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Lafayette 81, N.J. Tech 56

EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- Bilal Abdullah scored 14 points and Jeff Kari had 12 to lead Lafayette to an 81-56 victory over winless N.J. Tech on Monday.

Andrew Brown and Deirunas Visockas both added nine points for Lafayette (5-2).

Nesho Milosevic scored 15 points and Kraig Peters had 14 for N.J. Tech (0-9), which scored the opening basket and then trailed for the rest of the game.

Lafayette went on two 13-point runs in the opening half, taking a 31-9 lead after Abdullah's 3-pointer with 8:41 remaining. The Leopards were ahead 41-19 at the half and held a 60-25 advantage with 14:20 remaining in the game.