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WAYNE, N.J. – Junior guard Jaques Conceicao (Massama-Lisboa, Portugal/Francais Charle Lepierre) and sophomore guard Bright Mensah (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) each posted double-doubles as the William Paterson men's basketball team (8-2) finished off its pre-holiday schedule with a 91-57 home victory against Arcadia (4-4) Dec. 16.

The Pioneers harassed the Knights into 21.9 (7-32) percent shooting during the opening stanza, including misses on all nine attempts from beyond the arc, and WP knocked down 12 of its own 29 shots en route to a 47-17 halftime advantage. A 17-2 burst midway through the period blew the game open, transforming a nine-point edge (18-9, 11:44) into a 24-point lead (35-11, 6:53), as junior guard Sandy Burgos (Fort Lee, N.J./Fort Lee) and Mensah each contributed 11 first-half tallies.

William Paterson's largest lead of the game came at the 12:08 mark of the second half, 65-28, before head coach Jose Rebimbas turned the reins over to the bench. The Pioneers finished with a .470 (31-66) field-goal percentage and out-rebounded Arcadia, 49-35, despite only one starter playing more than 30 minutes during the contest.

Burgos finished with a game-high 17 tallies, Mensah picked up 15 tallies and a game-best 11 rebounds, and Conceicao collected 10 points and 10 boards. Senior guard Javae King-Gilchrist (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck) posted 11 tallies and seven rebounds, and freshman guard Zach Frick (Sparta, N.J./Sparta) led all players with four assists.

Junior Travis Saltus was the only Knight in double figures with 16 points.

William Paterson will return to action Saturday, Jan. 4, at Skidmore at 1:00 p.m.

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