Monmouth basketball: 3 keys vs Temple, as Hawks seek to build on Michigan State loss

When Monmouth takes the court at CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton tonight (6 p.m.) against Trenton, the atmosphere won’t be as chaotic as it was Monday night at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan.

And while Temple making the trip across the river provides a challenging foe, it will be a much better measuring stick to see exactly where the Hawks are than Michigan State was in the season oepner.

It’s the first game of the Jersey Jam doubleheader, with Princeton taking on Duquesne in the nightcap at 8:30.

Both games will be streamed on JerseyJam.net, while the audio broadcast of the Monmouth-Temple game available at Monmouth Digital Network, with Matt Harmon handling the play-by-play along with analyst Steve Bazaz.

The Hawks (0-1) look to build on an 81-57 loss to the Spartans, the first test for a restructured rotation that currently features four new starters, and five reserves who either didn’t play at Monmouth last season, or didn’t play college basketball at all.

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Monmouth is expected to be without 6-9 redshirt sophomore Jaret Valencia, a Preseason All-CAA second teamer recovering from a sports hernia. It’s unclear when Valencia will return to the court. It’s likely 6-6 sophomore Cornelius “Boog” Robinson Jr. will start in his place, after the Camden High School product grabbed 10 rebounds against Michigan State.

Monmouth’s Cornelius Robinson Jr. drives against Michigan State on Nov. 4, 2024 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan.

Temple was an 81-70 winner in its season-opener against Sacred Heart, picked to finish last in its first season in the MAAC, moving from the NEC.

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Monmouth will be charged with containing 6-2 Jamal Mashburn Jr., who previously played at Minnesota and New Mexico, and had 26 points in the opener. Expect 6-5 point guard Madison Durr,…

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Publish date : 2024-11-08 11:31:00

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