NEWARK, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University led 28-22 at halftime before being limited to 11 second half points and just 12.5 percent shooting in the period as Rutgers-Newark defeated NJCU, 51-39, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference men's basketball contest on November 28 at The Golden Dome. R-N had a 31-9 advantage in free throw opportunities and won despite committing twice as many turnovers as the Gothic Knights.
 
NJCU (1-3, 0-2 NJAC), shot 44.4 percent in the first half (12-27), but just 4-for-32 in the second period and 0-for-8 from three-point distance in the final 20 minutes (2-of-14, .143 overall).
 
Rutgers-Newark (3-2, 1-1 NJAC) attempted just 14 second half shots, but converted eight of those tries for a 57.1 percent rate, as the Scarlet Raiders outscored NJCU, 29-11, after halftime.
 
Rutgers-Newark committed 24 turnovers (versus 12 for NJCU), but the Knights were only able to convert those miscues into 12 points. NJCU still leads the all-time series, 58-14 but R-N has won the last three meetings. The rivals will square off again on January 23, 2013 in Jersey City.
 
Sophomore power forward DREW MARLEY (Maplewood, NJ/Columbia) had a team-high 10 points (5-9 FG) for NJCU and rookie shooting guard KHALID MUHAMMAD (Orange, NJ/Orange) collected nine points (3-10 FG), seven rebounds, three steals and two assists. No other Gothic Knight had more than five points or five rebounds.

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