PURCHASE, N.Y. – In a back-and-forth battle in the Manhattanville Tournament, the William Paterson men's basketball team (3-1) used a late fourth-quarter run to secure a 72-65 victory over Gwynedd Mercy (0-4) on Nov. 19.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Back-to-back 3-pointers by Gwynedd Mercy put the Griffins up by two (65-63) with 3:41 left to play in the game. However, senior Michael Gilmore (Teaneck, N.J./Pine Forge Academy) countered with a three of his own that sparked a 9-0 run to give William Paterson the lead and eventual win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Sophomore Neftali Valentin (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) led all William Paterson scorers with 16 points to pair with five rebounds.
• Junior Shawn Summers Jr. (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) filled up the stat sheet with 13 points, seven rebounds and a team-high six assists.
• Gilmore finished with 13 points and added five rebounds and three steals to his stat line.
• Junior Tyreek Montgomery (Neptune, N.J./Admiral Farragut) shot 5-of-7 (.714) from the field with a pair of makes from long range en route to scoring 12 points.

 
UP NEXT:

• The Pioneers will head to Union, N.J., on Tuesday, Nov. 22, to begin New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) play at Kean with tipoff slated for 8:00 p.m.

 
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