JOHNSON, Vt. – New England College sophomore guard
Junior Efosa (Haverhill, Mass.) scored a career-high 27 points as the NEC men's basketball team won 71-63 at Northern Vermont University Johnson on Thursday evening at Carter Varsity Gymnasium in Johnson, Vermont in non-conference action.
THE BASICS
Score: New England College 71, NVU Johnson 63
Records: Pilgrims 3-6, 1-0 GNAC | Badgers 1-9, 0-2 NAC
TURNING POINTS
- Tied at 25-25 at halftime, the 'Grims found themselves clinging to a three-point lead with 9:14 left in the game. That's when NEC exploded for a 13-0 run over the next two minutes, a stretch capped off with a short jumper from graduate guard Jayden McGrew (Garland, Tex.) to put the Pilgrims ahead 58-42 with 7:03 remaining. The Badgers rallied to pull to within two with a minute left, but a three-pointer from NEC senior guard Kyle Inglis (Burlington, Mass.) proved to be the dagger.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Efosa shot 60 percent from the floor for the 'Grims and pulled down nine rebounds on the night in a dominating performance.
- Johnson senior forward Nazir Gossette (Philadelphia, Penn.) led the Badgers with 18 points and nine rebounds.
- NEC junior guard Alex Williams (Miramar, Fla.) scored 14 points with seven boards, all while dishing out four assists.
- Johnson junior forward Raymond Baka (Atlanta, Ga.) posted a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds.
- McGrew added nine points, six assists and five rebounds.
- The Pilgrims enjoyed a 21-10 advantage in points off turnovers.
UP NEXT
- Up next for NEC, the team travels to the University of Saint Joseph on Saturday for a 3:00 p.m. Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) game.
