Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PENN ST. 0-6

Rutgers-Camden RUTGERS- 4-1

Penn St.-Abington PENN ST.

0-6

Final

Nov. 18, 2025

Rutgers-Camden RUTGERS-

4-1

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Penn St.-Abington PENN ST.	19	33	52
Rutgers-Camden RUTGERS-	30	42	72

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 11/18/2025 12:00:00 AM

Kelly Reaches 1,000 Career Points Against Scarlet Raptors

Next Game:

at Neumann University

11/22/2025 | 3:00 p.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule

Nov. 22 (Sat) / 3:00 p.m.

at Neumann University

History

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Camden, N.J. – Senior JoJo Kelly recorded his 1,000^th career point as the Penn State Abington men's basketball team traveled to face Rutgers University-Camden in a non-conference contest on Tuesday night at the Rutgers-Camden Athletic & Fitness Center. The Scarlet Raptors defeated the Nittany Lions by the score of 72-52.

Score: Rutgers-Camden 72, Penn State Abington 52
Records: Penn State Abington (0-6, 0-0 UEC) | Rutgers-Camden (4-1, 0-0 NJAC)
Location: Camden, N.J. (Athletic & Fitness Center)

How It Happened

* Rutgers-Camden led from beginning to end after opening the game on an 8-0 run. The Scarlet Raptors led by as many as 15 points in the opening half on two occasions. Rutgers-Camden led 21-6 with less than eight minutes to play in the opening half when Caleb Edwards scored a layup basket.

* Abington cut the lead down to single digits twice in the final minutes before halftime. Kelly hit a jumper to make the score 25-17 but on the ensuing possession Gardy Etienne gave Rutgers-Camden a 10-point lead. The Nittany Lions once again cut the lead to eight when junior K'Mari Smith scored a layup with a minute to play. However, the Scarlet Raptors grabbed a 30-19 lead heading into the locker rooms at halftime when Caleb Crosby drained a three as time expired.

* In the second half, the Scarlet Raptors maintained their double-digit lead the entire half and increased their lead to as many as 20 points. A pair of free throws by Cameron Downs made the score 56-36 at the 8:41 mark.

Inside the Box Score

* Kelly entered the game needing just two points to reach the 1,000-career points milestone. He accomplished the feat at the 5:20 mark of the first half after converting a pair of free throws for career points 999 and 1,000. Kelly went on to score 13 of his team-high 17 points in the second half. He finished the game shooting a near-perfect 8-of-9 from the free throw line.

* Sophomore Tyler Meinel also scored in double-figures after shooting 8-of-10 from the field to finish with 16 points to go along with seven rebounds. Meinel's 16 points tied his season-high.

* Smith finished the game with eight points to go along six rebounds.

* For Rutgers-Camden, Downs scored a game-high 19 points, while Crosby added 11 points.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the first-ever meeting between Abington and Rutgers-Camden.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 22 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Neumann University in a non-conference contest. Game time is set for 3 p.m.

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