WAYNE, NJ-
Josh Wright and
Ja'Zere Noel scored 21 points apiece to lead another balanced effort as Rowan rolled to a 94-78 win at William Paterson, in NJAC men's basketball action. The first-place Profs remain unbeaten in the conference at 11-0, while improving to 15-3 on the season.
Wright had three three pointers as did
Marcellus Ross, who connected on three three-pointers to total 13 points.
Andrew Seager notched his fifth double-double of the year with 14 points and a season-high 11 rebounds.
Rowan had a double-digit lead early in the first half, 19-8, but William Paterson (9-9; 3-8) scored seven straight to get within, 19-15. Leading 33-28, the Profs pulled away with a 12-0 run capped off by a three from Ross to go up 45-28 with 4:06 left in the first half.
As Rowan entered the second half with a 50-39 advantage, WPU came with nine points a few more times in the period before six straight points from Wright gave the Profs a 70-51 lead w ith 11:38 to play. Rowan maintained control the rest of the way, leading by as much as 24 points, 90-66, with three minutes to play.
The Profs have won seven in a row and return home on Wednesday to face TCNJ at 7:30 p.m.