EWING, NJ | 2020 hasn't been kind to the Scarlet Raiders as since calendar flipped to January the men's basketball team is 2-5. Rutgers University-Newark lost their fourth straight New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game this afternoon against The College of New Jersey, 74-46.

Rutgers University-Newark (10-8, 6-5) was led by Chase Barneys with 12 points on 5-for-17 shooting from the floor while David Logan matched him with 12 of his own. Dante Ralph led the squad with seven rebounds and Mike Vick added six points and tallied the only assist for the Scarlet Raiders. As a team, the men shot 31.6% from the court and scored 26 points in the painted area.

The College of New Jersey (11-7, 8-3) had Travis Jocelyn and Randall Walko score 25 and 23 points, respectively in the win. The Lions shot 49.1% from the floor and a scorching hot 52% from behind the arc. TCNJ outrebounded the Scarlet Raiders 37-34 and turned the ball over three fewer times.

A closely contested opening half saw the Scarlet Raiders head into the locker room with a one-point, 28-27, lead after Barneys hit a three-point basket with 9 seconds left on the clock. 

Unfortunately for the Scarlet Raiders, the Lions were able to find the key to unlock the vault that is the Rutgers University-Newark defense. Logan bumped the Scarlet Raiders' lead out to four before TCNJ went on a 13-0 run to blow the game open. The Lions gained control of the lead and kept their foot on the pedal which continued to separate the two teams. 

The Scarlet Raiders' offense was unable to get going which limited them to just 46 points, their lowest output of the season. 

The men will try to bounce back when they host Kean University on Wednesday, January 29 at 8:00 pm.