JERSEY CITY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Senior small forward Neville Joseph (Newark, NJ/West Side) scored 20 of his career-high 29 points in the first half and the New Jersey City University men's basketball team moved into New Jersey Athletic Conference tournament contention for the first time this season, routing rival Ramapo College, 73-54, in NJAC action on February 4 at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center.
 
NJCU (8-11, 6-7 NJAC) knocked down nine three-points in perhaps its most impressive win of the season as the Gothic Knights won their third consecutive game and for the fifth time in six outings. Ramapo, which won the first meeting between the clubs on December 10, fell to 12-9 (6-8 NJAC). NJCU never trailed in the game, outscoring RCNJ 25-12 off turnovers.
 
Despite starting the season just 1-6 in the league, NJCU has stormed back in the second half of the year and now is in sixth place in the NJAC—a half game better than RCNJ in the standings.
 
Joseph's team season high included an electric start in which he scored 13 points in the opening 4:15 to stake NJCU to an early 15-3 lead. He netted 20 points in the first half on 7-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-5 from three-point range before finishing with a double-double of 29 points and 10 rebounds (seven defensive) in 34 minutes. He committed just one foul in the game, shooting 11-of-17 and 4-of-6 from three-point range while finishing with his fourth double-double of the season.
 
He is the first Gothic Knight to score 20 points in one half since junior shooting guard Khalid Muhammad (Orange, NJ/Orange) had 21 in the second half of NJCU's 2014 NJAC Tournament loss at Kean.

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Meanwhile, Joseph became the first Gothic Knight to score 20 in the opening half of a game since former all-time greatDana John netted 26 in the first half (9-13 FG, 8-11 3FG) at Rowan on January 27, 2007.