Box Score GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University men's basketball team defeated Neumann University, 109-97 for its third straight win on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Profs had six players that scored in double figures.  Guard/forward Ramon Wright (jr. East Orange, NJ/Irvington) compiled a career high 24 points.  He also totaled six rebounds and four blocks.  Forward TJ Booth (sr. Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) improved on his career mark with 20 points and he grabbed seven boards.  Guard Nick DePersia (jr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Haddonfield Mem.) contributed with 15 points.
 
Guard Walter Harvey (fr. Woolwich, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) produced 14 points while guard Rob DePersia (jr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Haddonfield Mem.) and guard DaRon Curry (jr. Deptford, NJ/Phelps School (PA)) added 11 and 10 points respectively.  Rob DePersia and Curry each dished six assists.
 
Both teams are 3-1 on the season.  For the Knights, guard Tyaire Hudson (sr. Wilmington, DE/Hodgson Vo. Tech.) totaled 19 points and eight rebounds.  Guard Raquan Brown-Johnson (so. Philadelphia, PA/Martin Luther King) and guard Kawaun Chavis (sr. Philadelphia, PA/George Washington) registered 16 and 15 points respectively.  
 
Forward Aaron Johnson-Chavis (fr. Philadelphia, PA/Kestrel Heights) recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.  Guard Billy Cassidy (sr. Primos, PA/Friends Central) and forward Isaiah Wilmore (so. Philadelphia, PA/Benjamin Franklin) chipped in with 10 points apiece. 
 
Rowan trailed by four points (63-59) to start the second stanza and took the lead with a 12-4 run (71-67) at 16:40. Wright scored four points while Booth and Nick DePersia each nailed a three-pointer and Rob DePersia had two points.  At 14:04, Wright had a dunk and Rowan led by eight (80-72). 
 
Hudson's layup (12:17) gave the Knights an 82-81 lead with 12:17 on the clock.  Neumann remained on top until Wright's dunk put Rowan up by one-point (90-89) with 9:15 left.  The Knights were ahead for the last time (91-90) after Brown-Johnson's basket (9:09).  They tied the score at 93 (8:17) when Brown-Johnson scored with a layup.  The Profs built a seven-point advantage (102-95) with a 9-2 spurt and 2:51 remaining.  Four different players contributed in run.  Wright's foul shot (2:14) made the score 105-95.  Rob DePersia ended the scoring (0:19) with a layup for Rowan's biggest lead of 12 points (109-97).
 
The score was tied five times and there were four lead changes in the first half.  Chavis had two straight baskets, which put Neumann ahead 27-19 at 12:48.  The Profs followed with a 13-3 run to go ahead 32-30 (9:45).  Harvey and Booth each contributed with four points in the surge.  Wright followed with three points and forward Tommy Smierciak (jr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill E.) had two. 
 
The last tie was at 48 (4:55) after Curry sank two free throws.  The Knights answered with a three from Johnson-Chavis (4:33).  They held on to the lead for the remainder of the period and had a four-point advantage (63-59) at the break.  Wilmore had two points at the line with one second left on the clock.  Johnson-Chavis and Booth each posted 13 points in the first half.    
 
Next week, Rowan is home against conference opponent Rutgers-Camden on Wednesday, November 29 at 6 p.m.