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Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at NJIT Highlanders

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
15-12, 3-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 68
NJIT Highlanders
16-11, 9-5 Home

NJIT pulls away from Florida Gulf Coast, 68-59

Tim Coleman and Damon Lynn each added 16 points for the Highlanders (16-11, 7-4 Atlantic Sun), who have won five straight and now sit just a half-game behind North Florida and Jacksonville in the Atlantic Sun standings.

Marc Eddy Norelia scored 17 points and added 11 boards for Florida Gulf Coast (15-12, 6-5), which was held to only 37 percent shooting.

The score was tied at 44 with 11: 51 left, but Coleman and Howard each made layups and Lynn hit a 3-pointer for a 7-0 Highlanders run with 10:15 to go. Lynn added a layup with 3:40 remaining which extended the NJIT lead to 60-49.

The Eagles got to within six on a Zach Johnson free throw, but NJIT scored eight of the next 10 to seal it.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 59 - 68
2nd 0:08 Julian DeBose made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marc Eddy Norelia. 59 - 68
2nd 0:12 Marc Eddy Norelia Offensive Rebound. 56 - 68
2nd 0:12 Julian DeBose missed Three Point Jumper. 56 - 68
2nd 0:18 Marc Eddy Norelia Offensive Rebound. 56 - 68

Statistics

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20-54 FG 22-49
37 Field Goal % 45
6-18 3PT 5-14
33 Three Point % 36
13-22 FT 19-25
59 Free Throw % 76
30 Rebounds 39
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
21 Defensive Rebounds 31
12 Assists 13
5 Steals 5
4 Blocks 3
7 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
7 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 4
2 Fast Break Points 2
16 Points in Paint 32
24 Fouls 21
8 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Venue: Fleisher Center

Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 1,203 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Austin Peay 15-3 +1 22-9
Central Arkansas 15-3 +1 22-12
Queens University 13-5 2 21-14
Lipscomb 12-6 3 19-13
Florida Gulf Coast 8-10 7 16-18
West Georgia 8-10 6 15-17
Bellarmine 7-11 8 13-19
Jacksonville 7-11 8 12-20
Stetson 7-11 8 12-21
Eastern Kentucky 7-11 7 11-21
North Florida 5-13 10 7-25
North Alabama 4-14 10 9-21

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
Full Standings