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CliftonPassaic
Mustangs
29
Indians
31

The Passaic (NJ) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Clifton (NJ) by a score of 31-29.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Clifton----29
Passaic----31
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Game Story

New Jersey High School Basketball - Passaic holds off Clifton

January 23, 2024: Passaic, NJ 07055

Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Passaic Indians (Passaic, NJ) and the visiting Clifton Mustangs (Clifton, NJ), saw Passaic's basketball squad hold off Clifton by a tally of 31-29.

With the victory, Passaic improves its record to 10-7 on the campaign. The Indians travel to Newark Vocational (Newark, NJ) to confront the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 25. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 3-10. Newark Vocational lost 63-50 in their recent non-league challenge against Bound Brook (Bound Brook, NJ)

Next up, the Mustangs confront the Caldwell Chiefs (West Caldwell, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 25. Clifton will attempt to improve on its 6-9 season record. The Chiefs come into the challenge with a 8-6 record after their 42-40 non-league win over Payne Tech (Newark, NJ).

Rankings & Records

Clifton (23-24)

NJDiv.
16147
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
12-176-56-43-63-7.414.5451,4301,417

Passaic (23-24)

NJDiv.
14241
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
14-135-65-36-43-6.519.4551,3111,299

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Clifton		-----49.3
Passaic		7.026.09.012.04.048.6

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Head-to-Head

  • Passaic won on 1/2/2024
    1/2 @ 4:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Passaic----55
    Clifton----51

    The Passaic (NJ) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Clifton (NJ) by a score of 55-51.

    Box score
  • Passaic won on 1/23/2024
    1/23 @ 4:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Clifton----29
    Passaic----31

    The Clifton (NJ) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Passaic (NJ) by a score of 31-29.

    Box score
  • Passaic won on 2/26/2024
    2/26 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Passaic----59
    Clifton----54

    The Passaic (NJ) varsity basketball team won Monday's neutral playoff game against Clifton (NJ) by a score of 59-54.

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Clifton8-8Passaic7-8
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/21/23Passaic ValleyClifton(L) 56-5012/14/23PassaicPassaic Valley(W) 47-36
12/28/23CliftonSeton Hall Prep(L) 48-3012/19/23Seton Hall PrepPassaic(L) 61-58
1/4/24Bergen TechClifton(W) 41-361/16/24PassaicBergen Tech
1/30/24CliftonBergen Tech(W) 64-511/22/24PassaicBergen Tech(W) 56-49
2/8/24Bergen TechPassaic(W) 35-27
1/6/24CliftonNorth Bergen(W) 57-3912/27/23PassaicNorth Bergen(W) 78-56
1/9/24CliftonEastside1/4/24EastsidePassaic(L) 51-31
1/22/24CliftonEastside(L) 42-411/30/24PassaicEastside(L) 54-43
2/1/24EastsideClifton(W) 53-52
2/10/24CliftonEastside(L) 51-40
2/21/24CliftonEastside(W) 53-51
1/11/24KennedyClifton(W) 54-421/10/24KennedyPassaic(L) 63-55
2/6/24CliftonKennedy(L) 55-442/1/24KennedyPassaic(L) 55-52
1/16/24CliftonPassaic County Tech1/11/24Passaic County TechPassaic(W) 50-47
1/17/24CliftonPassaic County Tech(W) 65-582/3/24Passaic County TechPassaic(L) 50-38
2/8/24Passaic County TechClifton(W) 45-362/6/24PassaicPassaic County Tech(L) 46-27
1/25/24CliftonEast Orange Campus(L) 73-542/28/24PassaicEast Orange Campus(L) 69-25
2/13/24LivingstonClifton2/21/24PassaicLivingston(W) 58-46
2/14/24LivingstonClifton(L) 55-53
2/15/24West OrangeClifton(L) 48-381/13/24PassaicWest Orange(W) 53-45

Record Breakdown

Clifton (23-24)

Passaic (23-24)
12-17
Overall
14-13
6-5
League
5-6
5-10
Non-League
6-6
0-3
Head to Head
3-0
8-8
Common Opponent
7-8
6-4
Home
5-3
3-6
Away
6-4
3-7
Neutral
3-6
1-1
Playoff
2-1
12-17
In-State
14-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0