Box Score

Rookie Chimaechi Ekekeugbor posted a double-double (17 pts, 10rbs) to help the Bearcats defeat the Devils from FDU-Florham, 69-48, in a non-conference home contest played on Saturday afternoon in the ARC Arena.

The Bearcats took control midway through the first half with rookie Bryler Paige hitting a three for a 13-11 advantage. That basket started a run that saw the team score 27 of the next 39 points to carry a comfortable 36-23 lead into the halftime break.

They finished shooting 50 percent (13-for-26) in those opening 20 minutes and used suffocating defense to limit the visiting Devils to 33 percent shooting (8-for-25).

During the second half, things did not change much as the Bearcats kept growing the lead until an Ekekeugbor layup gave them their biggest advantage of 24 points (59-35) with 6:29 remaining.

The entire roster saw action this afternoon to help the Bearcats improve to 2-1 on the season.

The Devils finished shooting 25 percent (13-for-51) and were limited to five field goals (5-for-27) in the second half.

The Bearcats featured a balanced scoring attack with Ekekeughbor (17pts, 10rbs) and Granville Gittens (11pts, 3 steals) leading in the scoring column.

Edward Roscigno (9pts, 4asst, 3 stl) and Paige (8pts, 2-3 3fg) contributed to the impressive home win.

Donte Ali led the visitors with 15 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots.

The Bearcats will return to action on Wednesday, December 3, with a 7:30 pm home contest against the Ducks from the Stevens Institute of Technology.