HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – Senior guard/forward Lance Brown (Teaneck, N.J./Paterson Catholic) was named to the All-Tournament Team after posting 14 points and eight rebounds, but the No. 20 William Paterson men's basketball team (1-1) suffered a 71-55 loss against Stevens (2-0) Nov. 17 in the final of Centenary's Comfort Inn Tip-Off Tournament.

WP owned a 30-26 halftime lead, but the Ducks shot 72.7 (16-22) percent from the floor during the second period to pull away from the Pioneers.  A 10-0 run erased a two-point deficit and handed Stevens an eight-point edge (52-44, 9:59), and after William Paterson battled back to get within two (52-50, 5:48), the Ducks responded by scoring the game's next nine points to take control of the contest (61-50, 3:45).

Sophomore guard Jaques Conceicao (Massama-Lisboa, Portugal/Francais Charle Lepierre) added eight points, five rebounds and a team-best five assists, while senior forward Thomas Goubadia (Union, N.J./Union) had seven tallies and five boards.

Sheldon Jones scored 23 points to lead Stevens, and Patrick Sabatino posted 17 tallies.

William Paterson will open its home slate Tuesday, Nov. 20, against The College of New Jersey at 8:00 p.m.

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