JERSEY CITY, N.J. (Jan. 18, 2020) – The New Jersey City University men's basketball team raced to a 50-25 halftime lead and went on to defeat Rutgers University-Camden, 83-66, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Saturday.
 
The Gothic Knights improve to 7-9 overall and 4-5 in the NJAC with their ninth straight win over Rutgers-Camden. They lead the all-time series, 66-5.
 
Rutgers-Camden falls to 5-10 overall and 2-7 in NJAC play.
 
After a couple of early lead changes, sophomore guard Kayton Darley put NJCU ahead to stay, 5-4, with a jumper. The Gothic Knights had an 11-point run midway through the half and closed out the first 20 minutes by scoring the final seven points. Their 50-25 lead at the break was fueled by 11 points from junior guard Denzel Banks and 10 from Darley.
 
The Raptors managed to cut their deficit to 14 points on three occasions in the second half, but couldn't slice NJCU's lead to single digits.
 
The Gothic Knights placed nine players in the scoring column, led by Banks with 15. Senior forward Jaimik Moore and junior forward Jahmere Calhoun both notched 14 points, while senior forward Sam Toney added 13 and Darley finished with 10.
 
Banks and Calhoun both notched 10 rebounds to finish with double-doubles, helping NJCU control the boards, 43-24.
 
Junior guard Arian Azemi finished with a game-high 26 points, only three days after collecting a career-high 35 in a win over Montclair State University. Azemi added eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and one blocked shot.
 
Senior forward Isaac Destin notched 21 points and a team-high three steals for the Raptors, while junior forward Ian McCarthy scored seven.
 
Rutgers-Camden shot 20-for-46 (43.5 percent) from the floor, while NJCU shot 27-for-63 (42.9). The Raptors made 23 turnovers and the Gothic Knights had 19.
 
Rutgers-Camden hosts Rowan University in an 8 p.m. NJAC game Wednesday.