Box Score 

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The country's best Division III scoring defense had one of its best nights of the season as No. 16 William Paterson (19-1, 8-0 NJAC) held host New Jersey City (9-9, 3-5 NJAC) to just 39 points for a 19-point victory, 58-39, on Jan. 27.

For the Pioneers, who began the week first in Division III in scoring defense (53.7 ppg) and fourth in field-goal percentage defense (.365), the 39 points were the fewest allowed this winter as WP limited NJCU to 29.8 (14-47) percent shooting overall, including a 1-for-11 (.091) effort from three-point range. William Paterson was well on its way to its school-record 17th straight win after building a 26-9 halftime advantage, and the Pioneers finished the contest shooting 50.0 percent both overall (23-46) and from behind the arc (7-14).

Senior Eric Moore (Dover, N.J./St. Benedict's Prep) poured in 26 points, making 10 of 14 (.714) field goals and five of seven (.714) three-pointers, to lead all scorers. Classmate Joseph Ellis (Newark, N.J./Newark Science) had 15 points, sophomore Nolan Hill (Edgewater, N.J./Bergen Catholic) added six tallies, and senior Abdoulaye Ouedraogo (Newark, N.J./Newark Science) chipped in six rebounds and five blocked shots.

Isaiah Johnson led the Gothic Knights with 10 points, adding eight rebounds. Khalid Muhammad grabbed 10 boards, and Walik Albright chipped in nine tallies.

William Paterson will play at Rowan Saturday, Jan. 30, at 1:00 p.m.