (Galloway,
N.J.) scored 31 points and added nine rebounds to lead the Kean
University men's basketball team past visiting Rutgers-Camden in
New Jersey Athletic Conference South Division action on Wednesday
evening.
Wright connected on 5-of-8 three-pointers and added three steals
and two assists, as the Cougars (12-7, 3-4 NJAC) snapped a two-game
losing streak. For the Scarlet Raptors (5-13, 1-6 NJAC), senior
guard Dane Nicholson (Pleasantville, N.J.) had 18 points and five
rebounds.
The Cougars led from the opening tip, as the raced out to an 11-0
lead just 2:49 into contest behind five points from senior forward
Bryan Keller (Piscataway, N.J.) and four points from Wright. The
Scarlet Raptors cut the deficit to one point at 22-21 on a
three-pointer by Nicholson with just under 10 minutes left in the
opening half. Kean answered back and scored 17 straight points and
closed the half on a 20-4 run to take a 42-25 lead into
halftime.
Wright led the Cougars with 18 first-half points, shooting 6-of-10
from the field, while Nicholson paced Rutgers-Camden with 11 points
and two steals in the opening stanza.
In the second half, the Scarlet Raptors could only pull within 14
points at 44-30 with 17:45 remaining, as the Cougars led by
double-digits throughout the final half to cruise to the 31-point
victory.
As a team, Kean recorded 23 assists on the team's 31 field goals
and outrebounded the Scarlet Raptors, 50-36. Keller, senior forward
Brett Wyatt (Elizabeth, N.J.) and senior guard Bryan Miller
(Trenton, N.J.) each dished out five assists, while Keller added 14
points in the victory. Miller and Wyatt each had solid all-around
games, as Miller finished with 10 points and eight rebounds and
Wyatt added eight points and nine rebounds.
For Rutgers-Camden, senior guard Sydney Francis (Camden, N.J.)
added a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Kean returns to action on Saturday, January 27, when they travel to
William Paterson University for a NJAC match-up. Tip-off is set for
1 p.m.
