North Branch-- The RVCC men's basketball team defeated County College of Morris Thursday by a final score of 97-77. With the victory the Golden Lions improve to 12-6 overall on the season. The Golden Lions jumped out to a 49-39 halftime lead, and held on in the second half.

Leading the way with an exceptional game was freshman guard Logan Santiago with 23 points on 5-6 from three point land. Sophomore guard James Richardson added 17 points, and sophomore guard Salman Hasan had 16 points off of the bench. Bridson Rivera had 14 points along with 9 rebounds.

The Golden Lions converted from the free throw line all game, going 27-30.

Next up is a home game against Orange County Community College Saturday at 2 pm.