UNION, N.J. (1/25/23) – Jailen Jamison notched 20 points and four steals as the Kean University men's basketball team dropped a New Jersey Athletic Conference contest to Ramapo College, 76-63 on Wednesday evening.

Five starters scored in double figures for the Roadrunners who improve to 8-11 overall and 4-8 in the NJAC. Letrell West tallied 15 points and six rebounds for the Cougars who fall to 14-5 overall and 7-5 in the NJAC.

Ramapo torched the nets in the first half with a 53.3% from the floor and a 75.0% from downtown to open a sizeable lead at halftime. Kean was held to 32.3% shooting from the floor and 15.4% shooting from behind the arc as the Roadrunners closed the half on a 23-8 run over the final six minutes to push their lead to 46-26 at intermission.

In the second half, Kean couldn't get the deficit inside single digits as the Roadrunners shot 52.2% from the floor. Jamison collected 13 points as the Cougars were able to bring the lead down to 11 with one-minute remaining.

Griffin Barker totaled eight points and eight rebounds, while Corey Thelisme and D.J. Alicea both notched six apiece.

Head Coach David Turco and the Cougars will return to action in Jersey City, N.J. on Saturday, Jan. 28^th, against the Gothic Knights of New Jersey City University at 3:00 p.m.