JERSEY CITY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Senior small forward Khalid Muhammad(Orange, NJ/Orange) broke out with a 20-point, 14-rebound double-double and the New Jersey Athletic Conference-leading New Jersey City University men's basketball team knocked down a dozen three-pointers overall in an 88-81 NJAC win over Rowan University on January 30 at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (Coach Charlie Brown Court).

 
NJCU (12-6, 10-2) won its third in a row and maintained a solid game lead in the NJAC standings while sweeping its third season series from a conference opponent so far—Rutgers-Newark, William Paterson and Rowan—with two-thirds of the league slate now complete. Rowan, chasing one of the final berths into next month's conference tournament, is 8-12 (5-8 NJAC) and had its two-game winning streak snuffed out.
 
Muhammad moved into 20th place in school history with 1,153 points, coming off the bench to score at least 20 points for the 10th time in his career—and reach double figures for a 63rd time—while posting his third collegiate double-double and his first against an NJAC opponent. Muhammad was 8-of-15 from the field with 20 points, a career-high 14 rebounds including nine offensively with three assists and three steals.
 
He was one of four Gothic Knights in double figures as three other first-year members of the program, including two freshmen, scored at least 15. Five different NJCU players hit a three-point shot in the win.
 
Freshman small forward James Julius (Linden, NJ/Linden) was 4-of-9 from the field—all from three-point distance—and finished with 17 points (five rebounds) in 24 minutes. He was a solid 5-of-6 at the line.  
 
After a 20-point performance on Wednesday, freshman small forward James Frazier(Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth) scored 12 in the first half and netted 17 points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 24 minutes. He was 5-of-10 from the floor including 3-of-6 from three-point range, and 4-of-5 at the line. Junior shooting guard Jalen Harris (Brandywine, MD/Gwynn Park (Md.)) tacked on 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting with a pair of threes and dished five assists.
 
Rowan received a game-high 31 points on 10-of-17 shooting from freshman guard Nick DePersia (Cherry Hill, NJ/Haddonfield Memorial). He shot 7-of-13 from three-point territory in 38 minutes. His brother, freshman guard Rob DePersia (Cherry Hill, NJ/Haddonfield Memorial) delivered 12 assists in 37 minutes versus only three turnovers to help keep the Profs in the game until the latter stages of the second half.

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