GALLOWAY, N.J. (2/12/20) – Nate Lyles finished with a team-high 15 points as the Kean University men's basketball team dropped a New Jersey Athletic Conference contest to Stockton University, 78-61 on Wednesday evening.
Jordan Taylor totaled 19 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Ospreys who improve to 15-8 overall and 12-4 in the NJAC.
Jailen Jamison tallied 12 points, three assists and two steals for the Cougars who fall to 6-17 overall and 3-13 in the NJAC.
After scoring the opening bucket, Stockton opened the game on a 19-4 run over the first eight minutes. Kean cut the lead to 28-18 on back-to-back triples by
Joshua Jackson with just under five minutes to play in the opening stanza. Stockton stretched the lead back to 39-22 just before halftime.
The second half saw the Cougars unable to overcome the halftime deficit as the Ospreys extended their advantage to the largest of the game at 76-56.
Jackson finished with 10 points, while
Myles Owens added nine and
Mario Gunn collected 11 boards.
Head Coach
Adam Hutchinson and the Cougars will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 15
th, hosting the Lions of the College of New Jersey for Senior Day at 1:00 p.m.
