NEWARK, N.J. - Josh Parks hit a layup with eight seconds left off an inbound pass capping off a career game to help lift the Arcadia University men's basketball team to a 65-64 non-conference win at Rutgers-Newark on Sunday afternoon.

Parks finished with a career-high 20 points, shooting 7-8 from the field and 4-5 from three.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 7-4 with the win.

-Rutgers-Newark fell to 6-7.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Arcadia trailed 11-6 with 14:32 left in the first half before an 11-0 run put it ahead 17-11 with 10 minutes on the clock.

-The Knights led by 25-18 with 3:19, but Rutgers-Newark finished the half on a 10-4 run as Arcadia held a 29-28 advantage going into the break.

-The Knights took a 51-41 lead with 12:18 left in the game.

-The Scarlet Raiders went on a 14-4 run to tie the game at 55 with 8:24 remaining.

-Rutgers-Newark pulled ahead 64-59 with under two minutes in the contest.

-A layup and two free throws from Parks cut the deficit to 64-63 before his game-winning layup.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Parks (20) / Darius Isaac (10) / Joshua Okocha (9)
Rebounds: Jalen Watkins (11) / Okocha (9) / Tymir Smalls (7)
Assists: Justin Money (4) / Watkins (3) / Isaac (2) / Latrell Bullock (2)
Blocks: Watkins (3) / Parks (1) / Smalls (1)
Steals: Smalls (1) / Amyr Walker (1)

INSIDE THE STATS
-The Knights bench outscored its opponent 31-12.

-Arcadia gave up 34 points off of 28 turnovers.

-The Knights defense held Rutgers-Newark to seven percent (1-15) shooting from deep.

-Arcadia dominated the glass 49-28.

NOTES
-Parks set career highs in multiple categories.

-Arcadia had its best day from beyond the arc, shooting 47 percent (7-15).

- 49 rebounds is the most this season.

-The Knights shot 47 percent (24-51), their third-highest percentage.

-Arcadia's 28 turnovers are the most this season.

UP NEXT
Arcadia begins Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play when it returns to action on Wednesday for an 8:00 p.m. contest at DeSales.