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EWING, NJ — FINDLAY’S CAREER NIGHT LIFTS TCNJ MEN’S BASKETBALL PAST NY CITY TECH, 87-80

The College of New Jersey men’s basketball team got a career-high performance from junior forward Scott Findlay (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) as he tallied a game-high 35 points and added a double-double as the Lions defeated New York City College of Technology, 87-80 on Monday night in Packer Hall. With the win, TCNJ is now 8-1 overall and riding a six-game win streak, while NYCCT drops to 5-4 on the year.
After TCNJ jumped out to an early 13-4 lead in the first half (14:56 left), the Yellow Jackets would actually take a 39-36 halftime lead into the break after senior center Shacun Malave (Bronx, NY/DeWitt Clinton) hit a three-pointer at the buzzer.
After the break the two team exchanged scores, before the first of two ties in the second half, 42-42 (17:58) as the Lions erased an early four-point Yellow Jacket lead (42-38, 18:50). TCNJ would break the 44-44 tie on a jumper by senior guard Kyle Burke (Maywood, NJ/Hackensack) and would extend their lead to as many as 12 points, up 76-64 (3:24).
Findlay, who added 16 points in the first half, netted 35 points in the contest, surpassing his previous high of 22 which he had hit twice during his career. He added a double-double pulling down a game-high 15 rebounds including nine offensive boards. For the night, the Lions held a 51-30 edge on the boards.
Burke, who was recognized before the contest for adding his name to TCNJ’s 1,000 point list a week ago after becoming the 19th male player in TCNJ history to score his 1,000 career point. He now has 1,050 career points and is ranked 15th all-time at TCNJ.
TCNJ’s senior guard Derick Grant (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery) netted 16 points in the victory, including a 10-11 effort from the free throw line. Grant, the NJAC’s Player of the Week for December 13, now has 1,194 career points and is the College’s 10th all-time leading scorer.
NYCCT got a balanced scoring output for the game as the entire starting lineup finished in double-digits, including a double-double from Malave, who finished with 19 points and 11 blocked shots. He just missed a triple double as he hauled down eight rebounds in the contest. Senior Jason Senior (Brooklyn, NY/Satellite Academy) also contributed 19 points, while senior Nkosi Hamilton (Queens, NY/August Martin) added 16 points with a team-high nine rebounds and three steals.
For the game, the Yellow Jackets held the Lions to a 38.6% shooting performance from the floor, as well as a 19% effort from three-point range (4-21), while shooting a blistering 54.2% from the floor with a 42.9% effort from down town (9-21).