WEST WINDSOR, NJ - The Northampton men's basketball team won their 4th consecutive game, downing NJCAA Division II Mercer County Community College, 89-79, on Thursday evening at the Simone Physical Education Center. 

Nate Rivera (Bethlehem, PA/LIberty) led five Spartans in double figures with 19 points, including 6 trifectas, Nasir Ruhani (Brooklyn, NY/Eagle Academy (NY)) finished with 18, Ethan Ringenberger (Egypt, PA/Whitehall) 14, Lamaj Mapp (Darby, PA/Penn Wood) 12 and Abdul Jackson (Pottstown, PA/Pottstown) had 10.

The win moves Northampton, which received votes in the latest NJCAA poll, to 15-2 overall. 

Mercer falls to 5-9. 

The Spartans are back in action on Saturday when they host Harrisburg Area Community College at noon.