HOBOKEN, N.J. (November 25, 2018)  – Senior Kevin Florio came off the bench to record a season-high 14 points, but the Stevens Institute of Technology men's basketball team fell to Rutgers University-Newark 75-64 Sunday in a non-conference game at Canavan Arena.

Senior Jayson Winick added 18 points on on 8-of-11 shooting and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds, while senior Ryan Coffey chipped in with nine points and six rebounds for the Ducks, who fell to 3-2.

Chase Barney scored 17 of his game-high 27 points in the second half and Tyler Ofray added eight points, six assists and 11 rebounds for the Scarlet Raiders, who improved to 3-1. Ofray's six helpers and 11 boards led all players.

Rutgers-Newark came out strong, taking a double-digit lead before the midway point of the opening stanza. Stevens used its long-distance shooting to trim the deficit to four on a Florio three. The Stamford, Connecticut native finished the afternoon with three triples.

Pivotal Point

• A Florio jumper in the lane trimmed Stevens' deficit to seven with just over seven minutes remaining.
• The Scarlet Raiders quickly inbounded the ball and Barneys beat the defense down the court for a transition layup to push the lead back to nine. 
• A Mark Thomas layup 10 seconds later pushed the margin back to double figures. Thomas finished with 15 points.

Inside the Numbers

• Rutgers-Newark outshot Stevens 44.3% to 37.3%, although the Ducks held the edge (46.4% - 44.3%) in the second half.
• The Ducks held a 37-35 advantage on the glass.
• Rutgers-Newark pulled down 13 offensive rebounds, leading to an 18-11 margin in second-chance points. Winick led all players with five offensive boards and finished two rebounds shy of a new career best.
• Led by Florio, the Ducks held a 29-16 margin in points off the bench.
• Sophomore Alec DiPietrantonio and Florio each rejected a shot. DiPietrantonio finished with eight points and five rebounds and shot 6-for-9 from the line.
• Winick led the team with two assists. 
• Stevens shot 20-for-28 (71.4%) from the free throw line. 

From the Court

• "Tough one today for the Ducks. Unfortunately, we are not where we need to be offensively and defensively to be successful. Credit to Rutgers-Newark, who came to play today on both ends of the court. We get back to work tomorrow, looking to improve." - head coach Bobby Hurley

Up Next

• Men's Basketball returns to Canavan Arena on Nov. 28 to take on the College of Staten Island.
• The Ducks defeated the Dolphins 77-67 and have won each of the last two meetings.
• Stevens is 8-4 all-time in the series with Staten Island, which dates back to the 2002 season.
• Live stats and video links are available on StevensDucks.com.

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