NJIT Highlanders at Iona Gaels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
80 - 94
80 - 94
Washington scores 27, Iona downs NJIT 94-80
Jon Severe added 21 points and Rickey McGill added 10 for the Gaels (7-3), who in their first-ever meeting against the Highlanders held them to 38 percent shooting from the floor.
Iona led for good 19-17 on Taylor Bessick's layup, which sparked an 11-0 run. Washington scored 13 points in the half, Severe added 10 and the Gaels led 42-32 at halftime.
Washington scored six straight points and Iona led 70-53 on his free throw with 8:26 left to play. NJIT's Damon Lynn hit back-to-back 3-pointers and the Highlanders closed to 87-72 with 3:26 left.
Lynn scored 28 with seven 3s for NJIT (5-7), which has lost three straight. Tim Coleman scored 14 and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and Chris Jenkins added 13 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Damon Lynn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tim Coleman. | 80 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jon Severe made Free Throw. | 77 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jon Severe made Free Throw. | 77 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Reilly Walsh. | 77 - 92 |
Statistics
NJIT |
IONA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-71 | FG | 29-64 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 11-40 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 15-22 | FT | 26-29 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fouls | 24 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Hynes Athletics Center
Location: New Rochelle, NY
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Location: New Rochelle, NY
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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 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |


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