Box Score GLASSBORO, NJ  – The Rowan University men's basketball team defeated conference opponent Rutgers-Camden, 82-64 on Wednesday night.
 
Guard Kris O'Connor (sr. Mount Laurel, NJ/Paul VI) led the way with 20 points.  He was seven for 13 from the floor with five three-pointers.  Forward Shawn Wilson (jr. Pleasantville, NJ/Pleasantville) contributed with 15 points and five rebounds.  Forward Chris Gross (sr. Cranford, NJ/Roselle Catholic) chipped in with 12 points and four boards.
 
The Profs improve to 8-11 overall and 5-7 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC).  The Scarlet Raptors have a 2-15 record and a 1-10 conference mark. 
 
For Rutgers-Camden, guard Elijah Robles (fr. Clifton, NJ/Clifton) scored 18 points.  Forward Isaac Destin (fr. Woodlynne, NJ/Collingswood) totaled 10 points and guard Charlie Riccardi (so. Mullica Hill, NJ/St. Joseph (Hammonton)) had nine.  Forward Abby Bah (so. Haddonfield, NJ/Haddonfield Mem.) pulled down 13 rebounds.
 
In the second stanza, Robles nailed at three at 7:58 and the Scarlet Raiders trailed 59-40.  Rowan produced six straight points to lead 65-40 with 6:20 left.  Gross and O'Connor each had a basket while Wilson had two points at the line.  The closest Rutgers-Camden came was 14 points (76-62) for the last time at the 1:26 mark.  Guard Elron Robinson (so. Bloomfield, NJ/Newark Academy) scored four of the Profs' final six points and forward TJ Booth (so. Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) had two.  O'Connor totaled 14 points in the final period.   
 
The score was tied four times in the first half.  Robles hit the second of two foul shots at 6:37, which knotted the score at 18.  Rowan followed with a 14-4 run to lead by 10 (32-22) with 2:52 on the clock.  O'Connor tallied six points, Gross followed with five and Wilson had three.  Guard Nick DePersia's (fr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Haddonfield Mem.) three-pointer (1:43) made the score 35-24.  The Scarlet Raptors registered back-to-back baskets from Riccardi (1:04) and Destin (0:36) to trail 35-28 at the break. 
 
Next, Rowan travels to New Jersey City University on Saturday, Jan. 30 for a 4 p.m. NJAC contest.