NJCU Wins Third Straight, Overcomes York in Home Opener, 74-70

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JERSEY CITY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | York College (NY) hit a game-tying three with 3:36 to play before junior shooting guard Jalen Harris (Brandywine, MD/Gwynn Park (Md.)) answered 12 seconds later, drilling a go-ahead triple from the right side for three of his 23 points and New Jersey City University again iced a game from the line as NJCU overcame a challenge from the Cardinals, 74-70, on November 30. Senior power forwardChinwe Wosu (Jersey City, NJ/University Academy Charter) produced another massive double-double for the Gothic Knights who were playing their 2015-16 home opener at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (Coach Charlie Brown Court).
 
NJCU (3-2) won its third consecutive game, bouncing back from a 20-10 first half deficit that saw York (2-5) use a 20-3 outburst to counter the Knights scoring the first seven points of the game.
 
Wosu had his second double-double of the season and his career, scoring 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting with 14 rebounds—seven offensive and seven defensive grabs. He had three blocks, two assists and two steals in 32 minutes. He scored 12 in the first half and had one more rebound than his previous career high.

 
Harris netted his second 20-point performance in an NJCU uniform as the transfer tallied 16 of his 23 in the second half. He knocked down three three-pointers, was 6-of-7 from the line and chipped in four steals and three assists.
 
Harris , freshman small forward James Julius (Linden, NJ/Linden) and junior point guard Ata Robinson (Newark, NJ/East Side) each hit two foul shots with 1:42, 43.1 seconds and 26.4 seconds left to seal it as NJCU hit 6-of-6 from the stripe in the final two minutes to push the margin to two possessions. NJCU was 24-of-35 from the line in the win. Julius andRobinson each scored nine points and had seven rebounds in 27 minutes of action.

 

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