NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–In a Red vs. White crossover matchup, J.P. Stevens and New Brunswick went at it pretty good. After the Hawks rallied to lead at halftime, they increased their lead to 12 early in the fourth thanks to a 19-8 run. Despite senior Milton Pittman fouling out with seven minutes left in the game, the Zebras rallied with an 18-7 tear over the next 5:59 to pull within one on a three from Za’Kry Shivers. However, Sky Harris made two free throws with 17.4 seconds left to help seal the 54-50 win for the Hawks. Below is the play-by-play from the contest.
First Quarter
7:31–JPS–Sky Harris blocks shot by Samaad Thomas.
7:21–NB–Milton Pittman swipes steal, and goes in for layup and a 2-0 lead.
6:55–NB–Paul McKenzie scores on a layup in transition.
6:49–JPS–Xavier Johnson nets a three from right wing for a 4-3 NB lead.
6:00–NB–Thomas scores on putback for a 6-3 lead.
5:21–NB–Chad Mordecai fouled and makes both FTs for a 8-3 lead.
4:19–JPS–Marvin Crawford scores on pull-up jumper for an 8-5 NB lead.
3:55–JPS–traveling.
3:40–JPS–steal.
3:03–JPS–Harris–steal.
2:49–NB–Pittman swipes steal, and draws foul on putback attempt–makes 1 of 2 FTs
2:43–JPS–Harris sinks jumper from right corner for a 9-7 NB lead.
2:19–NB–traveling
52.6–JPS–Brandon Ahmed connects on three pointer from left corner for a 10-9 lead.
30.0–JPS–Crawford blocks shot.
18.0–NB–traveling.
12.8–JPS–fouled on floor.
0.0–NB–unable to get shot off. Â JPS leads 10-9 after one–finishes quarter with a 7-1 spurt.
Second Quarter
7:10–JPS–fouled on floor.
6:33–JPS–Crawford hits jumper from left elbow for a 12-9 lead.
5:41–NB–called for offensive foul.
5:28–JPS–Ace Townsend scores layup from left low block for a 14-9 lead.
5:14–NB–Za’kry Shivers scores on layup while being fouled for a conventional three point play, and a 14-12 JPS lead.
4:45–NB–Thomas fouled as he scores, but misses bonus FT for a 14-14 tie.
4:24–JPS–score for a 16-14 lead.
4:01–NB–Shivers connects for jumper from left wing for a 16-16 tie.
3:47–JPS–Crawford hits floater for a 18-16 lead.
3:15–JPS–deflects ball out of bounds.
2:21–NB–Thomas fouled on layup, but misses bonus FT for an 18-18 tie.
2:00–NB–Shivers fouled on the floor by Chowdhary–NB in bonus–makes both FTs for a 20-18 lead.
1:41–JPS–Harris hits three pointer from left corner for a 21-20 lead.
1:15–JPS–Harris scores on putback for a 23-20 lead.
42.6–NB–Shivers scores on layup for a 23-22 JPS lead.
30.9–JPS–calls a 30 sec timeout.
14.0–NB–Thomas swipes steal at midcourt, draws foul on layup attempt, but misses both FTs. Â NB is able to keep the ball though.
7.0–JPS–Ahmed swipes steal, but fails to score on layup attempt.
0.0–NB–Pittman misses three attempt at the buzzer.
JPS leads 23-22 at the intermission.
3 lead changes and 3 ties in half.
Neither team had a lead bigger than five points.
Third Quarter
7:45–NB–fouled on floor.
7:39–JPS–10 second violation.
7:21–JPS–Crawford with a block.
7:10–NB–turnover.
6:41–NB–Mordecai hits three from left corner for a 25-23 lead.
6:28–JPS–Crawford scores on layup for a 25-25 tie.
5:50–NB–turnover.
5:39–JPS–turnover.
5:30–NB–Mordecai zips pass to #10 for a layup, and a 27-25 lead.
5:12–JPS–Jalen Sorrell draws foul  and makes both FTs for a 27-27 tie.
4:15–JPS–Chowdhary drills three from left wing for a 30-27 lead.
3:45–JPS–Harris inbounds to Johnson for three and a 33-27 lead.
3:30–JPS–timeout.
3:01–JPS–Crawford fouled–makes 1 of 2 FTs for a 34-27 lead.
2:51–NB–turnover.
2:37–NB–Pittman swipes steal, butÂ
2:23–JPS–Crawford scores on fadeaway for a 36-27 lead.
2:08–JPS–Crawford rips away steal off double team, and scores again on layup for a 38-27 lead.
2:03–NB–carrying violation.
1:47–NB–McKenzie swipes steal, but his shot is blocked on layup attempt.
1:31–NB–Shivers fouled on three point attempt–makes 1 of 3 FTs for a 38-29 JPS lead.
1:08–NB–Pittman fouled on layup–made 1 of 2 FTs for a 38-30 JPS lead.
18.9–JPS–#15–scores on layin from left baseline for a 40-30 lead.
2.1–NB–misses shot, scramble for loose ball…Stevens gets it, but called for traveling.
0.0–NB–Thomas misses layup at the end of the period. Â JPS leads 40-30.
Fourth Quarter
7:44–NB–turnover.
7:15–NB turnover.
7:08–JPS–five second violation.
7:00–JPS–Johnson fouled by Pittman (fouls out)–makes both FTs for a 42-30 lead.
6:30–NB–#20 layup off pass from Mordecai.
5:58–JPS–Harris draws foul and makes one of two FTs for a 43-32 lead.
5:20–JPS–#20–converts a three point play for a 43-35 JPS lead.
5:15–NB–timeout.
4:46–NB–Mordecai sinks triple from left wing for a 43-38 JPS lead.
4:21–JPS–Crawford fouled–makes both FTs for a 45-38 lead.
4:07–NB–fouled after Harris blocks shot for JPS–#20–1 of 2 FTs fora 45-39 JPS lead.
3:59–JPS–turnover.
3:34–NB–Thomas fouled as he makes the basket–misses bonus FT–JPS bench called for technical foul–Mordecai–makes both FTs for a 45-43 JPS lead.
3:21–NB–30 sec timeout.
3:06–JPS–gets ball after jump ball is called–Shivers deflects inbounds pass.
2:57–JPS–Crawford drives to the basket from the left side for layup and a 47-43 lead.
2:55–JPS–30 sec timeout.
2:20–NB–Mordecai fouled on shot–Sorrell fouls out–Mordecai makes both FTs for a 47-45 JPS lead.
2:07–JPS–Ahmed scores layup as he is fouled, but missed the bonus FT for a 49-45 lead.
1:42–JPS–Crawford gets on the floor for loose ball–calls timeout.
1:20–JPS–calls timeout after Mordecai missed a three from well beyond the top of the key.
1:19–NB–Mordecai deflects inbounds out of bounds.
1:13–JPS–Chowdhary tied up–jump ball–NB possession.
1:01–NB–calls a full timeout after Shivers connects on a three from the left side for a 49-48 JPS lead.
50.9–JPS–Crawford fouled inside midcourt line–makes both FTs for a 51-48 lead.
45.0–NB–misses shot–JPS–Ahmed fouled–makes 1 of 2 FTs for a 52-48 lead.
33.1–NB–full timeout.
19.6–NB–calls its final timeout after Thomas scores on layup for a 52-50 JPS lead.
17.4–JPS–Harris fouled after inbounds–makes both FTs for a 54-50 lead.
4.3–NB–turnover.
JPS wins 54-50.