The New Jersey men’s basketball team had their four game
winning streak snapped, falling to the Red Hawks from Montclair State
University by a score of 100-73 Saturday evening in the championship game of
the Team Hill Holiday Classic Championship Game. With the loss, the Knights
dipped to a record of 8-6 on the year, while the Red Hawks improved their mark
to 4-6.
Despite the loss for Berkeley,
Hassan Abdullah scored a team-high 14 points while connecting on five of his
six attempts from the charity stripe in 20 minutes of action off of the bench. Dukens
Germain added 13 points, five rebounds, and a pair of assists, and Carl O’Neil
contributed 11 points.
In the victory for Montclair
State University,
the Red Hawks had five players score in double figures, including Daniel
Singleton who paced Montclair
with a game-high 21 points while hitting on nine of his 15 attempts from the
floor. He also grabbed five rebounds as well. Angel Gonzalez added 20 points,
and Ordel Goldson posted a double-double with 15 points, 11 caroms and three
steals.
The primary difference in the game was shooting, as Montclair State University
connected on 62.5 percent of their attempts from the floor (40-64) for the
evening, while the Knights hit on just 36.4 percent of their shots (24-66). The
Red Hawks won the turnover battle, committing just 13 miscues compared to 20
for Berkeley. Montclair dished 17
assists to the Knights’ nine, and the teams pulled down 37 rebounds apiece.
Berkeley
College will enjoy six
days off before returning to action on Saturday, January 4th, as the
Knights return home to battle Central Penn at New Jersey Institute of
Technology, with game-time scheduled for 3:00pm.
