WAYNE, N.J.- The William Paterson men's basketball team (5-3, 3-2 NJAC) to visiting Rowan (8-1, 4-1 NJAC) at home,103-79 on Dec. 11.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Rowan held a 32-13 lead at the 10:17 mark of the first half.
• WP stormed back, cutting the score to 37-35 off a fast break jump shot from senior forward Adryan Lopez (Garfield, N.J./Lyndhurst) with 3:47 left to play in the half.
• Rowan outscored the Pioneers' 55-35 in the second half.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Senior guard Nick Rodriguez (Redding, Calif./Shasta) finished with 16 points and five rebounds.
• Lopez finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
• Graduate student guard Domenic Mignone (Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford) and junior guard Jadon Cepeda (West New York, N.J./Memorial) each scored in double figures.

UP NEXT:

• WP travels to play the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Thursday, Dec. 16 at 7:00 p.m.

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