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NJIT Highlanders at UMass Lowell River Hawks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
NJIT Highlanders
5-4, 1-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 74
UMass Lowell River Hawks
2-7, 1-2 Home

NJIT weathers strong 2nd half from UMass-Lowell to win 75-74

Lynn knocked down four 3-pointers (out of 14 attempts) and becomes NJIT's second-leading scorer. Ukawuba and Tim Coleman each scored 15 for the Highlanders (5-4), Coleman adding 11 rebounds for his 12th career double-double, tying a program record in D-I.

With the game tied in the final 30 seconds, Lynn missed a 3-pointer, Ukawuba grabbed the rebound and was fouled. He made one of two shots with 20 seconds left for the winning point. The River Hawks (2-7) couldn't get a final shot to fall.

Matt Harris led UMass-Lowell with 17 points, Ryan Jones added 16 and Jahad Thomas 14. The River Hawks made just five field goals in the first half (trailing 35-20) but came on with 62-percent shooting in the final period (19 of 31).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:04 Stefan Borovac Offensive Rebound. 75 - 74
2nd 0:04 Ryan Jones missed Layup. 75 - 74
2nd 0:20 Rob Ukawuba made Free Throw. 75 - 74
2nd 0:20 NJIT Deadball Team Rebound. 74 - 74
2nd 0:20 Rob Ukawuba missed Free Throw. 74 - 74

Statistics

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29-64 FG 24-50
45 Field Goal % 48
8-28 3PT 6-15
29 Three Point % 40
9-17 FT 20-24
53 Free Throw % 83
35 Rebounds 30
14 Offensive Rebounds 5
21 Defensive Rebounds 25
16 Assists 14
9 Steals 1
1 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 9
2 Fast Break Points 0
42 Points in Paint 34
23 Fouls 21
18 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: Kennedy Family Athletic Complex

Location: Lowell, MA
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
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