Big first half sparks Montclair State over Rutgers-Camden men

MONTCLAIR, N.J. (Jan. 20, 2024) – Junior guard Mike Jackson scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the opening half to propel the Montclair State University men’s basketball team to an 18-point lead. The Red Hawks went on to defeat Rutgers University-Camden, 97-72, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Saturday afternoon. The Scarlet Raptors fell to 9-9 overall and 4-7 in the NJAC, while the Red Hawks improved to 12-6 overall and 7-4 in the conference with their third straight victory. The Red Hawks used runs of 10, nine and eight points in the opening half as…