WAYNE, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Tied at 34-34 at halftime,New Jersey City University shot just 22.2 percent in the second half while host William Paterson University hit 52.9 percent in the period and utilized a 13-0 momentum-seizing run to chalk up a 65-52 New Jersey Athletic Conference men's basketball win over the Gothic Knights on December 3 at the Rec Center.
 
NJCU (2-4, 1-2 NJAC), didn't shoot well in the first half (.348, 10-29), but struggled more in the second half when it made just 6-of-27 shots to fall out of what had been a competitive game. The Knights made 3-of-18 from three-point distance (.167) and had its most success at the line (.773, 17-22).

William Paterson improved to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the NJAC where it sits atop the early-season standings. It was the Pioneers' fourth straight win.

 
Senior shooting guard Jamall McDaniel (Jersey City, NJ/Lincoln) was the lone Gothic Knight in double figures in scoring, finishing with 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting (4-for-4 FT) in 12 minutes off the bench. He tallied eight in the first half in just seven minutes.

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