Box Score MONTCLAIR, NJ – The Montclair State University men's basketball team defeated visiting Rowan University, 95-78 on Saturday afternoon.
Forward Jarrett Bogus (sr. Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) led the Red Hawks with a double-double. He produced game-highs of 23 points and 13 rebounds. He was 11 for 15 from the floor. Guard Myles Mitchell-White (fr. Trenton, NJ/Lawrence) contributed with 18 points and guard Jovanni Chatham (sr. Brooklyn, NY/Christ the King) followed with 16 points, seven boards and nine assists. Forward Eddie Emedoh (so. Hackensack, NJ/Hackensack) chipped in with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Montclair State improves to 6-3 overall while Rowan has a 5-3 record. Both squads are 3-2 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.
For the Profs, guard
DaRon Curry (jr. Deptford, NJ/Phelps School (PA)) scored 16 points and guard
Nick DePersia (jr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Haddonfield Mem.) registered 15. Forward
Ramon Wright (jr. East Orange, NJ/Irvington) totaled 14 points and guard
Jeff Haddock (so. Burlington, NJ/Willingboro) added 11. Forward
TJ Booth (sr. Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) grabbed seven rebounds.
The Red Hawks started the game with a 10-0 run that ended at 17:29. Forward/center Jordan Roberson (jr. Union, NJ/Union) scored four points while Bogus, Mitchell-White and Chatham each had two. Rowan answered with 11 straight to take a one-point lead with 15:29 remaining. Wright compiled seven of the 11 points.
Chatham took back the lead (12-11) with a jumper at 14:31. The Profs trailed by one (16-15) at 13:08 after DePersia's layup. Montclair State had a 10-point advantage (25-15) after nine unanswered points. Guard Ryan Leger (fr. Stone Harbor, NJ/Wildwood Catholic) hit a three and Rowan was down by four points (27-23) with 6:54 on the clock. The Red Hawks made three straight baskets and the score was 33-23 (5:37). Bogus scored the first two and Mitchell-White had the third.
Forward
Austin Kearney's (so. Monroeville, NJ/Gloucester County Christian) layup (3:15) pulled Rowan within five (34-29). Montclair State followed with an 8-0 spurt for a 13-point lead (42-29) at 1:13. The Red Hawks were up 44-33 at the intermission. Bogus ended the period with 15 points while Chatham had 10.
The closest Rowan came in the second half was eight points. The final time was at the 9:55 mark with a Curry layup and the score was 65-57. The Red Hawks led by 17 points, three times and the last was the final score.
Next week, Rowan is on the road again at Eastern University on Friday, December 15 at 8 p.m.
