With a large lead evaporated and just under six minutes remaining, lightning fast guard Alex Angeles returned to the lineup to reinvigorate the Roadrunner men's team in their heated battle vs. RCSJ-Cumberland at Rowan University's Esby Gymnasium.

And not a moment too soon.

With seven key points down the stretch and plenty of support from teammates Nick Sambour and Tim Schultice, Angeles and the Runners survived to stun the Dukes 94-89 before a large crowd. The win avenged an earlier defeat to Cumberland in November and enabled the Runners to capture their sixth win in their last seven outings. They now own an 8-13 overall record and 8-8 mark within the Garden State Athletic Conference,

Angeles, who left the game with 13:45 remaining with four personal fouls, led the way with 33 points.

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With his foul trouble, Angeles sat the bench for about 7 minutes -- not surprisingly the Dukes erased a 16-point deficit and took a one-point lead with just under 6:00 minutes remaining.

"It was killing me to sit on the bench like that, especially when we had such control in this game," Angeles said. "When I came back in, I had to play smarter to avoid fouling out, but play aggressively too."

Angeles' presence enabled others to step up as well. Sambour drained 25 points and 2 steals while forward Schultice added 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds.

After nailing a huge 3 pointer with 3:06 remaining for asn 87-77 lead, Sambour drove the floor, drew a foul, and then sank two key free throws for a 91-85 advantage with 1:22 left. He noted that the loss to the Dukes in November weighed heavily on his mind.

"We just remembered that last game, how we lost, and that we should have won," said Sambour. "This felt great. We've really made a lot of progress in closing out these games."

Next up for the Runners is an away hame at Montgomery County College Thursday in a 7 pm game. Coach Will Logan's team will host Ocean County College on Saturday in a 2:00 pm tipoff.

Battle Against Hunger

You are invited to support the Rowan College South Jersey Men's Basketball teams as they compete against each other on Tuesday night at Rowan University!

DETAILS:
Gloucester Roadrunners vs. Cumberland Dukes:
RCSJ BASKETBALL TEAMS' DEFENSE AGAINST HUNGER

What: Rowan College of South Jersey's (RCSJ) Gloucester Roadrunners and Cumberland Dukes to compete in men's basketball game, hosted by Rowan University, to raise food donations for on-campus food banks.

When: Tuesday, January 21 at 6 p.m.
Where: Rowan University Esbjornson (Esby) Gymnasium
300 North Campus Drive
Glassboro, NJ

Details: A special RCSJ athletic event takes place Tuesday evening when the RCSJ–Gloucester Roadrunners take on the RCSJ–Cumberland Dukes in an inter-campus basketball game hosted by Rowan University. During the course of the game, both teams will be collecting donations of ready-to-eat food items for RCSJ's campus food pantries.

Admission is free, but attendees are encouraged to bring ready-to-eat food items to donate to the fight against campus food insecurity. The game will be live streamed via Quinn Digital Media and broadcast on Facebook Live, Comcast Channel 22 and on QBCTV22.com for fans who are unable to attend in person.

Game Day Preview

The Roadrunner men's basketball team will look to avenge a close early-season defeat when they tip off against RCSJ Cumberland in a 6:00 pm contest at Rowan University's Esby Gymnasium in Glassboro, NJ.

Coach Will Logan's team dropped a heartbreaking decision to the Dukes at home in late December.

The Runners enter the contest with a 7-13 overall record, but have won 5 of their last 6 outings. The Dukes currently sit at 11-5 overall.

Tip off is at 7:00 pm, immediately following the women's game between the two schools.

GAME DAY INFORMATION
RCSJ Gloucester vs. RCSJ Cumberland
January 21, 2020, 6:00 pm

Hosted by:
Rowan University
Esby Gymnasium 
Glassboro, NJ

Coaches:
Will Logan, RCSJ Gloucester
Darrin Stalling, RCSJ Cumberland

Records:
Roadrunners: 7-13 overall, 4-9 Region and 7-9 GSAC
Dukes: 11-5 overall, 9-4 Region and 8-4 GSAC