Montclair, NJ – Sophomore forward Josh Blamon (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) scored a career-high 25 points, including 20 in the first half, to lead Richard Stockton College to an 82-75 victory over Montclair State University in a New Jersey Athletic Conference contest Saturday afternoon at the Panzer Athletic Center.

Blamon, who connected on 9-of-13 shots from the field in the game, including 5-of-8 3-point tries, helped Richard Stockton control the contest. The Ospreys, who posted their fifth win in the last six games, improved their record to16-5 overall and 11-4 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. Richard Stockton, which leads the all-time series by a 41-28 margin, has now won the last three and six of the last eight meetings between the two schools.

In the first half, Richard Stockton took advantage of poor shooting by Montclair State, which dropped its second straight game to fall to 7-15 overall and 3-12 in the NJAC. The Ospreys built a 15-4 lead with 11:39 remaining in the opening period as the Red Hawks made just two of their first 11 shots.

A seven-point outburst by MSU briefly cut the deficit to four points at 15-11 at the 9:44 mark before Blamon scored 14 of Richard Stockton's next 15 points, including four 3-pointers, to give the Ospreys a 30-16 bulge with 3:53 to play. Richard Stockton upped its margin to as much as 15 points, the biggest in the game, at 36-21 with 1:42 left before going into the halftime intermission, ahead 39-29.

Montclair State, which held its only lead of the game at 2-0, mounted a comeback effort in the second half. MSU, which had three players reach 20 points in the contest, outscored Richard Stockton 18-8 to pull even at 47-47 with 14:56 to go. Leading the rally were junior forward Ordel Goldson (Hackettstown, NJ, Warren Hills) and senior guard Brandon Sessions (Newark, N.J./Weequahic). Goldson, who scored 20 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds in the game, and Sessions, who turned in a career-high performance with 21 points, scored eight and seven points, respectively, in the scoring spree. 

But the Red Hawks could never get the lead back and trailed by just two points at 53-51 at the 10:33 mark of the second half. A 12-2 scoring run by Richard Stockton quickly stopped the MSU momentum and gave the Ospreys a double-digit advantage at 65-53 with 6:18 left. Montclair State was then forced to play catch-up the rest of the way, getting to within five points at 80-75 with 20 seconds on the clock.

Junior guard Rameel Johnson (Newark, N.J./Science Park) and junior forward Nnamdi Usuwa (Colonia, N.J./Colonia) were both 6-of-8 from the field in scoring 15 and 13 points, respectively, for Richard Stockton. Senior guard Ken Rubenstein (South Orange, N.J./Columbia) scored 21 points, his fifth 20-plus point outing of the season, in tying for game-high honors for Montclair State.

Montclair State and Richard Stockton are back in action on Wednesday with both teams involved in New Jersey Athletic Conference matchups, The Red Hawks are at New Jersey City University while the Ospreys host Rutgers University-Camden. Both games start at 8 p.m.