Newton, MA (February 2, 2024) – The #8 nationally ranked Northern Essex Community College men's basketball team shot their way past MassBay on Saturday afternoon by a 104-79 final to pick up their 18th straight and improve to 20-2 overall on the season and 15-1 in conference play.
The Knights jumped out to an early advantage and never looked back as they took a 22-point advantage into the locker room at halftime leading 55-33.
Javien Kirmil (Lowell) recorded his second straight performance of 20 plus points as he dropped a game high 23 points to go along with five assists and four steals.
NECC received a strong effort off the bench as both Alex Johnson (Worcester) and Jeremy Valdez (Haverhill) chipped in with 10 points apiece.
Xavier Rivera (Lowell) also pulled down a game high 10 rebounds off the bench to go along with six points.
As a team the Knights shot 55.3 percent from the floor compared to 49 percent for MassBay and outrebounded the Buccaneers by a 41-25 margin.
The Knights will return home for a pair of games this week starting on Thursday evening when they play host to Bunker Hill at 7:30 and look to extend their 43 game home winning streak.