CHESTER, Pa. (11/16/19) – Jeff Cooper finished with a career-high 21 points and was named to the All-Tournament Team as the Kean University men's basketball team fell to the host Widener University, 72-62 in the finals of their Autism Awareness Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday.

Elijah Boyd led four starters in double figures with 16 points as the Pride improve to 4-0 overall.  Myles Owens also tallied a career-high with 17 points for the Cougars who fall to 1-2 overall.

Kean played even with Widener for the first 10 minutes, before a 9-0 run gave the Cougars their largest lead of the game at 27-20 with 4:12 to play. The Pride responded with an 11-4 run over the final 3:19 of the opening half to hold a 31-29 lead at the break.

The second half saw Kean stay within striking distance as the lead never got bigger than five. The Cougars took a 58-55 advantage with 6:16 to play on a Cooper layup and an Owens triple. Widener closed the contest on a 17-7 run over the final 6:29 to give the Pride a 10-point victory.

Mario Gunn totaled 13 rebounds and six points, while Nate Lyles totaled 11 rebounds and seven points.

Head Coach Adam Hutchinson and the Cougars will return to action in Hoboken, N.J. on Wednesday, Nov. 20^th, against the Ducks of Stevens Institute of Technology at 7:00 p.m.