Ramapo, which trailed 31-25 at halftime and was down by as many as 11 points three times in the second half (the last being at 59-48 with 7:09 remaining), went on a 15-4 run to tie the game at 63-63. Wesley had 10 points and two steals in that run to knot the game with 4:12 remaining.
With the score tied at 67-67, Ramapo took the lead for good on a rebound and putback by sophomore forward Kevin Findlay (Roselle, NJ/Roselle Catholic) with 26 seconds remaining. Ramapo added its final points with six seconds remaining on a pair of foul shots by junior guard Ahmad Mosby (Jersey City, NJ/St. Anthony).
Ramapo improves to 15-4 overall and 6-2 in the NJAC with its sixth win in seven games. Rutgers-Camden falls to 5-14 and 1-7.
Ramapo has won 25 of the last 29 games against Rutgers-Camden, including nine straight. The Roadrunners hold a 35-12 lead in the all-time series.
In addition to 19 points from Wesley, Mosby notched 16 points and senior guard Antoine Pryor (Elizabeth, NJ/Saint Patrick) added 15. Wesley also added five steals to tie the Raptors’ freshman guard Joshua Askew (Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Township) for game-high honors.
For Rutgers-Camden, senior guard Dane Nicholson (Pleasantville, NJ/Holy Spirit) had a game-high 29 points, including 5-for-8 shooting from three-point range and 6-for-6 shooting from the foul line. Nicholson also had six rebounds and four steals as he pushed his career total to 156 steals. He is one steal shy of the program record set by Marvin Young from 1977-81.
Nicholson’s 29 points also raised his career total to 1,074 as he moved into 11th place on the program’s list. He moved past both Phil Larsen (1953-57) and Keith Harris (1963-67), each of whom notched 1,053 points during their career. Nicholson’s next target is James Washington (1995-98), who scored 1,141.
Senior forward Sydney Francis (Camden, NJ/Woodrow Wilson) paced Rutgers-Camden with nine rebounds and added 18 points.
Both teams return to action with road games on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Rutgers-Camden travels to Richard Stockton College for an 8 p.m. NJAC contest. Ramapo plays a non-conference game at Lincoln University, beginning at 7 p.m.