NCAAB Game Recap - N.J.I.T. at Liberty
Sat Feb 15, 2020 7:00 PM EST

WVU
59
Baylor
70
F
Gonz
89
Pepp
77
F
Okla
70
Kansas
87
F
Lou
62
Clem
77
F
Dayt
71
UMass
63
F
ND
60
Duke
94
F
Syr
77
FSU
80
F
MD
67
MSU
60
F
Seton
71
Prov
74
F
Aub
73
Mizzu
85
F
Miss
62
KY
67
F
NW
61
PSU
77
F
Colora
69
OrSt
47
F
GTown
73
Butl
66
F
Hou
72
SMU
73
F(OT)
Ill
57
Rut
72
F
DeP
64
Crei
93
F
TxTch
70
OkSt
73
F
LSU
82
Bama
88
F
Tuls
56
SoFL
48
F
StJos
55
URI
73
F
Purd
52
OhSt
68
F
Charl
51
NE
65
F
MissSt
78
Ark
77
F
ETSU
72
VMI
67
F
FaDi
72
RobM
71
F
UNH
59
UMBC
65
F
Ohio
72
Kent
87
F
Clev
67
Detr
66
F(OT)
Samf
74
Citad
62
F
BGSU
77
Ball
71
F
Leh
66
Army
79
F
FlaAM
97
DelSt
95
F(2OT)
Wake
54
Mia-FL
71
F
Tex
52
IaSt
81
F
SJSU
86
AF
95
F
Brad
69
SIU
67
F
ODU
47
N TX
64
F
Bingha
48
Vermt
76
F
UMassL
74
Hartfo
67
F
CoCar
80
GASt
92
F
Amer
68
Buck
72
F
Lafy
72
HolyC
62
F
Wisc
81
Nebras
64
F
LaSal
69
StLou
84
F
W MI
51
E MI
69
F
ArkLR
65
TexAr
76
F
W Ky
77
UTSA
73
F(OT)
ArkSt
64
TxSt
69
F
FIU
67
USM
75
F
UNCC
54
Rice
70
F
UAB
79
MTSU
66
F
FAU
68
LaTec
81
F
HCU
69
Lamar
79
F
YSU
64
Oakl
72
F
UGA
69
TAMU
74
F
NIU
60
Mia-O
65
F
Bry
70
CenCT
75
F
StFPA
70
MtStM
55
F
ColSt
77
Wyo
70
F
Marsh
71
UTEP
61
F
ULM
49
USA
50
F
Merrim
59
(N/A)
68
F
Del
77
W&M
81
F
KennSt
42
Stetsn
59
F
VCU
59
Rich
77
F
Boston
77
Navy
54
F
UNCW
64
Hof
78
F
App
62
GaSo
57
F
Chat
53
Furm
58
F
Drex
70
Elon
75
F
BethC
58
MD-ES
66
F
Winth
89
Presb
88
F
McNee
79
NWSt
84
F
SeLA
71
Nich
81
F
GrgWas
73
GMas
67
F
AbCh
78
TXAMC
64
F
CenAR
67
SHSU
82
F
ChaSo
75
UNCA
79
F
UNCG
67
Mercer
55
F
SacHr
80
LIU
72
F
Radf
73
Campbl
60
F
E KY
85
APSU
93
F
FlGlf
54
Lipsco
64
F
KSU
57
TCU
68
F
N AL
67
NFla
80
F
LoyMa
65
SCla
59
F
E IL
79
TN-M
80
F(OT)
SIU-E
71
SEMO
75
F
MorSt
57
Murr
85
F
Copp
66
SCSt
70
F
S UT
69
NoAZ
82
F
UtVal
82
NMSt
84
F
UNLV
78
NM
73
F
Hamp
68
Longw
76
F
Pitt
57
VaTec
67
F
Tenn
61
SouthCar
63
F
Brown
54
Princ
73
F
Yale
61
Penn
69
F
JSU
84
Belm
101
F
MsVl
88
Alc
92
F(OT)
Gram
69
PVAM
75
F
Morg
57
Norf
62
F
AlaAM
58
ASU
61
F
ArkPB
49
South
73
F
WCU
80
Woff
74
F
UCRiv
63
LongB
65
F(OT)
WIGB
94
WIMil
90
F
UL
81
Troy
77
F
Valpa
65
IlSt
62
F
USC-Up
54
HiPt
62
F
NJIT
49
Lib
62
F
Colum
73
Harv
77
F(2OT)
Corn
53
Dart
75
F
InWor
67
NOrl
66
F
CSNor
98
UCDav
110
F
WaSt
51
USC
70
F
Pacif
63
StMar
71
F
Web
63
MTSt
77
F
ChiSt
47
GrCan
71
F
UND
86
W IL
83
F(OT)
Seatt
72
UTRGV
79
F
SDak
80
ORU
94
F
NrthIA
73
LoyIL
82
F(OT)
UVA
64
UNC
62
F
Tows
63
JMU
48
F
Vand
66
Fla
84
F
CAPoly
101
CS-Ful
105
F(4OT)
IdaSt
63
Mont
78
F
TNTec
55
TNSt
70
F
JackSt
74
TXSo
77
F
UMKC
59
CSBak
53
F
Wash
57
UCLA
67
F
BYU
72
USD
71
F
UtSt
71
Fres
59
F
E WA
89
PorSt
81
F
N CO
68
Sac
65
F
Ariz
69
Stan
60
F
UCIrv
70
HI
63
F

Feb 15, 2020, 7:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

N.J.I.T.

21

28

49

Liberty

23

39

62

Balanced Liberty cruises to 62-49 victory over NJIT
Sat Feb 15, 2020 9:21 PM

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz, Caleb Homesley and reserve Myo Baxter-Bell all scored 14 points and Liberty cruised to a 62-49 victory over NJIT on Saturday.

Pacheco-Ortiz hit two 3-pointers and added seven rebounds and three assists for the Flames (24-3, 10-2 Atlantic Sun Conference). Homesley made two 3-pointers and grabbed five rebounds. Baxter-Bell made 5 of 11 shots, including both of his 3-point tries, and had four rebounds. Scottie James scored 13 on 6-of-10 shooting with seven boards.

Zach Cooks topped the Highlanders (7-18, 4-8) with 14 points. Souleymane Diakite finished with 12 points and nine rebounds, while Shyquan Gibbs scored 10.

Liberty shot just 38% from the floor, 39% from distance (7 of 18) but made 13 of 16 free throws. NJIT shot 39% overall but just 26% from distance (5 of 19). The Highlanders made 6 of 11 foul shots.

Liberty won the rebound battle 39-30 and had just seven turnovers. The Flames swept the season series. Liberty beat NJIT 65-38 in the first meeting.

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Leaders

N.J.I.T. PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
Z. Cooks 14 0 0 5 1 0
S. Diakite 12 0 1 9 1 1
Liberty PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
M. Baxter-Bell 14 0 2 4 0 0
G. Pacheco-Ortiz 14 0 3 7 0 0

Team Comparison

NJIT Lib
Points For 49 62
Field Goals 19/49-39% 21/55-38%
Three Pointers 5/19-26% 7/18-39%
Free Throws 6/11-55% 13/16-81%
Offensive Rebounds 3 9
Defensive Rebounds 27 30
Rebounds 31 43
Blocks 1 1
Steals 4 1
Turnovers 10 7
Personal Fouls 17 12
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - Lib Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Jan 4 Lib 65 @ NJIT 38 C. Homesley 20 S. Gibbs 13
Sat Feb 15 NJIT 49 @ Lib 62 Z. Cooks 14 M. Baxter-Bell 14

Game Information

Stadium: Vines Center, Lynchburg, Virginia
Attendance: 4,745
Game Time: