News Release

CAMDEN, NJ — Senior forward Gian Paul Gonzalez (North Haledon, NJ/Manchester Regional) scored a game-high 37 points, including 11-for-11 shooting from the foul line, and freshman guard Maurice Torres (Summit, NJ/Summit) added 30 points, aided by eight three-pointers, to power the Montclair State University men’s basketball team over Rutgers University-Camden, 96-80, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Wednesday.
Gonzalez also added a game-high 12 rebounds for the Red Hawks as he finished with a double-double.
The Red Hawks even their record at 5-5 overall and improve to 2-3 in the NJAC with their third win in the last four games. Rutgers-Camden, which has lost seven straight games, falls to 1-10 and 0-6.
The Red Hawks have won 26 of the last 27 games against Rutgers-Camden, including three straight, to take a 36-8 lead in the all-time series.
Montclair State put the game away in the first half, taking a 49-27 halftime lead. Gonzalez had 19 points at the half, while Torres had 11.
Senior guard Jamal Ford (Secaucus, NJ/Secaucus) added six points, six rebounds and a game-high six assists for the Red Hawks.
Rutgers-Camden received 31 points from freshman forward Wayne Smalls (Camden, NJ/Medical Arts), including 28 in the second half. The output was two shy of his career-high 33 points scored against Valley Forge Christian College Nov. 28.
Junior guard Dane Nicholson (Pleasantville, NJ/Holy Spirit) added 25 points for the Raptors, including 13 in the second half, while sophomore guard Amir Fantroyal (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) scored 10.
Montclair State shot 56.4 percent from the field (31-for-55) and 47.4 from three-point range (9-for-19), aided by the red-hot shooting of Torres, who went 8-for-14 from beyond the arc.
Rutgers-Camden shot 46.2 percent (30-for-65) for the game and was out-rebounded, 36-28.
The Scarlet Raptors return to action Saturday, Jan. 7, when they entertain Widener University in a 1 p.m. non-conference game. Montclair State plays a 3 p.m. NJAC game at Rowan University the same day.

MONTCLAIR STATE (5-5/2-3)
Gian Paul Gonzalez 13-20 11-11 37; Maurice Torres 11-18 0-2 30; Garan Dickson 2-4 3-4 7; Jamal Ford 1-3 3-6 6; Elliot Solop 1-2 4-4 6; Jonathan Arthur 2-6 2-4 6; Geoff Grivalsky 1-2 0-0 2; Eric Sylvester 0-0 2-2 2;
Isaiah Davenport 0-0 0-0 0; Nick Aldiero 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-55 25-33 96.
RUTGERS-CAMDEN (1-10/0-6)
Wayne Smalls 10-23 8-8 31; Dane Nicholson 10-21 5-5 25; Amir Fantroyal 4-8 0-2 10; Drew Bernier 3-4 0-0 7; Antoine Miller 1-3 1-2 3; Chris Crenshaw 1-1 0-0 2; Michael Clay 1-3 0-0 2; Timothy Harris 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-65 14-17 80.
Montclair State...............   49   47  -   96
Rutgers-Camden................   27   53  -   80
3-point goals-Montclair State 9-19 (Maurice Torres 8-14; Jamal Ford 1-3; Elliot Solop 0-1; Garan Dickson 0-1), Rutgers-Camden 6-16 (Wayne Smalls 3-9; Amir Fantroyal 2-4; Drew Bernier 1-1; Dane Nicholson 0-2). Fouled
out--Montclair State-None, Rutgers-Camden-None. Rebounds-Montclair State 36 (Gian Paul Gonzalez 12), Rutgers-Camden 28 (Dane Nicholson 5; Wayne Smalls 5). Assists-Montclair State 16 (Jamal Ford 6), Rutgers-Camden 7 (Chris
Crenshaw 4). Total fouls-Montclair State 15, Rutgers-Camden 21. A-85