OPENING TIP
Score: Queens 81 | Green Bay 65
Records: Queens (3-1) | Green Bay (0-4)
Location: Montego Bay Convention Center (Montego Bay, Jamaica)
 
The Short Story: Despite trailing at the break, the Queens men's basketball team caught fire in the second half outscoring the Phoenix 47-30 as Kenny Dye led the charge with a game-high 23 points.

BY THE NUMBERS
-For the fourth straight game, senior Kenny Dye led the Royals offense with 23 points behind an 8-for-14 shooting performance.
-Kalib Mathews turned in a career-high 15 points behind a 5-for-6 performance from the field.
-AJ McKee remained consistent reaching double figures for the fourth straight game with a 12-point performance, including a perfect 6-for-6 mark from the free throw line.
-Jay'Den Turner stuffed the staff sheet again with a seven point and eight rebound performance.
-After shooting 35-percent in the first half, the Royals found a groove in the final 20 minutes as they shot 65-percent from the field, including 44-percent from behind the arc.
-Queens outscored Green Bay in the paint 42-30 and the Royals forced 18 Phoenix turnovers which they converted into 27 points.
-The Royals managed to shoot 21-of-29 from the free throw line.
-The afternoon tilt saw four ties and seven changes as both teams exchanged baskets.

NOTABLE MOMENTS
-Trailing 19-11, Queens would go on an 8-0 run across a three-minute span to even the score 19-19.
-In the second half, Queens used 17-2 run over a six-minute span in the second half to surge ahead of the Phoenix.
-Trailing 74-56, Green Bay would go on a 6-2 run as they tried to mount a comeback, but the Royals answered with a 6-2 run of their own to hold off the effort.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
-Gavin Rains and Jay'Den both made history on Friday afternoon as Rains picked up his 600^th career rebound while Turner grabbed his 500^th career board.
-Kalib Mathews posted a career-high 13 points behind his second straight 25-minute outing.
-The Royals performance at the charity stripe was the most made free throws since the opener of the NCAA Tournament last season at Columbus State.

NEXT UP
The Royals will advance to the Rose Hall Division Championship on Sunday, November 20^th at 5:00 p.m. Queens will square off against the winner of Morgan State and Utah Valley which tips off from the Montego Bay Convention Center at 7:00 p.m. tonight. For more information on the 2022 Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic, please visit the official tournament website.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
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