Delaware Valley 54, Stockton 51

Kai Massaquoi

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Richard Stockton (1-1) suffered its first loss of the season, falling 54-51 to Delaware Valley (1-1) in the first round of the Rinso Marquette Tournament at Lebanon Valley. Kai Massaquoi (Lawnside/Haddon Hts.) led the Ospreys with team highs of 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Nnamdi Usuwa (Colonia/Colonia) tossed in 10 points for Stockton, which shot just 35.7 percent from the field.

Stockton led by six points twice, both on three-pointers by Mike Pendleton (Pennsauken/Pennsauken), in a close first half that featured six ties and ended fittingly at 26-26. Massaquoi led all players with 12 first-half points and Pendleton gave the Ospreys a boost off the bench with a pair of treys.

Stockton went cold in the second half, shooting just 22.7 percent from the floor. The Ospreys led 39-36 after a layup by Pat Kelly (Cape May CH/Wildwood Catholic), but Delaware Valley answered with a 15-2 run as Stockton scored only on two Massaquoi free throws in the next eight minutes.

The resulting 10-point deficit was too much to overcome. The Ospreys closed the gap to three with just 17 seconds to play but missed a game-tying three-pointer with nine ticks left and fell 54-51.