Men's Basketball: Game Day Preview vs. Centenary

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State men's basketball team hits the road for the first time as they head to Centenary University Saturday.

GAME INFO
Tipoff is scheduled for noon in Hackettstown, NJ. Live stats and video links are available on montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks downed Valley Forge 115-73 Wednesday evening. The 115 points are fourth-most in program history and the most inside the Panzer Athletic Center. KALLEEM LAMBERT, KYREE HENRY, and STEVEN BREEMAN tallied 14 points as six Red Hawks scored in double figures.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Points Per Game: STEVEN BREEMAN, 17.0
Rebounds Per Game: IRVING CALLENDER IV, 9.7
Assists Per Game: DEVIN COOPER, 4.0
Field Goal Percentage: FRANCISCO PAULINO, .714
Three-Pointers Made: STEVEN BREEMAN, 7

Centenary
Points Per Game: Billy Veras, 23.3
Rebounds Per Game: D'Angelo Blackmond, 9.3
Assists Per Game: Chris LaBelle, 7.0
Field Goal Percentage: D'Angelo Blackmond, .548
Three-Pointers Made: Billy Veras, 11

SCOUTING CENTENARY
The Cyclones boast a 2-1 record, having knocked off Misericordia 104-96 in overtime on November 13 and Rutgers-Newark 75-70 on Wednesday. In the Misericordia victory, they shot 11-of-27 from three as Billy Veras, and D'Angelo Blackmond tallied double-doubles. Chris LaBelle and Billy Veras combined for 49 points in the win over RU-Newark, as LaBelle shot 13-of-15 from the free-throw line in the win.

LAST MEETING
The Red Hawks earned a 74-40 victory over Centenary in their last meeting on November 26, 2013. Ordell Goldson tallied a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds as Michael Spence grabbed 11 rebounds in just 16 minutes of action.

SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks have won all 10 previous meetings dating back to 1993. The closest margin was three points, where the Red Hawks came away with a 66-63 victory behind 29 points from Duquan Everett.

UP NEXT
The Red Hawks open NJAC play on Tuesday as they head to Kean University for an 8 pm contest with Cougars.