Men's Basketball vs. Johns Hopkins - Athletics & Recreation

Men's Basketball
11/17/07

Stockton 78, Johns Hopkins 74 (OT)

Jerome Hubbard

Boxscore

The Stockton men’s basketball team rallied from a 13-point deficit in the second half and defeated tournament-host Johns Hopkins 78-74 in overtime to win the Blue Jay Invitational. Jerome Hubbard (Neptune/Neptune) sank the game-tying three-pointer with nine seconds remaining in the second half to tie the game 65-65 and force overtime. Hubbard led the Ospreys with a game-high 25 points and was named the tournament MVP.

Jon Greene (Wildwood/Wildwood) finished with 18 points and 15 rebounds for his second consecutive double-double, and Santini Lancioni (Runnemede/Paul VI) tossed in 12 markers for Stockton. Greene joined Hubbard on the all-tournament team. In the second half, the Ospreys trailed 39-26 with 16:31 on the clock and later faced a 55-43 deficit at the 7:46 mark before rallying to force overtime.

After Hubbard knotted the game with a three-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation, he opened the scoring in overtime with a layup, followed by a Lancioni three-pointer for a 70-65 Stockton lead. Lancioni drained another trey to put the Ospreys on top 74-67 with 1:42 on the clock. Johns Hopkins went on a 7-1 run and pulled within 75-74 with 26 seconds left, but Fran Kelly (Wildwood/Wildwood Catholic) drained two free throws and Lancioni added one to seal the 78-74 victory.