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NJIT Highlanders at South Carolina Upstate Spartans

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NJIT Highlanders
17-13, 8-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 72
South Carolina Upstate Spartans
10-21, 7-10 Home

South Carolina Upstate holds off NJIT 72-71

Upstate (10-21, 4-10 Atlantic Sun) led by double digits most of the game before NJIT rallied late in the second half with a 17-0 run capped by Chris Jenkins' 3-pointer to edge into its first lead, 71-69 with seven seconds left. Moore then took a pass from Jure Span and launched the winning 3 at the other end as time expired.

Mike Cunningham, Philip Whittington and Moore finished with 10 points apiece for the Spartans, who hit 27 of 58 from the field (46.6 percent) and held a 39-33 rebounding advantage. Cuthbertson also collected nine rebounds.

Damon Lynn led NJIT (17-13, 8-6) with 21 points, Tim Coleman added 19 and Ky Howard had 12. Jenkins finished with nine points, all from beyond the arc.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 72
2nd 0:01 Malik Moore made Three Point Jumper. 71 - 72
2nd 0:07 Chris Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damon Lynn. 71 - 69
2nd 0:12 South Carolina Upstate Timeout 68 - 69
2nd 0:12 NJIT Defensive Rebound. 68 - 69

Statistics

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27-63 FG 27-58
43 Field Goal % 47
6-25 3PT 8-22
24 Three Point % 36
11-13 FT 10-16
85 Free Throw % 63
33 Rebounds 39
8 Offensive Rebounds 9
25 Defensive Rebounds 30
14 Assists 21
5 Steals 6
1 Blocks 3
12 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 19
8 Fast Break Points 10
32 Points in Paint 30
17 Fouls 19
2 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Venue: G.B. Hodge Center

Location: Spartanburg, SC
Attendance: 568 | 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 Big South Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
High Point 15-1 - 31-5
Winthrop 13-3 2 23-11
Radford 9-7 6 16-16
Longwood 8-8 7 16-16
UNC Asheville 8-8 7 15-17
Presbyterian 7-9 8 15-18
Charleston Southern 6-10 9 15-17
South Carolina Upstate 5-11 10 13-19
Gardner-Webb 1-15 14 4-29
Full Standings