Daniels 2223B
81
Kean Kean 17-7,10-7 NJAC
82
Winner Montclair St. MSU 20-4,14-3 NJAC
Kean Kean
17-7,10-7 NJAC
81
Final
82
Montclair St. MSU
20-4,14-3 NJAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Kean Kean 37 44 81
Montclair St. MSU 33 49 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Comes Up Short Against Montclair State

MONTCLAIR, N.J. (2/11/23) – Jailen Jamison totaled 18 points, five assists and three steals as the Kean University men's basketball team dropped a New Jersey Athletic Conference contest to Montclair State University, 82-81 on Saturday afternoon.

Steven Breeman totaled 23 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Red Hawks who improve to 20-4 overall and 15-3 in the NJAC. Letrell West notched 15 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Cougars who fall to 17-7 overall and 10-7 overall.

First Half
  • Kean led 37-33 at halftime.
  • The Cougars shot 48.4% from the floor and 28.6% from downtown.
  • MSU shot 34.4% from the floor and 23.5% from downtown.
  • Montclair opened with a 12-6 run behind five points apiece from Keyon Pryce and Kieran Flanagan.
  • Kean answered with a 13-7 run to take their first lead of the game at 19-18 with 9:35 remaining.
  • After trading buckets, Kean took their largest lead of the half with an 8-0 run that pushed the advantage to 33-26 with 4:31 remaining.
  • The Red Hawks erased their deficit with a 7-2 run over the next 90 seconds to even the game at 33-33.
  • The Cougars closed on a 4-0 run with a Heem Burno layup and two Corey Thelisme free throws.
  • Thelisme notched eight points for Kean.
  • Greg Eck tallied eight points for the Red Hawks.
 
Second Half
  • Montclair outscored Kean, 49-44.
  • The Red Hawks shot 63.0% from the floor and a 50.0% from downtown.
  • The Cougars posted a 57.1% from the floor and a 42.9% from behind the arc.
  • MSU opened on an 11-3 run to take a 44-39 lead with 17:11 remaining.
  • Kean evened the contest at 47-47 with an 8-4 run that included four points from West.
  • For the remainder of the half, neither side held larger than a six-point lead.  
  • Steven Breeman scored seven points down the stretch, including two triples for the Red Hawks.
  • JD Daniels scored six points in the final 30 seconds, including a three pointer with two seconds remaining.
  • Breeman tallied 19 second half points, including three triples.
  • Daniels and Jamison combined for 25 second half points.
Box Score Notables
  • Daniels totaled 15 points and four rebounds.
  • Thelisme finished with 12 points.
 
 
Head Coach David Turco and the Cougars will return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 15th, hosting the Ospreys of Stockton University for Senior Night beginning at 8:00 p.m.
 
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