NCAAB Game Recap - N.J.I.T. at Liberty
Tue Mar 3, 2020 7:00 PM EST

NJIT
49
Lib
55
F
JU
88
NFla
91
F
FlGlf
63
Lipsco
68
F
N AL
72
Stetsn
82
F
IUPUI
59
IL-C
93
F
WIMil
57
YSU
63
F
Clev
59
Oakl
80
F
Campbl
68
UNCA
72
F
Tenn
81
KY
73
F
HolyC
62
Buck
65
F
HiPt
59
USC-Up
69
F
LoyMD
75
Leh
78
F
Presb
64
ChaSo
81
F
MD
67
Rut
78
F
MSU
79
PSU
71
F
Purd
77
Iowa
68
F
MissSt
71
SouthCar
83
F
Cin
79
SoFL
67
F
Syr
84
BC
71
F
TexAr
78
Troy
64
F
E MI
54
W MI
70
F
Albany
62
Vermt
85
F
Duques
80
VCU
77
F(OT)
David
63
Rich
80
F
Wake
83
UNC
93
F
UMassL
63
UNH
54
F
Stony
67
UMBC
75
F
BGSU
69
Kent
83
F
Maine
71
Hartfo
65
F
ArkLR
70
GASt
89
F
ArkSt
76
GaSo
75
F
Mia-O
69
Buff
75
F
CenMI
68
Ball
85
F
Ohio
67
Akr
74
F
Marq
68
DeP
69
F
CoCar
101
UL
108
F
TxSt
54
USA
58
F
Toled
50
NIU
71
F
App
61
ULM
57
F
Vand
87
Bama
79
F
SFA
77
AbCh
72
F
Tex
52
Okla
51
F
WVU
77
IaSt
71
F

Mar 3, 2020, 7:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

(8) N.J.I.T.

16

33

49

(1) Liberty

22

33

55

Top-seeded Liberty beats NJIT 55-49 in ASUN quarterfinal
Tue Mar 3, 2020 9:47 PM

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Caleb Homesley scored 14 points, Scottie James added 11 points and 10 rebounds as top-seeded Liberty beat eighth-seeded NJIT 55-49 in an Atlantic Sun Conference tournament quarterfinal on Tuesday night.

The Flames (28-4) will face No. 4 seed Stetson (16-16) in a semifinal on Thursday. Liberty split the series with the Hatters, losing at Stetson 48-43 in January but winning in a rout at home, 77-49 on Feb. 22.

Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz added 13 points for Liberty.

Zach Cooks scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Highlanders (9-21). San Antonio Brinson and Souleymane Diakite had 13 points apiece.

The Flames never trailed after making their first basket and led by double digits for most of the second half. NJIT used a 7-2 spurt to cut the deficit to 50-45 with about a minute left but didn't get closer.

The Flames' 22 first-half points marked a season low for the team.

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Leaders

N.J.I.T. PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
Z. Cooks 17 0 3 12 3 0
S. Brinson 13 0 3 6 0 0
Liberty PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Homesley 14 0 0 9 1 2
G. Pacheco-Ortiz 13 0 2 5 0 0

Team Comparison

NJIT Lib
Points For 49 55
Field Goals 18/55-33% 17/46-37%
Three Pointers 4/19-21% 4/20-20%
Free Throws 9/12-75% 17/24-71%
Offensive Rebounds 4 5
Defensive Rebounds 29 36
Rebounds 35 44
Blocks 1 7
Steals 5 2
Turnovers 5 9
Personal Fouls 19 12
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - Lib Leads Series 3-0

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
Tue Mar 3 NJIT 49 @ Lib 55 Z. Cooks 17 C. Homesley 14

Game Information

Stadium: Vines Center, Lynchburg, Virginia
Attendance: 3,042
Game Time: