NJCU CRUSHES RUTGERS-CAMDEN FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN
NJCU LIMITS OPPONENT TO LOWEST OUTPUT SINCE 1973-74 SEASON
Tom McDermott nearly had a double-double with 11 rebounds and nine points. He reached double figures on the boards for the fourth time in five games.
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1/16/2010 8:31:38 PM
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CAMDEN, NJ (www.NJCUGothicKnights.com)...New Jersey City University surged out to a 22-2 lead and was never challenged by Rutgers University-Camden, as the Gothic Knights won their third consecutive game with a 57-38 victory over the Scarlet Raptors in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game on Saturday afternoon at the Rutgers-Camden Gymnasium.
The 38 points is the lowest output NJCU has held an opponent to since an 82-34 rout of Pratt Institute early in the 1973-74 season—a span of 1,003 games. Additionally, it is the least scored by an NJAC opponent against the Knights since a 65-36 decision over William Paterson University (then Paterson State College) during the 1963-64 campaign.
NJCU (8-6, 3-2 NJAC) wins its third consecutive game and defeats Camden (4-9, 0-6 NJAC) for the 12th consecutive meeting and 40th time in the last 41 matchups. NJCU leads the all-time series, 50-4.
The Knights shot 55.6 percent from three-point range (5-9) and 46.7 percent from the field (21-45). Camden was limited to 21.8 percent shooting (12-55) and a mere 1-for-15 from three-point distance (.067).
Freshman small forward WALIK ALBRIGHT (Jersey City, NJ/Create Charter) led all scorers with 13 points, on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting, with adding eight rebounds (seven defensive) in 25 minutes. Junior guard ANTOINE ROGERS (Trenton, NJ/Ewing) scored all 10 of his points in the first half before finishing with 10 points (4-10 FG), four assists and four rebounds.
Junior power forward TOM McDERMOTT (Kearny, NJ/Kearny) registered a game-best 11 rebounds (10 defensive) with nine points, on 4-of-5 shooting. He reached double figures on the boards for the fourth time in five games and the fifth time overall this season. Senior point guard JOSH LOPEZ (Jersey City, NJ/St. Mary’s (Jersey City)) shot 3-of-4 from three-point distance and 3-of-5 overall, finishing with nine points and two assists in 23 minutes.
In all, 11 different players scored for NJCU, who was without freshman power forward ISAIAH JOHNSON (East Orange, NJ/East Orange Campus), the two-time NJAC Rookie of the Week, due to illness, and senior guard KYLE INGRAM (Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Township) with an injury.Junior forward ARMOND LUCAS (Union, NJ/Hillside), a transfer, made his debut in the game.
NJCU shot 12-of-24 in the opening 20 minutes (.500). Albright, Lopez and Rogers combined for 26 of NJCU’s 31 first-half points as NJCU took a 31-13 margin to the locker room.
The only area NJCU struggled was from the line, where it made just 10-of-27 (.370). The Knights out-rebounded RUC, 44-33, including 32-18 on the defensive glass.
Camden, which has lost its last seven games and nine of its last 10, missed its first 11 shots and converted just 4-of-22 from the field while shooting 18.2 percent in the opening half. Its first field goal did not come until there was 6:59 remaining in the half, missing the first 11 shots of the game.
NJCU, which led by as many as 21 points in the first half, including 28-7 with 5:31 remaining on a Lopez triple, led by as many as 29 points on two occasions in the second period. NJCU led 53-24 with 5:15 remaining before prevailing by 19.
The top scorer and rebounder for Camden was junior forward Kevin Brown (Port Norris, NJ/Millville), finishing with nine points (3-8 FG) and seven rebounds (matching a team high).
NJCU will seek its fourth consecutive win on Monday, January 18 at 4 p.m. when it plays a non-conference home game against New York City College of Technology on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Jersey City, NJ.
—www.njcugothicknights.com—
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Team Stat Comparison
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NJCU
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CAMDEN
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Score
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57
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38
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Half-Time Score
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31
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13
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Field Goal Percentage
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.467 (21-45)
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.218 (12-55)
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Three-Point Percentage
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.556 (5-9)
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.067 (1-15)
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Free Throw Percentage
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.370 (10-27)
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.591 (13-22)
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Rebounds (O-D-T)
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12-32-44
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15-18-33
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Assists
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9
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3
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Turnovers
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24
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18
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Blocks
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4
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1
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Steals
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7
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14
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Fouls
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18
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21
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Largest Lead
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29
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None
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Points in the Paint
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24
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16
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Points off Turnovers
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10
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17
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Second Change Points
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6
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4
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Fast Break Points
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Not tracked
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by Camden
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Bench Points
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13
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13
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