Box Score WAYNE, NJ  – Guard Kris O'Connor scored the winning basket for the Rowan University men's basketball team in a 62-60 victory at William Paterson University on Wednesday night.  It was the final game of the regular season.
 
O'Connor (jr. Mount Laurel, NJ/Paul VI) recorded the game-winner with 0.5 seconds left.  The Profs have a 16-9 record and they are the fifth seed (10-8) in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship Tournament.  Rowan travels to the fourth seed Rutgers-Newark (17-8, NJAC 11-7) on Saturday, February 21 for a first round game at 7 p.m.  The Pioneers are 19-6 overall and 13-5 in the conference.  William Paterson is seeded second in the conference tournament and receives a first round bye.
 
O'Connor ended the contest with 12 points.  He was five for seven from the floor with two three-pointers.  Forward TJ Booth (fr. Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) scored a career-high 14 points.  Forward Chris Gross (jr. Cranford, NJ/Roselle Catholic) contributed with eight points and five rebounds.  Forward Ike Robinson (jr. Trenton, NJ/Conwell-Egan Catholic (PA)) totaled seven points and seven boards.  Forward Mike Simpson (sr. Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Twp.) added six points and five rebounds. 
 
For the Pioneers, guard Sandy Burgos (sr. Fort Lee, NJ/Fort Lee) produced a game-high 21 points and he grabbed seven rebounds.  Guard Galen Smith (so. Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway Tech) came off the bench for 12 points.  Forward James McLane (jr. Belleville, NJ/Queen of Peace) collected six points and six boards.  
 
With 2:06 remaining in the game, Robinson's free throw gave the Profs a six-point advantage (56-50).  William Paterson went ahead 57-56 (0:46) after Smith nailed two threes (1:58, 0:46) and Burgos had a foul shot in between (1:34).  O'Connor made a jumper (0:32) and Booth had two points at the line (0:19), which put Rowan ahead 60-57.  Burgos tied the score at 60 with a three-pointer at the eight-second mark. 
 
The Profs started the second stanza with a 9-2 spurt to lead 37-30 at 15:51.  Booth scored seven points and O'Connor had two.  Robinson's jump shot (12:41) made the score 40-32.  Smith (12:30) and Burgos (12:07) had back-to-back threes and the Pioneers trailed by two (40-38).  Rowan was up 41-39 (10:24) then built a 12-point advantage (51-39) at 7:46 with 10 unanswered points.  Forward Skylar Moore (jr. Westville, NJ/Hempstead (NY)) and Simpson each registered four points and guard Joey Montalvo (so. Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County Reg.) added two.  
 
William Paterson followed with a 9-0 run to pull within three (51-48) at 5:15.  Burgos posted five of the nine points.  He had two foul shots (4:20), which cut the deficit to two points (52-50).  Rowan forward Daniel Waynick (sr. East Windsor, NJ/Hightstown) made a jumper (4:01) and a free throw (3:28) and the score was 55-50.          
 
There were six lead changes in the first half.  Burgos hit a three-pointer (3:49) and the Pioneers were up 26-21.  Rowan followed with seven straight points to go ahead 28-26 with 1:18 left.  Center Dan Brogan (jr. Northvale, NJ/Northern Valley Old Tappan) sank two foul shots (3:08), Robinson drained a three (1:58) and Brogan had a layup (1:18). McLane's jumper tied the score at 28 (0:34) and it was still knotted at the break.