Box Score GALLOWAY, NJ – The Stockton University men's basketball team stopped Rowan University, 74-68 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game on Wednesday night. 
 
Forward Kelvin Tull (sr. Millville, NJ/Millville) recorded a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds.  Forward Kevin Allen (so. Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City) contributed with 12 points off the bench.  Guard Zavon Johnson (sr. Trenton, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro S.) and forward Darius Jerkins (sr. Somers Point, NJ/Mainland) each chipped in with 10 points.  Forward Jordan Taylor (so. East Orange, NJ/Cicely Tyson) added nine points and seven boards.
 
The Ospreys are 11-6 overall and 5-5 in the conference.  The Profs have an 8-9 record with a 4-6 NJAC mark. 
 
For Rowan, forward Ramon Wright (jr. East Orange, NJ/Irvington) totaled 18 points, eight rebounds and four steals.  Forward TJ Booth (sr. Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) followed with 17 points and nine boards.  Guard Rob DePersia (jr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Haddonfield Mem.) was in double figures with 10 points. 
 
The Ospreys held on to the lead the entire second half.  Taylor's three-pointer put Stockton up by nine points (53-44) at the 12:55 mark.  Wright made a three (11:28) and forward Austin Kearney (so. Monroeville, NJ/Gloucester County Christian) had a layup (10:31) to pull the Profs within four (53-49).  Stockton answered with a 10-2 run to lead by 12 (63-51) with 6:25 left.  Johnson scored five points, Allen made a three and Jerkins added a basket. 
 
Rowan came back and trailed by three points (65-62) after a jumper at 4:15 by guard DaRon Curry (jr. Deptford, NJ/Phelps School (PA)).  With 2:32 remaining, Tull's basket made the score 69-62.  Booth had a layup and a free throw (0:49) and the Profs were down by three (71-68).  Tull hit the first of two foul shots (0:24) and Allen had two points at the line (0:04) to seal the victory.
 
The Profs led as much as nine points in the first half.  They were ahead 26-20 (5:20) after a three-pointer by DePersia.  Stockton scored eight straight points for a two-point advantage (28-26) with 2:44 remaining.  It was the Osprey's first lead of the game.  Taylor tied the score at 26 with a three (3:16) and Jerkins produced the go ahead basket.  Another three by Taylor at 1:19 gave the Opsreys a five-point advantage (33-28).  Wright sank a free throw (0:49) and DePersia hit a three-pointer (0:00) to the end period.  Stockton had a one-point lead (33-32) at the break.       
 
Next, Rowan hosts William Paterson University on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m.