OPENING TIP
Score: Queens 97 | FDU 84
Records: Queens 3-3 | FDU 4-2
Location: Curry Arena (Charlotte, NC)
 
The Short Story: The Queens University of Charlotte men's basketball team used an explosive offensive evening as four Royals reached double figures to drop FDU by a final score of 97-84 on Wednesday night.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Junior AJ McKee reached double figures for the eighth straight game dating back to last season pouring in a season-high 26 points on a season-best 11-of-19 shooting from the field. The mark was two points shy of his Division 1 best.
• Transfer point guard Deyton Albury set a Royals career-high with 21 points as the junior has reached double figures in five of six games this season. He also dished out a team-high five assists and grabbed four rebounds.
• Freshman Bryce Cash distributed the ball well setting a career-high with four assists across 20 minutes of work. The Charlotte native added eight points.
• Freshman guard Logan Threatt made a statement with a breakout performance in the victory. The Belmont native scored a career-high 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 2-for-4 from behind the arc.
• BJ McLaurin put together a perfect shooting performance going 3-for-3 from the field, including a 2-for-2 mark from beyond the arc, and 4-for-4 from the free throw line. McLaurin ended the evening with 12 points and six rebounds.
• Georgetown transfer Malcolm Wilson had a dominant evening on the glass bringing down a season-high seven rebounds while blocking a career-high five shots. The Columbia native played a season-best 20 minutes of action.
• Freshman guard Kobe George made significant strides playing a season-high 20 minutes of action. George poured in five points and pulled down a season-best three rebounds.
• Queens shot a season-best 49 percent from the field while holding the Knights to a 42 percent clip.
• The Royals improved to 13-5 in non-conference games in which they attempted more free throws than their opponent. Queens cashed in from the line on 22-of-28 opportunities.
• Queens won the battle on the glass 40-36 and improved to 2-1 this season when outrebounding their opponent.

 
NOTABLE MOMENTS

• The Royals came out firing to start the game. After winning the opening tip, the Royals jumped out to a 15-6 lead after a layup from AJ McKee with 16:16 remaining in the first half. This forced FDU to take their first timeout less than four minutes into the game
• Following the strong start, FDU fought back to a 17-12 deficit before the Royals went on a 14-0 run to take a 31-12 lead with 11 minutes left until halftime. During this 14-0 run, freshman Logan Threatt recorded his first points of the season hitting a three-pointer and recording a layup two possessions later to record five quick points.
• After leading the way with a balanced scoring attack in the first half, senior guard AJ McKee took over in the second half. After scoring 13 points in the first half, McKee scored nine of the Royals' 13 points in the first seven minutes of the second half which helped the Royals to a 71-54 lead with 12 minutes remaining.

 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The tandem of AJ McKee and Deyton Albury poured in 20 points each. The last duo to score 20 points each in a single game was on February 9, 2023.
• The 56 first-half points are the most points in a single half since January 14^th when they recorded 56 points in the 107-78 victory over North Alabama.
• The five blocked shots from Wilson tied for the seventh most in a single game in program history. The last player to record five in a single game was Todd Withers on March 3, 2018.
• With the victory, Queens is now 35-5 in the last two seasons when scoring 80 or more points.

 
NEXT UP
The Royals will travel north to Richmond, Virginia over the weekend as they take on the Richmond Spiders of the Atlantic 10 Conference on Saturday, November 25th at 7:00 PM. The matchup will be the first ever between the Royals and Spiders. Last season, 12 of Richmond's 15 victories occurred inside the Robbins Center and this will be an opportunity for the Royals to pick up their first road victory of the season.

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