UNION, N.J. - The Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team tallied three double-digit scorers in its hard-fought road setback, 96-62, to the Cougars of Kean University on Tuesday night.

With a made 3-pointer at the 4:47 mark of the first half, Davon Warner (New Haven, Conn.) joined the 1,000-point club, becoming the 18th Falcon to reach this prestigious plateau.

Jacqual Gertrude (Jersey City, N.J.) led AMC in scoring with a 14-point performance, while Warner (11) and Antonio Bonilla (Tenafly, N.J.) (10) also scored in the double-digits for the Falcons.

THE BASICS
Final: Kean 96 | Albertus Magnus 62
Records: Albertus Magnus (2-6) | Kean (11-0)
Box Score

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Albertus and Kean traded baskets over the first seven minutes of play, battling to an 11-10 game, with Kean leading by one. Gertrude contributed six points for the Falcons during the back-and-forth action with a pair of made 3-pointers.
• The Cougars rallied and put together a quick 5-0 push to take a 16-10 advantage with just under 10 minutes to play in the first half.
• A Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.) lay-up halted the run before the Cougars took off for another 6-0 run to take a 22-12 lead.
• Back-to-back 3-pointers from Warner cut the hosts' deficit to six, 24-18, with just over six minutes left to play in the first half.
• The teams exchanged lay-ups, before Warner hit paydirt yet again, nailing his third shot of the game from behind the arc to make it a 26-23 contest with just under five minutes to go in the half.
• Kean retaliated with a pair of made free throws before Warner cashed in on a lay-up opportunity to cut the deficit back to five, 30-25, with 3:52 left on the clock.
• The Cougars responded with a 13-0 run over the final minutes of the half to take a commanding 43-25 advantage into the halftime break.
• A Terry Dawkins (Bronx, N.Y.) lay-up in the opening seconds of the second half got AMC on the board early, but Kean roared right back with a lay-up of its own.
• The teams traded baskets through the first three minutes of play in the half, with the Cougars leading 51-34 at the 16:31 mark.
• After that, the Falcons put together a 6-0 spurt to cut the deficit to 11, 51-40, as Bryan Assie (Stamford, Conn.) had five points and Gertrude nailed another 3-pointer in the run.
• The two teams traded treys for the next few minutes, giving the hosts the 57-43 lead with 11:35 remaining in regulation.
• The Cougars put together an explosive 12-4 run over the next few minutes to take a 69-47 advantage with 7:52 remaining in regulation. Washington and Tashawn Tokley (Merchantville, N.J.) scored lay-ups for the blue-and-white over the stretch.
• The teams traded baskets for the next few minutes, with Bonilla hitting a pair of jumpers and Gertrude finding the net once more to make it an 80-56 game in favor of the Cougars with just over five minutes left to play.
• The Falcons put together a quick 4-0 push to cut the score to 80-60 before the Cougars retaliated with their own 5-0 push to make it an 85-60 game with 3:02 left on the clock.
• Kean capped off the win with an 11-2 run over the game's final minutes to secure a 96-62 non-conference victory.

TEAM STATS
Albertus: 34.8% FG | 26.5% 3PT | 55.6% FT
Kean: 51.7% FG | 51.9% 3PT | 80.0% FT

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
Albertus:
Jacqual Gertrude - 14 points (5-17 FG, 4-13 3PT) | 3 rebounds | 3 assists | 3 steals | 1 block
Davon Warner - 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-6 3PT) | 1 rebound
Antonio Bonilla - 10 points (4-10 FG, 2-8 3PT) | 2 rebounds | 1 assist

Kean:
Griffin Barker - 28 points (11-17 FG, 2-4 3PT, 4-4 FT) | 14 rebounds | 2 assists | 1 steal
JD Daniels - 21 points (7-11 FG, 5-7 3PT, 2-2 FT) | 2 rebounds | 2 assists | 2 steals
Jailen Jamison - 13 points (3-7 FG, 1-3 3PT, 6-6 FT) | 3 rebounds | 3 assists | 2 blocks | 2 steals

NOTEWORTHY

• With tonight's 11-point performance, Warner became the 18th player in Albertus Magnus College men's basketball history to join the 1,000-point club.
• Tonight's game marked the first all-time meeting between the Falcons and Cougars.
• Gertrude scored a season-high 14 points.
• Bonilla's 10-point performance tonight marks his fourth double-digit scoring game of the year.
• Warner recorded his fourth game of the season with 10+ points.
• Washington led the AMC defense with a season-high two steals while also tallying four points, four rebounds, and two blocks.

UP NEXT
The Falcons conclude the 2022 portion of their schedule with a home 7 p.m. showdown against the Bison of Nichols College on Friday, Dec. 30, at "The Nest".