WAYNE, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Trailing by 12 with 2:26 remaining New Jersey City University rallied with nine consecutive points and had a chance to tie the game on its final possession but a three-point try by junior point guard JOURDAN ROBERSON (Brooklyn, NY/University (Newark)) wouldn't fall as William Paterson University outlasted the Gothic Knights, 69-66, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference men's basketball game on January 11 at the WP Rec Center.
 
Down 69-57, sophomore guard KHALID MUHAMMAD (Orange, NJ/Orange) had back-to-back layups (2:00 and 1:06) and a three-point play by senior small forward WALIK ALBRIGHT (Jersey City, NJ/Create Charter) with 35 seconds to go set up by a Muhammad steal made it a five-point, 69-64 game. After another WP turnover, Roberson scored with 15 seconds left to cut it to three. The Pioneers' Bright Mensah went dark from the line, missing both free throws after being fouled, and Roberson grabbed the rebound, racing upcourt for the final three-point try.
 
NJCU (7-6, 3-4 NJAC) is 2-6 over its last eight games. William Paterson (11-2, 6-1 NJAC) wins its sixth game in a row and with #23 Richard Stockton College's 70-69 loss at Montclair State University, gives the Pioneers sole possession of first place in the NJAC. WP received 10 points in the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll, equivalent to a No. 40 national ranking.
 
NJCU shot 56.1 percent in the game (23-41), including an impressive 68.8 percent in the second half (11-16). But free throw shooting was a factor in the outcome. NJCU shot just 53.1 percent from the line (17-32) while the Pioneers made 73.1 percent of its chances (19-26).

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