PHILADELPHIA - Deondre Bourne became the 59^th player in program history to record 1,000 career points as the Thomas Jefferson University men's basketball team (8-3, 4-0 CACC) cruised to a 101-67 victory at USciences on Thursday night.
 
GAMEPLAY
The Devils were ahead 7-5 early in the contest before the Rams took over with a 12-1 run to lead 17-8. Antonin Kemkeng led the way with six points, Erik Timko netted four, and Deondre Bourne added a layup. After USciences made a pair of free throws, Jefferson produced nine of the next 11 to up the margin to 14 (26-12). The stretch included a three-pointer by Bourne that gave him the career scoring milestone. It was a 12-point game (30-18) when the Rams pulled away again with eight of the next 10 for an 18-point cushion (38-20). The margin was still 18 (40-22) with 4:10 to go but the Devils closed the gap to 11 (47-36) with a 14-7 surge to end the half.
 
Jefferson opened the second half with a 10-0 surge for its largest lead of the game at that point at 21 (57-36). Four different players contributed to the run. The Rams gradually wore down the Devils throughout the period as USciences never came closer than 16. The score was 93-67 before Jefferson netted the final eight points of the contest.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Erik Timko: 27 points on 8-of-11 shooting, 6 assists (career high), 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
- Antonin Kemkeng: 24 points (career high) on 11-of-15 shooting, 13 rebounds, 1 block
- Deondre Bourne: 19 points, 9 assists (career high), 4 rebounds, 3 steals
- Bismark Nsiah: 11 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal
- Darius Kinnel: 9 points, 6 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
 
JEFFERSON AS A TEAM
FG: 38-of-58 (65.5%)
3PT: 11-of-21 (52.4%)
FT: 14-of-24 (58.3%)
 
NOTES
- It was the Rams' best field goal percentage since January 11, 2020 versus Concordia (66.1%).
- Jefferson's 101 points were the highest since February 22, 2020 at Chestnut Hill (113).
- It was Head Coach Herb Magee's 1,131^st career win.
- It was Jefferson's final trip to the Devils' Bobby Morgan Arena. USciences will be absorbed by Saint Joseph's University this summer. The Rams posted an 11-7 all-time record at USciences.
 
UP NEXT
The Rams visit Nyack on Sunday, January 16 at 6 p.m.