MADISON, N.J. (January 7, 2019) - The FDU-Florham men's basketball team lost to Rutgers-Newark 58-39, Monday night.

Rutgers-Newark started the game on a 21-1 run over the first nine minutes of the game. The Devils sole point during the run came on a free throw by the senior Eric Ray. Over the next seven minutes the Devils outscored the Scarlet Raiders 11-8 to cut the deficit to 17. Junior Andy Fleurantin had nine points during the run, including two threes. Rutgers-Newark closed out the first half with the final five tallies to extend their lead to 39-15, giving them their largest lead of the half.

The Scarlet Raiders began the second half on a 5-1 run before the Devils responded with 14-3 spurt of their own capped off by a corner three by sophomore Oliver Ortman to make it a 47-30 game. The Devil rally was fueled by six points from senior Darren Davy, with sophomore Shawn Smith notching four points of his own.

Junior Kenneth LaRocca added a free throw after a technical foul was called on the visiting coach. However, this was as close as the Devils would get as Rutgers-Newark put the game away with a 9-0 run of their own down the stretch. Baskets by junior Tino Gonzalez and sophomore Niko Regus in the final minute brought the deficit down to 19 as time expired.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• 58 points is the second fewest points allowed by the Devils this season.
• For the first time this season the Devils had nine players score in consecutive games.
• The Devils outscored Rutgers-Newark 24-19 in the second half.
• Smith pulled down a season high eight rebounds.

 UP NEXT
The Devils will have a MAC Freedom match-up next at Eastern University on January 9, at 6:00 p.m. The Devils have dropped the previous five matchups against Eastern University, last winning an overtime thriller 84-79, on January 13, 2016