Men's Basketball: Game Day Preview vs. Alvernia

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State men's basketball team faces Alvernia in the first day of the Al Senavitis Memorial Tournament Thursday.

GAME INFO
Tip-off in Center Valley, Pa., is scheduled for 7 pm at DeSales University's Billera Hall. At 5 pm, DeSales and Ursinus will face off in the tournament's opening game.

LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (9-0) downed Centenary 96-81 on December 17. Montclair scored 65 points in the first half as KEYON PRYCE led five scorers in double-figures with 22 points. SAMAR ABDULLAH and AMIR WILLIAMS chipped in 10 points off the bench as KIERAN FLANAGAN became the first Red Hawk with 10 assists in a game since Myles Mitchell-White in 2018.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Points Per Game: STEVEN BREEMAN, 15.1
Rebounds Per Game: STEVEN BREEMAN, 6.7
Assists Per Game: KIERAN FLANAGAN, 4.1
Field Goal Percentage: TYSON ALLEN, .769
Three-Pointers Made: MIKE JACKSON, 24
Steals: KIERAN FLANAGAN, 14
Blocks: AMARI MILLS and AMIR WILLIAMS, 3

Alvernia
Points Per Game: Malik Green, 14.9
Rebounds Per Game: Malik Green, 7.4
Assists Per Game: Nigel Cooke, 2.1
Three-Pointers Made: Jalil Schneck, 25
Steals: Nigel Cooke, 14
Blocks: Keba Mitchell, 16

SCOUTING ALVERNIA
The Golden Wolves are 8-2 on the year and are riding a four-game winning streak. After dropping a 78-76 game to Widener in their MAC Commonwealth opener, Alvernia has notched victories over Stevenson, York, Albright, and Marywood.

LAST MEETING
In their only previous meeting, Alvernia picked up a 66-63 win on November 19, 2005. Gian Paul Gonzalez notched a team-high 19 points as Jonathan Arthur posted a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds.

UP NEXT
The consolation game will start at 5 pm Friday, with the championship game scheduled for 7 pm.

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Players Mentioned

#23 Steven Breeman: F; 6' 5"; Senior

#2 Kieran Flanagan: G; 5' 11"; Junior

#5 Mike Jackson: G; 6' 3"; Sophomore

#10 Amari Mills: G; 5' 11"; Junior

#1 Keyon Pryce: G; 6' 0"; Senior

#13 Amir Williams: F; 6' 4"; Junior

#44 Samar Abdullah: G; 6' 1"; Freshman

#20 Tyson Allen: F; 6' 3"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#23 Steven Breeman
: 6' 5"; Senior
: F

#2 Kieran Flanagan
: 5' 11"; Junior
: G

#5 Mike Jackson
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: G

#10 Amari Mills
: 5' 11"; Junior
: G

#1 Keyon Pryce
: 6' 0"; Senior
: G

#13 Amir Williams
: 6' 4"; Junior
: F

#44 Samar Abdullah
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: G

#20 Tyson Allen
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: F