Montclair, NJ – In a battle against two teams in and near the national rankings, #23 Montclair State University men's basketball welcomes in receiving votes Gettysburg for a Wednesday night showdown. 
 
GAME INFO 
Montclair State is set to play on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. inside the Panzer Athletic Center. Live coverage of the game can be found at montclairathletics.com 
 
LAST TIME OUT 
On a buzzer-beating shot by JACOB MORALES, the #23 Montclair State University men's basketball team edged Alvernia 93-91 on Saturday afternoon. The Red Hawks (3-0) battled the Wolves early, as a Morales layup off a feed from CRISTIAN NICHOLSON gave them a slim 6-5 advantage after the opening two minutes. Alvernia embarked on a 12-2 extended run over the next seven-plus minutes to surge out to a nine-point lead as the stanza approached its halfway point. RYAN CASSELS ended the surge with a three-pointer, but back-to-back buckets from the home side vaulted them in front by double-figures, 22-11, with 9:47 on the clock. AHMAD ROBERTSON tallied four points over the next minute to help trim the deficit back to nine, but the Wolves held around that range until they went back up double-figures with six and a half on the clock. Montclair clawed back again with an 8-3 run over the ensuing three minutes, led by five points from Morales, to make the margin two possessions at 34-28 with the half coming down the wire. The Wolves nudged their advantage back to double-figures with 92 seconds remaining, but three-pointers from KEVIN BECK and Morales in the waning moments helped make the halftime deficit eight for the visitors. Coming out of the break, the Red Hawks climbed to within five points over the opening 90 seconds before Alvernia countered with eight consecutive markers of their own to surge in front by 13 with 16 minutes later. With the Wolves leading 63-48 at the 12:13 mark, Morales answered with a pair of layups and a CHRISTIAN CEVIS three-point make in between to cut the margin to eight. On the ensuing possession, ANDREW MARTIN came away with a steal and eventually converted a bucket on the other end to force a timeout. Following the Alvernia stoppage, the Red Hawks continued to push back into the game. Led by nine points from MASON THEAR off the bench, Montclair embarked on a six-minute stretch where they outscored the Wolves 21-15 to equalize at 78. Morales and Beck combined for back-to-back buckets to push the Red Hawks in front 83-79 with 3:17 on the clock. Trailing by two under two minutes, Robertson tallied consecutive layups, with Beck connecting on a three to make the lead five. Alvernia leveled again at 91 with 21 seconds remaining, as Morales hit a pull-up jumper to beat the buzzer on the game's final possession.
 
2025-26 TEAM LEADERS 
MONTCLAIR STATE (3-0) 
Points Per Game: JACOB MORALES, 24.0 
Rebounds Per Game: KABRIEN GOSS, 4.5 
Field goal percentage: MYLES PRIMAS, .692 
Three Point Percentage: MYLES PRIMAS, .667 
Free throw Percentage: Three tied with 1.000 
Assists: CRISTIAN NICHOLSON, 20 
Steals: CRISTIAN NICHOLSON, 7 
Blocks: JACOB MORALES, 3 
 
GETTYBURG COLLEGE (3-1) 
Points Per Game: Ram Zamloot 13.0 
Rebounds Per Game: Aidan Mess 6.3 
Field goal percentage: Jonas de Krassel, 1.000 
Three Point Percentage: Two tied with 1.000 
Free throw Percentage: Four tied with 1.000 
Assists: Caleb Gillus, 15 
Steals: Nate Williams, 7 
Blocks: Aidan Mess, 13 
 
SCOUTING GETTYSBURG 
The Bullets are entering this matchup receiving votes in the top 25 poll according to D3hoops.com. They boast a 3-1 record heading into Wednesday and were victorious in their last matchup against Stockton, 61-58, this past Saturday. Last season, Gettysburg was ranked as high as #8 in the country and compiled a 21-8 overall record and a 10-3 record in the Centennial Conference. They qualified for the conference tournament and downed Dickinson, 92-67 in the first round, but fell to Johns Hopkins in the semifinal, 69-67 in overtime. They found an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and bested Chatham, 84-68 in the first round before falling to Wesleyan, 82-60 in the second round. According to the 2025-26 Centennial Conference Preseason Poll, the Bullets are slated to finish third this season.
 
SERIES HISTORY 
This will be the first time Montclair State and Gettysburg College face off in their history.  
 
UP NEXT 
Montclair opens up NJAC play next on Tuesday, November 25, when it welcomes Rowan for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off.