Dukes defeated on the road vs. Passaic County
PATTERSON- After a lengthy home stretch for the Dukes men's basketball team, Cumberland traveled north to face the Passaic County Community College Panthers for a weekend matchup. The Dukes would fall behind early and trail the Panthers by 10 points at the half, 53-43. In the second half, Cumberland looked the narrow the gap but could not hold off the Passiac offense as they are outscored in the second half and are defeated by a final score of 94-81. Cumberland shot 48.3% from the field (28/58) and continued to shoot well from the free throw line as they went 20/28. Ja'maine Hawkins-Davenport would set a new season-high with 32 points on the day. Malachi Green scored 12 points and Angel Smith collected 10 rebounds.
Coming up next, Cumberland will travel to Atlantic City, NJ to face the Atlantic Cape Community College Buccaneers on Tuesday night (December 13th) at 7PM. For all updates on Duke's men's basketball and all other athletic programs, follow us on all social media platforms (GoRCDukes).