BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bears men's basketball team welcomed the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) to The Den Wednesday afternoon and secured a, 94-68 victory over the Firebirds. Bloomfield used a, 52.2 shooting percentage for the game to push their overall record to, 4-1 and are on a current 3-game win streak. UDC dropped below .500 for the season (2-3) after the non-conference match up.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
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Edward Ngene had a perfect game going 9-for-9 from the field for a new career-high, 22 points. The #1 shot-blocker in the nation also had 7 blocks, 4 rebounds and an assist
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Deavion Ellis posted a career-high 19 points (7-10 FG, 5-7 3PT), 3 assists, 2 steals and 5 rebounds
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Starrell Hearns also had a solid day with 16 points (6-7 FG, 3-4 3PT, 1-2 FT), 6 rebounds, 3 assist and 4 steals
KEY MOMENTS
· Ngene started the 1
st half with back-to-back blocks and the UDC offense was held scoreless for the first five minutes as Bloomfield built a 5-0 lead. The Firebirds responded with an 11-5 spurt to take their only lead of the match but Ellis quickly responded with a long-range bucket and the home team never looked back.
· After a Hearns buried another 3-pointer with a little over two minutes on the clock, Bloomfield had a 16-point advantage before taking a 41-24 lead into the halftime break.
· The 2nd half opened and UDC climbed to within 14 points (41-27) however the Bears countered quickly and ballooned their advantage to twenty-seven (82-55) with 4:58 left to play.
· The home team was firing on all cylinders as they enjoyed a balance offensive effort and an emphatic final dunk by
Marcus Bucknall sent The Den into a frenzy and ready for the Thanksgiving Break.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Donovan Crawford barely missed a double-double with 9 points (3-5 FG, 3-5 FT) and 8 rebounds
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Izaiah Poole came off the bench to dish out 6 assists and add 4 points (2-5 FG) to go along with a block
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Kareeme Davis posted a career and game-high, 10 boards to compliment 4 points for the home squad off the bench
· The Bears produced a huge advantage off points in the paint with 44-26 over UDC and enjoyed a slight edge in 2
nd-chance points, 13-10.
· Bloomfield was strong on the glass with a 44-37 edge including a 33-20 split in defensive rebounds.
WHAT'S NEXT
· The Bears are back in action Saturday, November 25 (2:00 p.m.) in NYC participating in the annual Harlem Renaissance Classic.
· The next home contest for Bloomfield will be Saturday, Dec 2 (3:00 p.m.) when they host Felician University for their first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match of the year. The battle in The Den will have live stats and video links are available on our website schedule.
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