UNION, N.J. (1/15/22) – JD Daniels made a fast-break layup with one second remaining to lift the Kean University men's basketball team to a 65-63 victory over Rutgers-Camden on Saturday afternoon.

Letrell West finished with 19 points, six assists, and four rebounds for the Cougars who improve to 10-4 overall and 5-4 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. Tristan Cornish totaled 19 points and five rebounds for the Scarlet Raptors who remain winless at 0-12 overall and 0-9 in the NJAC.  

After a back and forth first half, which saw neither side hold larger than a five-point lead, Kean opened the second half with three straight baskets to take their largest lead of the game at 42-35 with 16:55 remaining. Camden climbed back with a 9-2 run to take a 44-42 advantage with 12:30 remaining.

The teams traded buckets into the game's final minute. Kean held a 63-59 lead with just under two minutes to play. Camden would knock down two free throws and make a layup to even everything at 63-63 with 53 seconds remaining. In the final five seconds, Nate Lyles stole the ball and found a wide-open Daniels for the game winner.

Daniels totaled 13 points and three rebounds, while Jailen Jamison collected seven points, two rebounds, and two assists. Lyles finished with seven points, while Justin Singh-Smith tallied six points and five rebounds.

Head Coach David Turco and the Cougars will return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 19^th, in Montclair, N.J. against the Red Hawks of Montclair State University at 8:00 p.m.