Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey men's basketball team hosted Ramapo College on Saturday night in Packer Hall. The Lions recorded the sweep of the NJAC's defending league champions as they beat the Roadrunners on Saturday, 74-62 and improved to 16-5 overall and 9-5 in the NJAC. Ramapo drops to 15-6 overall and 8-6 in the league.
TCNJ's senior Scott Findlay (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris) led all players with a game-high 23 points and 17 rebounds as he became the College's No. 2 all-time leading scorer as he surpassed former team mate, Derick Grant's 1,543 points (2001-2005). Findlay now has 1,556 career points. On his career, he now has scored in double figures in 83 of his 102 career games and has added 38 career double-doubles.
The two teams were knotted at 8-8 with 15:20 left in the first half, before the Lions went on a run to open the action as they led 20-8 with 11:20 left. TCNJ would take a 37-24 lead into the locker room. Leading the Lions' first half play was senior Matt Diamond (Ringwood, NJ/Lakeland) with 11 points, while Findlay had eight first half points and nine rebounds. Ramapo was held to 29.0% shooting from the floor (9-31), including an 18.2% effort from three-point range (2-11), while TCNJ hit 4-of-9 from beyond the arch.
Diamond finished with a career-high 22 points, surpassing his previous high of 21, which he equaled in Wednesday's win over Rutgers-Camden.
Ramapo pulled within eight points, trailing 53-45 at 6:15 before sophomore forward
Mike Malko (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) fouled out at 6:10 and then at 5:53 junior
Rashawn Wilson (Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson) also fouled out. Wilson, who got in foul trouble early, was held to just 16 minutes and seven points on the night, while Malko had just two points and three rebounds in 23 minutes for the Roadrunners. TCNJ would regain a double-digit lead, 60-49 with 3:05 left. With 1:19 left, TCNJ held a narrow 66-58 lead as Findlay would hit 3 of 4 key free throws down the stretch and was 11-14 for the game from the line, while senior guard Jason Stallworth (Toms River, NJ/Monsignor Donovan) six for six form the in the second half from the line and finished with 12 points.
Sophomore guard
Ahmad Mosby (Jersey City, NJ/St. Anthony) was the only Ramapo player to finish in double-digits as he added 18 points.