Galloway, NJ – Stockton University (8-1, 4-0 NJAC) remained unbeaten in NJAC play with a convincing 75-55 victory over The College of New Jersey (5-3, 2-2 NJAC) on Wednesday night.
Luciano Lubrano (Ocean City/Ocean City) led a trio of Ospreys in double figures with a game-high 20 points.
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Stockton, who never trailed in the contest, jumped out on the Lions by a 14-2 margin at 11:33 of the first half. A pair of triples by Lubrano, four points by
Nick Duncsak (Toms River/Toms River North) and two points each from
Jonathan Azoroh (Ewing/Ewing) and
Kadian Dawkins (Eastampton/Rancocas Valley) gave the Ospreys the lead.
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TCNJ closed to within three at 17-14 with 7:07 remaining in the first half, but that would be as close as the Lions would come on the evening. Stockton closed the half outscoring the visitors 23-12, with a finishing 12-6 run. Five points by
Jordan Williams (Trenton/Trenton Central), four by
Jamar Johnson (Penns Grove/Penns Grove) and a three-point play by
DJ Campbell (Vineland/Vineland) made the score 40-26 at the break.
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The Ospreys never took their foot off the gas in the final stanza, leading by as many as 24 points before settling the final score at 75-55 for Stockton's fourth straight win.
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In addition to his 20 points, Lubrano, who shot 6-12 (50%) from behind their arc, topped Stockton with eight rebounds. Williams added 12 points in an efficient 15:47 of play on 5-6 shooting and Campbell chipped in with 10 markers. Stockton's defense shut down the TCNJ offense, forcing 19 turnovers that led to 28 points.
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Kyion Flanders (Wildwood/Wildwood) with three steals and five assists, along with Johnson, led the way on defense. The pair helped shut down the NJAC's second-leading scorer Anthony DiCaro, who came into the contest averaging 21.1 points per game, holding him to just five points, all in the first half, and forcing six turnovers.
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TCNJ's Naysean Burch scored 12 points, with teammate Danny Bodine adding 11 markers. Bodine led all players with nine boards.
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Stockton will face Montclair State in another home contest on Saturday. Game time is scheduled for 1 pm.
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