Box Score GLASSBORO, NJ  – The William Paterson University men's basketball team won 86-84 at Rowan University in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game on Wednesday night.
 
The Pioneers had five players in double figures.  Guard Sandy Burgos (sr. Fort Lee, NJ/Fort Lee) totaled 19 points and seven rebounds.  Guard/forward Terik Bridgeman (jr. Harlem, NY/Nia Prep) followed with 17 points and seven boards.  Guard Bright Mensah (jr. Hackensack, NJ/Hackensack) and forward James McLane (jr. Belleville, NJ/Queen of Peace) each chipped in with 13 points.  Mensah also registered eight rebounds and five assists.  Guard Zach Frick (so. Sparta, NJ/Sparta) had 10 points. 
 
William Paterson and Rowan are both 12-2 overall.  The Pioneers are 7-1 in the conference while the Profs have a 6-2 NJAC mark.  Forward Ike Robinson (jr. Trenton, NJ/Conwell-Egan Catholic (PA)) recorded a season-high 33 points and eight boards.  Forward Mike Simpson (sr. Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Twp.) produced 15 points.  Center Dan Brogan (jr. Northvale, NJ/Northern Valley Old Tappan) and forward Daniel Waynick (sr. East Windsor, NJ/Hightstown) had 10 points apiece.  Guard Kris O'Connor (jr. Mount Laurel, NJ/Paul VI) collected eight points, six assists and five steals.
 
In the second stanza, the Profs scored four straight foul shots (9:51) because of a foul and a technical and they were down by one (62-61).  Guard Josh Borrelli (so. Medford, NJ/Shawnee) and Robinson each had two points at the line.  Robinson put Rowan ahead (63-62) with a basket at 9:16 and he later tied the game (65-65) at 8:26.  William Paterson was on top until O'Connor's free throw (3:37) made the score 73-73.  Brogan followed with a layup (3:09).  McLane had two points (2:49) at the charity stripe and the score was tied, 75-75.  Robinson's basket (2:27) gave Rowan the lead (77-75) for the last time.  Burgos (2:10) and Frick (1:11) drained three-pointers.  Brogan had two foul shots (0:57) and the Profs were down by two (81-79).  Guard Turrell McClendon (so. Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway Tech) scored with a layup (0:48) and Simpson drilled a three (0:43).  William Paterson was up by one (83-82) then had a free throw from Burgos (0:39) and two by Frick (0:13). Waynick's basket with two seconds left ended the contest. 
 
The score was tied five times in the first half and there were three lead changes.  Burgos hit a three at 13:52, which knotted the score at 16.  The Profs followed with a 7-1 run for a six-point advantage (23-17) with 12:04 remaining.  Simpson contributed with five points while O'Connor added a basket.  William Paterson went ahead 26-25 (9:18) after a 9-2 spurt.  McLane had five of the seven points.  Simpson's three-pointer (8:43) tied the score at 28. 
 
The Pioneers answered with nine straight points to lead 37-28 (6:06).  Burgos led the way with four points while Bridgeman and McClendon produced three and two points respectively.  With 2:46 left, Bridgeman made two foul shots for a seven-point lead (39-32).  Rowan cut the deficit to three (39-36) after a three from Borrelli and a free throw by Brogan.  Bridgeman recorded a tip-in (1:01) and Burgos made the first of two foul shots (1:01) on a technical.  At the 10-second mark, Robinson posted a tip-in and free throw.  The Profs trailed 42-39 at the intermission.        
 
Rowan continues its conference schedule at Rutgers-Newark on Saturday, January 17 at 8 p.m.