GLASSBORO, NJ – Junior guard Pedro Burgos poured in a career-high 37 points, hitting nine of 13 3-point shots, as Rutgers-Newark took an 85-74 New Jersey Athletic Conference road win at Rowan University.

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The Scarlet Raiders (15-5, NJAC 5-4) also got 13 points, a game-high seven assists and six rebounds from sophomore point guard Al'Don Muhammad to snap a two-game skid in the conference while the win over Profs (7-11, NJAC 2-6) gave Rutgers-Newark a 4-1 record for the season against South Division competition in the 10-team league.

Burgos added a team-high eight rebounds as the Raiders edged Rowan on the glass, 39-34. Sophomore center Hussein Abdelmaksoud came off the bench for 10 points, seven rebounds and a blocked shot while junior forward Jeremiah Rivers notched seven points and five rebounds. Junior guard Chris Diaz dropped in two of three shots from beyond the arc while junior guard Greg Moore chipped in four rebounds, three assists and a trey.

Guards Jason Rosenberg and Roger Loatman paced five double-digit scorers for the Rowan with 15 points apiece.

Rutgers-Newark hosts New Jersey City on Wednesday in The Golden Dome on “An Evening For Eric” with all proceeds from the NJAC twinbill going to the Eric LeGrand Believe Fund. The women tip off at 6 p.m. with the men to follow at 8 o'clock.