JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The William Paterson men's basketball team (2-4, 0-2 NJAC) was defeated 80-70 on the road by New Jersey City (2-4, 1-1 NJAC) in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game Nov. 29.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• William Paterson held a one-point edge (34-33) entering the second half before a quick 6-2 New Jersey City run gave the Gothic Knights a 39-36 lead with 18:07 on the clock.
• With 13:04 remaining in the game, the Gothic Knights grabbed their largest lead of the night following a 13-2 run that extended the advantage to double figures (57-47).
• The Pioneers trimmed the deficit to as low as three (61-58) with 5:44 left to play after a 9-2 run, but that would be as close as William Paterson would get as New Jersey City built its lead back to double figures before securing the 80-70 home win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Senior Shawn Summers Jr. (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) scored a career-high 30 points on 11-of-15 (.733) shooting to pair with a season-best nine rebounds.
• Senior Tyreek Montgomery (Neptune, N.J./Admiral Farragut) had a 12-point outing with five boards.
• Junior Neftali Valentin (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) finished with 11 points.
• Graduate student MJ Moncrieffe (Maplewood, N.J./Marist) chipped in with nine points.

 
UP NEXT:

• William Paterson returns to the Sports and Recreation Center Saturday, Dec. 2, for a 3:00 p.m. NJAC game against Rowan.    

 
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