Amadou Traore had 18 points and six assists to lift 22nd-seeded Orange to a 52-49 victory over 11th-seeded Columbia in the preliminary round of the 79th Essex County Tournament in Maplewood. Nathaneal Gravesande added 12 points and 11 rebounds for Orange (3-12), which which trailed 28-25 at halftime. Emanuel Enabulele scored 10 points and Fedner Mercure pulled down 17 rebounds in the win. Orange plays sixth-seeded Newark Collegiate in the first round on Saturday. Columbia falls to 12-6.