UNION, N.J. (1/17/26) – Four players finished in double-figures as the Kean University men's basketball team dropped a high scoring affair to the unbeaten and nationally-ranked Montclair State University Red Hawks, 106-94 on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED!!!

• The Red Hawks opened on an 11-2 run after knocking down three triples.
• Kean responded with a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 11-9 behind five points from Daniel Dextraze.
• After trading buckets, MSU would go into the locker room with nearly a 20-point lead behind a 33-15 run.
• Kunga Tsering and Ryan Cassels combined for 16 points during the run.
• The second half saw Kean trade twos for threes with the Red Hawks.
• Kean shot 62.9% from the floor, while the Red Hawks hit nine from downtown for a 64.3% three point percentage.
• The Cougars would get as close as 10 points in the second stanza with Kareem Irby pouring in 19 second half points.

INSIDE THE BOX

• Irby totaled 30 points.
• Dextraze notched 20 points and nine rebounds.
• Jeffers-Viera tallied 19 points.
• Deaundre Clarke totaled 12 points off the bench.
• MSU hit 17 triples (17-for-24) for a 70.8% three-point percentage.
• The Cougars left points on the table, shooting 15-for-25 from the line.

UP NEXT

• Kean travels to Stockton on Wednesday.