NJIT Highlanders at Duquesne Dukes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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84 - 81
84 - 81
Lynn's 27 paces NJIT past Duquesne 84-81
The Highlanders (2-4) led by as many as nine late before holding on to hand Duquesne (2-1) its first loss. It's NJIT's first win over an Atlantic 10 team.
NJIT shot nearly 57 percent for the game, making 29 of 51 shots and 12 of 24 3-pointers. Lynn was 6 of 11 from 3-point range, hitting two in a row for a 63-61 lead at 12:44. He also had a career-high eight assists.
Duquesne came from nine down in the final 2:12 to get as close as 82-81 on a Derrick Colter 3-pointer with 27 seconds to play.
Micah Mason scored 18 for the Dukes, Colter and TySean Powell 14 each.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | L.G. Gill Offensive Rebound. | 84 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Derrick Colter missed Three Point Jumper. | 84 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:08 | TySean Powell Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Winfield Willis missed Free Throw. | 84 - 81 |
Statistics
 NJIT |
 DUQ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-51 | FG | 26-61 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 12-24 | 3PT | 12-24 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 14-20 | FT | 17-24 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 1,563 | Capacity:
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 1,563 | Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |