Spiegel was 5-for-7 from downtown, while sophomore guard Jason Cameron (Cliffside Park, NJ/Cliffside Park) dropped in a career-high 12 points from long range as the Pioneers (3-2, 1-1 NJAC) went 10-for-26 (38.5 percent) on 3-point tries.
Senior center Gian-Paul Gonzalez (North Haledon, NJ/Manchester Regional) led the Red Hawks (2-2, 1-1 NJAC) with 23 points, including a 11-for-13 performance at the foul line, while also grabbing seven rebounds. Sophomore forward Jonathan Arhtur (Maplewood, NJ/Columbia) recorded his third double-double in four games with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
William Paterson trailed 42-41 with 7:55 remaining before sophomore guard Tyreck Rolon (Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth) hit a free throw to tie the game at 42. Rolon (four points, six assists, five rebounds) then converted a lay-up to give the Pioneers the lead for good, 44-42, with 7:13 remaining. While they went on an 11-2 run, Montclair State managed just three field goals over the final 10:32 and shot just 25.8 percent (8-for-31), including 0-for-10 beyond the arc, in the second half.
Junior forward Luis Martinez (Passaic, NJ/Clifton) had six points and eight rebounds for William Paterson, while senior guard Mario Rivero (Elizabeth, NJ/St. Mary's of Elizabeth) dropped in seven points.
Senior guard Jamal Ford (Secaucus, NJ/Secaucus) had a solid all-around game for the Red Hawks, finishing with six points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals.
William Paterson resumes action Saturday, Dec. 3, when it travels to Pomona to take on NJAC opponent Richard Stockton College at 2 p.m. Montclair State travels to take on NJAC rival Rutgers-Newark the same day at 7:30 p.m.
WILLIAM PATERSON 59, MONTCLAIR STATE 49 MONTCLAIR STATE (2-2, 1-1 NJAC) Gian Paul Gonzalez 6-13 11-13 23; Jonathan Arthur 4-14 2-2 10; Garan Dickson 2-4 2-5 6; Jamal Ford 3-8 0-0 6; Elliot Solop 1-8 0-1 2; Maurice Torres 1-2 0-0 2; James Kosior 0-0 0-0 0; Eric Weikert 0-1 0-0 0; Nick Aldiero 0-1 0-0 0; Eric Sylvester 0-0 0-0 0; Isaiah Davenport 0-0 0-0 0; Cliff Schafer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-51 15-21 49. WILLIAM PATERSON (3-2, 1-1 NJAC) Joey Spiegel 8-12 5-6 26; Jason Cameron 4-8 1-2 12; Mario Rivero 3-4 0-0 7; Luis Martinez 2-6 1-2 6; Tyreck Rolon 1-5 2-4 4; Nick Torres 1-3 0-0 2; Larry Leverett 1-2 0-0 2; Jon Torbick 0-0 0-0 0; Kelvin DeLosAngeles 0-1 0-0 0; Samir Sanu 0-4 0-0 0; Patrick Reed 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-45 9-14 59. Montclair State............... 23 26 - 49 William Paterson.............. 25 34 - 59 3-point goals-Montclair State 0-13 (Gian Paul Gonzalez 0-3; Jonathan Arthur 0-2; Jamal Ford 0-4; Elliot Solop 0-1; Maurice Torres 0-1; Eric Weikert 0-1; Nick Aldiero 0-1), William Paterson 10-26 (Joey Spiegel 5-7; Jason Cameron 3-7; Luis Martinez 1-3; Mario Rivero 1-1; Kelvin DeLosAngeles 0-1; Samir Sanu 0-3; Larry Leverett 0-1; Tyreck Rolon 0-3). Fouled out--Montclair State-Jamal Ford, William Paterson-None. Rebounds-Montclair State 35 (Jonathan Arthur 11), William Paterson 31 (Luis Martinez 8). Assists-Montclair State 5 (Jamal Ford 4), William Paterson 11 (Tyreck Rolon 6). Total fouls-Montclair State 17, William Paterson 22. A-836