NCAAB Game Recap - N.J.I.T. at Fairleigh Dickinson
Sat Dec 15, 2018 7:00 PM EST

Vill
71
Kansas
74
F
Tenn
102
Mem
92
F
Gonz
90
UNC
103
F
W MI
62
Mich
70
F
SDSt
68
Nev
72
F
Aub
75
UAB
71
F(OT)
AbCh
48
TxTch
82
F
VaTec
73
Wash
61
F
SIU
65
Buff
73
F
Buck
71
OhSt
73
F
Cin
59
MissSt
70
F
Utah
61
KY
88
F
AzSt
76
UGA
74
F
NrthIA
54
Iowa
77
F
UNCW
50
Furm
93
F
ODU
68
Syr
62
F
Ind
71
Butl
68
F
GASt
59
KSU
71
F
Iona
81
Princ
85
F
SMU
81
GTown
73
F
App
69
SoFL
76
F
W IL
68
IUPUI
82
F
Ohio
63
Detr
61
F
Nich
63
Boston
75
F
SEMO
74
Citad
86
F
Purd
80
ND
88
F
Maris
66
Colg
82
F
YSU
58
Bingha
48
F
Rut
66
Seton
72
F
(N/A)
44
Presb
87
F
MD-ES
43
Pitt
78
F
NCSU
89
PSU
78
F
ETSU
55
Ill
73
F
JSU
55
Evans
50
F
KTChr
55
Lib
96
F
Marsh
75
Akr
74
F
SFA
58
ULM
74
F
UCSB
99
Rice
89
F(OT)
Pepp
69
S UT
78
F(OT)
Dart
61
Albany
52
F
RobM
50
Rider
69
F
Radf
66
Clem
74
F
TNTec
68
KennSt
73
F
SCSt
84
USC-Up
88
F
Charl
83
VCU
79
F
StPet
53
StFNY
56
F
ORU
59
Rich
52
F
(N/A)
59
MtStM
74
F
Kent
70
Lou
83
F
Temp
77
David
75
F(OT)
IaSt
77
Drake
68
F
Belm
74
UCLA
72
F
NCAT
78
TNSt
76
F
N AL
48
UNCG
53
F
IPFW
68
APSU
95
F
ChaSo
61
NFla
68
F
USM
60
WichSt
63
F
NebOm
89
Ida
80
F
GrCan
60
Tex
98
F
JU
79
BethC
71
F
StLeo
60
Hamp
72
F
E WA
62
Stan
78
F
McNee
67
UMKC
80
F
UNCA
49
Woff
92
F
MTSU
62
Toled
84
F
WCU
59
HiPt
86
F
NJIT
90
FaDi
80
F
LaTec
83
UL
62
F
TxSt
77
UTRGV
68
F
Manh
46
UConn
61
F
E KY
77
Xav
95
F
JackSt
57
Murr
74
F
E IL
73
Brad
66
F
UTSA
67
Ark
79
F
MOSt
67
NDSU
74
F
UNLV
92
BYU
90
F(OT)
(N/A)
79
TN-M
108
F
South
66
NWSt
69
F
Bois
54
Oreg
66
F
USC
70
Okla
81
F
UtVal
75
Web
63
F
ASU
48
UtSt
86
F
CAPoly
66
Cal
67
F
NoAZ
74
SJSU
79
F
Gram
70
Portl
58
F
N CO
65
USD
85
F
Denv
52
UCIrv
86
F
LoyMa
85
PorSt
58
F
TAMU
67
OrSt
64
F
Baylor
58
Ariz
49
F
LSU
78
StMar
74
F

Dec 15, 2018, 7:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

N.J.I.T.

40

50

90

Fairleigh Dickinson

37

43

80

NJIT turns it on late to beat Fairleigh Dickinson 90-80
Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:15 PM

TEANECK, N.J. (AP) Zach Cooks scored 25 points with seven rebounds and NJIT took off in the second half to beat Fairleigh Dickinson 90-80 on Saturday night.

The Highlanders (11-2) have won four straight and are off to their best start since the 1994-95 season.

Cooks, the ASUN scoring leader with an average of 18.8 points per game, was 7 of 13 shooting from the field including five from distance. Abdul Lewis added 20 points and a team-high 12 rebounds, San Antonio Brinson had 18 points, Diandre Wilson 12 points and seven rebounds and Shyquan Gibbs had 10 points.

The Highlanders had a 40-37 edge at the break and opened the second half on a 13-2 run capped by back-to-back 3-pointers by Wilson and Cooks for a 53-39 lead. The Knights (4-5) trailed throughout the half but closed to 80-72 with 5:02 to play before Lewis and Cooks each made a layup to help stretch it to 86-72 and the Highlanders held on.

Darnell Edge, Jahlil Jenkins and Kaleb Bishop scored 16 points apiece for the Knights.

Leaders

N.J.I.T. PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
Z. Cooks 25 0 0 7 2 0
A. Lewis 20 0 4 12 1 1
Fairleigh Dickinson PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Edge 16 0 3 2 0 0
J. Jenkins 16 0 5 3 1 0

Team Comparison

NJIT FaDi
Points For 90 80
Field Goals 25/50-50% 27/58-47%
Three Pointers 9/19-47% 9/23-39%
Free Throws 31/35-89% 17/22-77%
Offensive Rebounds 11 7
Defensive Rebounds 27 18
Rebounds 43 27
Blocks 2 4
Steals 5 4
Turnovers 12 7
Personal Fouls 19 23
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - NJIT Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Dec 15 NJIT 90 @ FaDi 80 Z. Cooks 25 D. Edge 16

Game Information

Stadium: Rothman Center, Teaneck, New Jersey
Attendance: 612
Game Time: