Men's Basketball vs. Rhode Island College

Men's Basketball
3/8/08

NCAA Tournament second round:
Stockton 78, Rhode Island College 70

Jerome Hubbard

Boxscore

Jerome Hubbard (Neptune/Neptune) scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Stockton men’s basketball team to a 78-70 victory over Rhode Island College in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. With the victory, Stockton advanced to the NCAA Tournament sectionals (round of 16) at Plattsburgh State (NY) on March 14-15. Kevin Brown (Neptune/Neptune) tallied a career-high 16 points and Mario Lancioni (Runnemde/Triton) netted 11 points.

After eight lead changes in the first 11 minutes, Stockton began to take control of the game. Hubbard scored five points and Mario Lancioni (Runnemede/Triton) added four during a 16-4 run that gave the Ospreys a 30-20 lead. Hubbard later tallied the final four points of the first half on a layup and two free throws to give Stockton a 36-23 lead at intermission. Rhode Island College shot just 29.6 percent from the field.

In the second half, the Ospreys led by double digits until the final 18 seconds of the game. After Rhode Island pulled within 39-29, Hubbard sank a three-pointer that ignited a 7-0 spurt for a 46-29 advantage. Stockton’s lead peaked at 24 points, 60-36, on a three-pointer by Fran Kelly (Wildwood/Wildwood Catholic) with 9:54 remaining, and Stockton rolled to its seventh consecutive win. The Ospreys advanced to the NCAA sectionals for the first time since their last NCAA berth in 1999.