Livingston defeats West Orange – Boys basketball recap

Dylan Perlstein scored 12 points for Livingston while Luke Cohen had 11 in their 43-42 victory over West Orange in West Orange.

Livingston (7-6) did just enough down the stretch as it went into the fourth quarter up 30-28 before holding on for the one-point win. Livingston finished the first quarter up 10-7 before West Orange (7-6) sported a 21-19 halftime lead.

Nick Matos recorded a game-high 20 points for West Orange while Dashawn Provilon pulled down eight rebounds.

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