NEWARK, N.J. – In the first ever matchup with Division I member New Jersey Institute of Technology, Brandon Reeves scored a Beavers-high 14 points and pulled down six rebounds but the Highlanders defeated the City College of New York (4-7), 71-43, on Saturday afternoon at Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center.

Reeves went 5-of-10 from the floor and added one block, one assist and one steal while guard Chris Flores led NJIT with 14 points and four steals. Sophomore Anthony Lewis added 12 points, two assists and three rebounds. The Beavers held the Highlanders to 38 percent shooting but struggled shooting the ball and the stingy NJIT defense forced 21 turnovers and recorded 17 steals.

With the win, NJIT improved to 6-5 and end the 2012 portion of their season with the best record since transitioning to the Division I level.

Lennox Norville tied a season-high with five rebounds off of the bench and recorded his first block shot of his Beaver career while Paul Dail tied his season high with five rebounds.

The Beavers return to Nat Holman Gymnasium on Saturday, Dec. 29 for their last contest of 2012 as CCNY hosts Allegheny College at 6 p.m.

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Notes: Lennox Norville tied a season-high with five rebounds and recorded the first block shot of his career… Derell Williams tied a season-high with one assist… Today's lineup was the seventh different lineup the Beavers used this season… Jordan Ortega and Terence Johnston made their second starts of the season and Paul Dail is the only Beaver to start all 11 games for CCNY… Today's game marks the first time this season that the Beavers did not force more than 15 turnovers.