#8 Knights cruise past Holyoke, 122-65

All seventeen players in uniform for the #8 nationally ranked Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball recorded at least three points or more as the Knights jumped on the Cougars from the opening tip and never looked back to improve their record to 21-2 overall and 16-1 in conference play.

Holyoke Community College

Northern Essex Community College

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Final	1	2	T
Holyoke Community College	31	34	65
Northern Essex Community College	66	56	122

Game Leaders

Holyoke Community College

Pts: Karteek Cheema - 20

Reb: 2 Players (#4, #15) - 6

Ast: Jordan Click - 7

Northern Essex Community College

Pts: 3 Players (#11, #13, #24) - 12

Reb: 3 Players (#23, #25, #32) - 8

Ast: Alp Gyuler - 10

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Holyoke Community College	Northern Essex Community College
Field Goals	(24-69)	(48-85)
Field Goal %	34.8%	56.5%
Rebounds	32	58
Assists	20	39
Turnovers	11	17

Full stats

February 8, 2025

Haverhill, MA (February 8, 2025) – All seventeen players in uniform for the #8 nationally ranked Northern Essex Community College men's basketball recorded at least three points or more as the Knights jumped on the Cougars from the opening tip and never looked back to improve their record to 21-2 overall and 16-1 in conference play.

NECC jumped out to a quick 17-2 lead before taking a 35-point halftime lead into the locker room at halftime 66-31.

Four Knights shared the team high in points as Karl Wolfgang, Christian Sanders (Boston), Xavier Rivera (Lowell) and Alp Gyuler (Istanbul, TR) each finished with 12.

Strong defensive pressure forced 22 turnovers in the Knights favor.

NECC will return to the court on Tuesday evening for a matchup of nationally ranked teams as Quincy College will travel to the Sport and Fitness Center for a 6:00pm tip-off.