Box Score

Centenary (NJ) CentNJ 5-4,0-0 Atlantic East

Montclair St. MSU 9-0,4-0 NJAC

Centenary (NJ) CentNJ

5-4,0-0 Atlantic East

Final

Dec. 17, 2022

Montclair St. MSU

9-0,4-0 NJAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Centenary (NJ) CentNJ	42	39	81
Montclair St. MSU	65	31	96

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 12/17/2022 3:15:00 PM

Hot Start, Balanced Scoring Leads Men's Basketball Past Centenary

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12/29/2022 | 7:00 pm

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Montclair, NJ – KEYON PRYCE scored a team-high 22 points to lead five student-athletes in double figures as the Montclair State men's basketball team topped Centenary 96-81 Saturday.

The Red Hawks (9-0) received 10 assists and seven boards from KIERAN FLANAGAN in the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Montclair raced out to a 14-5 lead, with Pryce scoring six points during the spurt. The Cyclones (5-4) battled back to trim the gap to two on a Billy Veras three but a 12-0 Red Hawk run opened the lead to double figures.
The Cyclones whittled the deficit to eight on a three-pointer with 6:41 left in the first, but an 11-2 rally, started by a Pryce three-pointer, sent Montclair to a 52-33 advantage. The Red Hawks constructed a 65-42 halftime lead as Veras knocked down a three with seven ticks to go.
Montclair shot 68.4% (26-of-38) from the floor in the first half, including 10-of-16 from three.
Centenary didn't back down, scoring the first 10 points of the second period and held Montclair without a point for the first 3:41. A KYREE HENRY layup brought the lead back to 20 before the Cyclones embarked on an 8-0 run.
The lead got down to 10 before Flanagan nailed a jumper to kickstart an 8-0 spurt. Pryce converted two free throws to make 86-69 with 7:35 to go before Centenary scored 10 of 11 points to cut the gap to single digits.
Pryce once again was the catalyst, scoring five of seven points during a 7-0 run, keeping the Cyclones at bay. They couldn't get any closer, with MIKE JACKSON hitting two free throws to seal the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

In two career games against Centenary, Pryce has tallied 50 points, including 28 last season. He shot 9-of-11 from the floor and was 2-for-2 from three.
Jackson, Henry, AMIR WILLIAMS, and SAMAR ABDULLAH finished with 10+ points, with Williams adding seven boards.
The 65 first-half points marked a season-high in a half for the Red Hawks.
The 9-0 start by the team is the best since 2002-03 when they won their first 12 games.

UP NEXT
The Red Hawks will close out the 2022 portion of their slate at the Al Senavitis Memorial Tournament, hosted by DeSales on December 29-30. They will face Alvernia University in the opening round at 7 pm on the 29th.