JERSEY CITY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University scored the first 15 points of the game and on a night where the Gothic Knights didn't shoot particularly well, their record-setting defense did enough to shut down a high-scoring John Jay College offense, in a 70-59 home opening non-conference men's basketball victory on November 19 at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center on 'Coach Charlie Brown Court'.
NJCU remains unbeaten at 3-0 and held its third straight opponent under 60 points. John Jay (1-2), entered having averaged 89 points in its first two games of the year but was held to 30 fewer points as NJCU remained perfect all-time in the series, 16-0.
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Team Stat Comparison |
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NJCU |
JOHN JAY |
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Score |
70 |
59 |
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Half-Time Score |
33 |
23 |
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Field Goal Percentage |
.345 (20-58) |
.237 (14-59) |
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Three-Point Percentage |
.200 (4-20) |
.095 (2-21) |
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Free Throw Percentage |
.591 (26-44) |
.580 (29-50) |
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Rebounds (O-D-T) |
18-34-52 |
19-26-45 |
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Assists |
12 |
5 |
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Turnovers |
19 |
17 |
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Blocks |
6 |
6 |
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Steals |
8 |
14 |
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Fouls |
34 |
30 |
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Largest Lead |
16 |
0 |
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Points in the Paint |
23 |
22 |
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Points off Turnovers |
15 |
12 |
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Second Change Points |
9 |
12 |
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Fast Break Points |
8 |
8 |
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Bench Points |
22 |
12 |
NJCU has limited opponents to an incredible 51.7 points per game after three contests—a year after it set a single-season school record for scoring defense at 58.3 points per game.
Three Gothic Knights reached double figures in the win. Junior point guard JOURDAN ROBERSON (Brooklyn, NY/University (Newark)) netted 14 points with six rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes and sophomore shooting guard KHALID MUHAMMAD (Orange, NJ/Orange) was a rebound shy of a double-double, finishing with 13 points (3-10 FG, 7-10 FT) and nine defensive rebounds with two steals.
Senior small forward WALIK ALBRIGHT (Jersey City, NJ/Create Charter) notched 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Sophomore power forward FARAJI JAMES (Irvington, NJ/Bloomfield Tech) chipped in seven rebounds and three assists. Junior center EDDIE BROWN (Newark, NJ/Newark East Side) had seven points (3-5 FG) in 17 minutes before fouling out.
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