UNION, N.J. (12/3/22) – Griffin Barker totaled 19 points and five steals as the Kean University men's basketball team pushed their winning streak to eight games with a 74-58 wire-to-wire victory over Rutgers-Newark on Saturday afternoon.

Heem Burno tallied eight assists, five steals, five points, and four rebounds for the Cougars who remain unbeaten at 8-0 overall and 3-0 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.  Eli Camacho totaled 11 points for the Scarlet Raiders who fall to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the NJAC.

Barker scored seven of his 10 first-half points as Kean opened the contest on a 16-9 run. Newark answered with a 10-1 run to cut the lead down to 19-16 with just over nine minutes to play. The Cougars closed out the half on a 20-9 run for a 37-25 advantage at halftime.

In the second half, the Scarlet Raiders opened with an 8-3 run to shave Kean's lead down to 40-34 with 14:37 remaining. The Cougars answered with a 19-5 run that shut the door and extended the advantage to 20 points.

The Cougars maintained their double-digit lead for the remainder of the contest.

Letrell West totaled 13 points, while JD Daniels tallied 11 points and Jailen Jamison notched nine points and four assists.

Head Coach David Turco and the Cougars will return to action in Ewing, N.J. on Wednesday, Dec. 7^th, against the Lions of the College of New Jersey at 7:00 p.m.