NJIT Highlanders at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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71 - 84
71 - 84
Florida Gulf Coast races to 84-71 win over NJIT
Goodwin grabbed six rebounds and tied a career high with four steals for the Eagles (15-6, 4-1 Atlantic Sun). Rayjon Tucker scored 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting and Christian Terrell added 12 points.
Florida Gulf Coast raced to a 20-5 lead five minutes in, but NJIT closed it to 41-30 at halftime and got within four (47-43) early in the second half. The Eagles made 14 of 23 from the field in the second half (61 percent), including 12 of their last 15 to close out the win.
Abdul Lewis scored 24 points and had nine rebounds for NJIT (9-12, 1-4), Tim Coleman added 13 points and Chris Jenkins 11.
Florida Gulf Coast had won seven straight before losing to SC Upstate on Thursday, 62-60.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Reilly Walsh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ron Alston. | 71 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Rayjon Tucker made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Johnson. | 68 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Kevin Mickle Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Anthony Tarke missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 82 |
Statistics
 NJIT |
 FGCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-53 | FG | 30-56 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 18-25 | FT | 18-26 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fouls | 21 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Alico Arena
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Capacity:
Location: Fort Myers, FL
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 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 |