News Release

CAMDEN, NJ — The College of New Jersey men’s basketball team received 24 points from senior forward Derick Grant (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery), 22 from senior guard Kyle Burke (Maywood, NJ/Hackensack) and 20 from senior guard Mike Snyder (Cranford, NJ/Cranford) as it defeated Rutgers University-Camden, 110-63, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Wednesday.
TCNJ, ranked No. 21 nationally in the d3hoops.com poll, has won four straight games to improve to 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the NJAC. Rutgers-Camden, which has lost its last five games and 35 of the last 36 against TCNJ, falls to 0-7 and 0-4.
The game marked the first time in program history in which the Raptors allowed over 100 points in three straight games, a stretch which includes a 119-64 loss at Ramapo Saturday and a 104-62 defeat at Widener Monday.
TCNJ, which rolled to a 54-36 halftime lead, went on to post its season high in points and rebounds), while out-rebounding the Scarlet Raptors, 57-29.
Junior forward Scott Findlay (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) paced the Lions’ effort off the boards with 12 rebounds, tying his team high for the season set against Kean University Saturday. Findlay also added 14 points and two blocked shots.
Senior center Derek Brown (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains) added 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots.
Rutgers-Camden received a career-high 24 points from sophomore guard/forward Dane Nicholson (Pleasantville, NJ/Holy Spirit), who broke his previous high of 21, accomplished twice. The most recent time came against Hood College November 20.
Freshman guard Amir Fantroyal (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) added 11 points and five rebounds for the Raptors, while freshman guard Kenny Yu (Queens, NY/Townsend Harris) collected 10 points.
The Scarlet Raptors return to action Saturday for the NJAC/CUNY Challenge. They will face Medgar Evers College at 2:15 p.m. in a game to be played at Lehman College. TCNJ also plays a Challenge game Saturday with a 7 p.m. contest at Baruch College.