Stockton 46, Kean 39

Michael Farrow

Boxscore
Richard Stockton (16-6, 6-4) outlasted Kean (8-14, 5-6) 46-39 for a victory in its first game since January 30. The Ospreys won despite shooting just 1-16 from three-point range and 34 percent from the field overall. Michael Farrow (Whitesboro/ Middle Twp.) led Stockton with 13 points and Omar Smith (Newark/Central) tallied 11 points as the duo went a combined 11-21 (52.3%) while their teammates struggled. Defensively, the Ospreys forced 18 turnovers and held Kean to just 32.7 percent shooting.

Farrow scored five early points to spark Stockton to a 7-2 lead before the Ospreys went cold and fell behind 19-11 after netting just four points in the next 12 minutes. Stockton finally got its offense going and outscored Kean 14-2 in the last five minutes of the half for a 25-21 advantage at the break. Kai Massaquoi (Lawnside/Haddon Hts.) led the charge with a pair of three-point plays during the run.

In the second half, Massaquoi capped a 5-0 spurt with a free throw that gave Stockton its biggest lead of the game at 35-27 with 14:25 remaining. Kean later pulled within two points, but Massaquoi answered with a jumper for the last of his nine points to put the Ospreys ahead 40-36 with 8:21 to play. Stockton led by at least three for the rest of the game as points proved difficult to come by in the 46-39 triumph.