| Men's Basketball 11/29/07 | ||
| Widener 69, Stockton 67 | ||
The Stockton men’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season in its home opener, falling to Widener 69-67 on a basket at the buzzer. The result negated Stockton’s comeback from a six-point deficit in the final 1:27 to tie the game. Jon Greene (Wildwood/Wildwood) paced the Ospreys with 23 points and 10 rebounds for his third consecutive double-double. Fran Kelly (Wildwood/ Wildwood Catholic) shot 5-7 from three-point range and finished with 16 points while Jerome Hubbard (Neptune/ Neptune) also scored 16 points.
Widener led 67-61 with 1:27 remaining in the game before Hubbard sank a layup followed by a steal and dunk from Greene to pull the Ospreys within 67-65 with 44 seconds on the clock. After Widener missed a three-pointer, Greene was fouled going to the basket and sank both pressure free throws with 4.7 ticks left to tie the game at 67. Following a timeout, Widener raced the ball up the court and sank a running 10-foot bank shot as time expired to prevail 69-67.
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