Men's Hoops Stopped by Montco in Double OT, 90-86

Toms River, NJ - Ocean CC Men's Basketball lost their 2nd straight game in a grueling double overtime final versus Montgomery County CC, 96-80.

This was an evenly matched, pitched battle from the start, with the teams trading slight leads, and entering the half locked at 28, before ultimately ending regulation tied at 69. Ocean sophomore Jamari Smith (Barnegat, NJ/Barnegat H.S.), who led Viking scoring with 32 points and 13 rebounds, seemed to lock in the win as time expired in the first overtime period, sending in a looping shot from the paint that was goaltended by Montgomery, but the non-call sent the game into a second extended period, one in which the Mustangs would escape with a win from.

The heartbreaking loss shifts the Vikings to 11-6, and the team will next hit the court this Tuesday, January 20, when they host conference rival Camden CC at 7pm.