North Carolina Central Eagles at NJIT Highlanders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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81 - 62
81 - 62
NC Central runs roughshod over NJIT 81-62
Ebuka Anyaorah had 11 points in just 4 minutes of play for NCCU (22-5, 12-1 Metro Atlantic), including 9 of 9 from the line, and Alfonzo Houston added 10 points. The Eagles shot 51 percent from the floor.
Damon Lynn led NJIT with 24 points, but his team shot just 31 percent, including 3 of 22 from beyond the arc.
NCCU controlled play from the start, running up a 24-5 lead before the midway point of the first half, and led 43-15 at the break. The Highlanders of NJIT made 5 of 22 shots in the first.
NJIT (13-16) kept pace in the second half, but wasn't able to cut much into the deficit.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Foul on Dante Holmes. | 81 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Damon Lynn made Layup. Assisted by Tim Coleman. | 81 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Dante Holmes made Layup. Assisted by Juwan Moody. | 81 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Ky Howard made Layup. | 79 - 60 |
Statistics
 NCCU |
 NJIT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-47 | FG | 15-48 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 3-10 | 3PT | 3-22 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 30-38 | FT | 29-36 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 12 | Assists | 7 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 28 | Fouls | 25 |
Game Information
Venue: Fleisher Center
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 1,115 | Capacity:
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 1,115 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |