Box Score GLASSBORO, NJ – Forward Christopher Moseley scored the winning basket for the Ramapo College men's basketball team in a 79-77 victory at Rowan University on Saturday.
Moseley (fr. Fair Lawn, NJ/Fair Lawn) hit the game-winner with one second left. He ended the contest with 19 points and six rebounds. Forward Frank Nock (jr. Bridgeton, NJ/Bridgeton) scored 19 points and forward Thomas Bonacum (fr. Fanwood, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood) followed with 17. Bonacum pulled down nine boards and collected six steals. Guard James Long (fr. Matawan, NJ/Saint Joseph (Metuchen)) chipped in with 12 points.
The Roadrunners are 11-7 overall and 5-6 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. The Profs have a 13-4 record with a 6-5 conference mark.
Rowan forward
Ike Robinson (jr. Trenton, NJ/Conwell-Egan Catholic (PA)) recorded season-highs with 35 points and 15 rebounds. Forward
Chris Gross (jr. Cranford, NJ/Roselle Catholic) produced 13 points and forward
Mike Simpson (sr. Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Twp.) had 10. Gross and Simpson each grabbed nine boards. Center
Dan Brogan (jr. Northvale, NJ/Northern Valley Old Tappan) added eight points and seven rebounds.
There were seven ties and six lead changes in the second half. Robinson scored back-to-back layups to put the Profs ahead 70-68 with 3:26 remaining. Moseley's jumper knotted the score at 70 (3:17). Rowan answered with five straight points to lead 75-70 with 2:12 on the clock. Long hit a three (1:58) and Moseley had a tip-in (1:31), which tied the score at 75. Gross made a layup (1:07) for a 77-75 advantage. Long sank two foul shots (0:51) before Moseley nailed the jumper to win the game. Moseley led the Roadrunners with 14 points in the final period.
The Roadrunners started the game with a 16-2 run in 4:45. Five different players contributed with points. Brogan had a tip-in and guard
Josh Borrelli (so. Medford, NJ/Shawnee) followed with a foul shot to trail 21-14 at 11:10. Moseley sank a foul shot (8:55) to lead 27-16. The Profs pulled within four points (27-23) with 6:48 remaining after seven straight points. Gross contributed with three while Robinson and Simpson each had a basket. At the five minute mark, Robinson's layup cut the deficit to two (31-29). Ramapo followed with two points from Nock (4:10) and guard/forward V. Simpson Turner (jr. Rockaway, NJ/Morris Hills) (3:46) for a six point advantage (35-29). Forward
TJ Booth's (fr. Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) layup at 2:42 pulled Rowan within one (35-34). The Roadrunners answered with a 7-0 run to lead 42-34 with 1:16 left in the half. Robinson drained a three at the five second mark and Ramapo was ahead 42-39 at the intermission.
Rowan travels to NCAA Division I Princeton University on Sunday, January 25 for a 2 p.m. contest.
