Montclair, NJ- The #10 Montclair State Men's Basketball team looks to start the season 10-0 as it returns to non-conference action at Maritime College on Wednesday.
 
GAME INFO
Tip-off from Riesenberg Gymnasium is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Live coverage of the game can be found at monclairstateathletics.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair powered through Rutgers-Camden by a score of 89-63. The Red Hawks (9-0, 5-0 NJAC) opened the afternoon with the first nine points, including two buckets from JACOB MORALES, over the first three minutes. Shortly after, the Red Hawks built a double-digit advantage on makes from ANDREW MARTIN and RYAN CASSELS. After a fastbreak layup from MYLES PRIMAS nudged the lead to 12 with 12:45 on the clock, the Scarlet Raptors battled back to within three with nine-straight points over the next five minutes. KUNGA TSERING countered the run with a three-pointer from the corner, and a pair of free throws from KABRIEN GOSS pushed the lead back to eight with 5:43 remaining in the half. Primas notched two free throws later in the stanza to make the margin 27-19, as Rutgers-Camden would climb back once again to within five over the ensuing 90 seconds. In the final minute of the first, Montclair once again extended its lead to eight with a layup from Tsering and a jumper from CRISTIAN NICHOLSON to make the halftime score 36-27. Montclair came out of the break with 11-straight points, including three consecutive makes from beyond the arc from Goss to force a timeout from the visitors with 17:46 on the clock. The Red Hawks would later vault ahead by 23 points with a long-distance make from Morales and a layup from Nicholson. They would continue to push offensively over the next few minutes, with a three-point shot from KEVIN BECK making the score 61-36 with 12 minutes to go. Nicholson hit another jumper as the half eclipsed its midway point to put Montclair in front by 27 points, with Rutgers-Camden battling back over the next three minutes to trim the margin by six. The Red Hawks countered with the game's next nine points, including four from Tsering, to go up by 30 with 2:50 to go. The Scarlet Raptors closed the afternoon with nine of the final 14 points, but Montclair stood strong defensively to come out with their nine consecutive victory to open the season.
 
 
TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (9-0)
Points Per Game: JACOB MORALES, 22.1
Rebounds Per Game: JACOB MORALES, 6.2
Field goal percentage: KUNGA TSERING, .739
Three Point Percentage: MYLES PRIMAS, .500
Free throw Percentage: KABRIEN GOSS, .941
Assists: KABRIEN GOSS, 57
Steals: CRISTIAN NICHOLSON, 21
Blocks: MYLES PRIMAS, 11
 
MARITIME (4-3)
Points Per Game: Jake Devaney, 18.0
Rebounds Per Game: Jake Devaney, 6.7
Field goal percentage: Jake Devaney, .469
Three Point Percentage: Jake Devaney, .448
Free throw Percentage: Jaylen Jean-Louis, .857
Assists: Zion Williams, 19
Steals: Jake Devaney, 13
Blocks: Jake Devaney, 9
 
SCOUTING MARITIME
The Privateers enter this game with a 4-3 overall record and were winners in their last time out on Saturday with a 92-74 triumph against St. Joseph's-Brooklyn. Last season, Maritime finished 16-11, but garnered an 11-5 record in the Skyline to secure a spot in the conference playoffs. They entered the tournament as the four-seed and downed St. Joseph's- Long Island (80-58), before being downed in the semifinals to Farmingdale State, 92-49. According to the 2025-26 Skyline Preseason poll, they are projected to finish fourth again.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Montclair and Maritime will take each other on for just the second time in both programs' history.
 
LAST MEETING
The lone meeting between both teams took place on March 4, 2009, in the ECAC Playoffs First Round, where the Red Hawks came away with a 79-67 victory.
 
UP NEXT
 
Montclair State University will have a few weeks to prepare for its final contest of 2025, where it welcomes the University of Saint Joseph for a New Year's Eve battle at 1:00 p.m.