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Jordan Oates vs. NJCU, 3-9-25
Rob Romeo
69
Winner Salisbury Sal 18-10,0-0 C2C
65
New Jersey City NJCU 14-13,8-10 NJAC
Winner
Salisbury Sal
18-10,0-0 C2C
69
Final
65
New Jersey City NJCU
14-13,8-10 NJAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Salisbury Sal 30 39 69
New Jersey City NJCU 32 33 65

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Nick Lewis

Men’s Basketball closes out NJCU, punches ticket to ECAC Championship

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The Salisbury University men's basketball team carved out its place in next weekend's Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship game on Sunday afternoon, holding off a late push by the Gothic Knights of New Jersey City University on their home floor to pick up a 69-65 win.

Reed Rebstock and Aidan Camper combined to net the first five points of the contest for the Sea Gulls (18-10) before a 7-0 NJCU run gave the hosts a two-point advantage through three minutes. The sides traded scores over the next two and a half minutes before Camper and Jordan Oates scored five of seven to cut the lead to one, 15-14.

Nearly three scoreless minutes followed before an NJCU jumper ended the drought with 9:29 to go in the half. The Gothic Knights (14-13) and Sea Gulls fought to a 7-7 split before a 7-2 run put NJCU ahead by six with under five minutes remaining in the period, 29-23.

Kedrick Frink netted five points in the final minutes of the opening stanza to power a 7-3 Sea Gull stretch, yanking the game back within two points at the break, 32-30.

SU, led by Oates and Camper, crafted a 13-2 run spanning the early minutes of the second period to take a 43-34 advantage. Oates tacked on five more to help counteract eight NJCU tallies, tightening the score to 50-42 with 11 minutes to play.

The Knights answered the maroon and gold wave with a 7-0 run of their own, seesawing the matchup back within one point, but back-to-back buckets from Leon Elung and Oates helped lighten the pressure. NJCU came within three points on three occasions over the next six minutes before tying the matchup with 92 seconds remaining, 63-63.

Needing a basket to break the deadlock, Frink tipped in a miss to push SU back in front, 65-63. The Sea Gulls answered the call at the other end, earning a critical defensive stop before Oates put the cherry on top with a lay-in to secure Salisbury's place in the 2025 ECAC Championship game.

GAME NOTES
  • Jordan Oates found his groove in Sunday's showdown, posting game-highs in points (24) and rebounds (13) for his 20th double-double of the campaign. He also added three assists and a pair of blocks in the win.
  • Aidan Camper continued to shine as one of SU's top postseason performers, pouring in 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor with a pair of makes from beyond the arc. Camper has tallied 31 points on 60 percent shooting from the floor while hitting 58.3 percent of his tries from range in the tournament.
  • Kedrick Frink flirted with a triple-double in the win, scoring 11 points while dishing out a career-high nine assists and adding seven boards.
  • Reed Rebstock and Leon Elung combined for 16 points and 12 rebounds in the victory.
  • The Sea Gulls shot 46.7 percent (28-of-60) from the floor, 60 percent (6-of-10) from beyond the arc and a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line.
  • SU found a new gear in the second half, hitting 57.7 percent of their shots from the floor and finishing with perfect clips from three-point range and from the stripe.
The Sea Gulls ready for a third bout against the Marlins of Virginia Wesleyan in 2024-25 next Saturday, March 15th in the ECAC title game. More information on next weekend's championship tilt will be shared in the coming days.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming) and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 202 conference championships, and have produced 50 Academic All-Americans.

To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or fo
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