NEW YORK, N.Y. (Dec. 12, 2016)- Junior Rashaan Spencer (Hackettstown, N.J. / Mount Olive) scored his 1000^th point and finished with 16 points and five rebounds as the Centenary University men's basketball team won its third straight game with a 75-65 victory over John Jay College on Monday evening.

Sophomore Jake Logue (Manahawkin, N.J. / Southern Regional) finished with 19 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals for the Cyclones who improve to 7-4 overall. Essien Epps totaled 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Bloodhounds who remain winless at 0-9 overall.

Despite a slow start from Spencer, he scored his 1000^th point at the 5:38 mark with the Cyclones trailing 25-23. The Hackettstown native scored all 10 of his first half points in the final five minutes; including a three pointer in transition to give Centenary a 37-35 lead at halftime.
In the second half, Centenary used a 15-3 run over a 5:31 span to take a 66-54 lead with 1:27 remaining in the contest.

Senior Paul Jones (Trenton, N.J. / Ewing) finished with 16 points and nine rebounds, while fellow classmate Zachary Duymich (Millstone Township, N.J. / Allentown) finished with 10 points, seven assists and three steals. Senior Kyle Smith (Warwick, N.Y. / Burke Catholic) nailed two triples and totaled eight points off the bench for the Cyclones. MiKing Richardson and Wyatt Harkins both totaled 13 points apiece for the Bloodhounds.

Head Coach Tim Fusina and the Cyclones will return to action on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, hosting the Highlanders of Cairn University at 8:00 p.m.