Men's Basketball: Game Day Preview vs. NJCU

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State men's basketball team hosts New Jersey City University in New Jersey Athletic Conference play Wednesday.

GAME INFO
Tip-off inside the Panzer Athletic Center is scheduled for 7:30 pm, with live stats and video links available on montclairathletics.com. Video can also be found on the Red Hawk Sports Network YouTube Channel.

LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (13-3, 7-2 NJAC) closed out the first half of their NJAC slate by knocking off Kean 86-81 Saturday. Montclair State never trailed after a 2-2 deadlock 1:21 into the game and was led by a team-high 26 points from MIKE JACKSON. STEVEN BREEMAN narrowly missed a double-double, finishing with 16 points and nine boards.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Points Per Game: STEVEN BREEMAN, 16.1
Rebounds Per Game: STEVEN BREEMAN, 7.6
Assists Per Game: KIERAN FLANAGAN, 3.9
Field Goal Percentage: TYSON ALLEN, .769
Three-Pointers Made: STEVEN BREEMAN, 45
Steals: KYREE HENRY, 22
Blocks: AMIR WILLIAMS and KEYON PRYCE, 7

NJCU
Points Per Game: Kayton Darley, 10.6
Rebounds Per Game: Ryan Savoy, 5.8
Assists Per Game: Jason Battle, 2.9
Three-Pointers Made: Kayton Darley, 19
Steals: Jason Battle, 23
Blocks: Ryan Savoy, 18

SCOUTING NJCU
NJCU is 8-8 on the season but just 3-6 in the NJAC. They have dropped three of their last four games, with the lone victory coming against Rutgers-Camden on January 11.

LAST MEETING
Montclair downed NJCU 68-47 in the NJAC opener for both teams on November 22. STEVEN BREEMAN tallied a double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds as KEYON PRYCE added 14 points.

SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks are 97-80 against NJCU and snapped a four-game losing skid to the Gothic Knights last February.

UP NEXT
The Red Hawks visit Rutgers-Camden Saturday in an NJAC matchup, with tip-off scheduled for 3 pm.