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UMass Lowell River Hawks at NJIT Highlanders

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UMass Lowell River Hawks
5-3, 0-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 78
NJIT Highlanders
5-3, 5-1 Home

Bendary, Tarke, turnovers help NJIT beat UMass Lowell 78-65

Tarke had three of the 14 Highlander steals and NJIT (5-3) scored 26 points off the turnovers. UMass Lowell (5-3) entered averaging 13 turnovers a game, but made 14 in the second half alone.

Zach Cooks and Abdul Lewis chipped in 10 points each for the Highlanders, who have won five straight at home.

Ryan Jones led the River Hawks with 17 points while Rinaldo Perry and Obadiah Noel scored 13 each. Every UMass Lowell player but Connor Bennett committed turnovers, with Matt Harris tagged for six. The River Hawks were without leading scorer Jahad Thomas out with an ankle injury.

NJIT faces Rutgers of the Big Ten, which started the season 6-0, on Wednesday. "Any time you play another team from Jersey, it's a lot of fun," Bendary said after the game.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 78
2nd 0:12 Shawndale Jones Defensive Rebound. 65 - 78
2nd 0:12 Dontavious Smith missed Layup. 65 - 78
2nd 0:15 Dontavious Smith Offensive Rebound. 65 - 78
2nd 0:15 Connor Bennett missed Layup. 65 - 78

Statistics

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26-51 FG 30-61
51 Field Goal % 49
4-14 3PT 5-10
29 Three Point % 50
9-17 FT 13-21
53 Free Throw % 62
38 Rebounds 29
11 Offensive Rebounds 10
27 Defensive Rebounds 19
9 Assists 13
5 Steals 14
4 Blocks 1
23 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
23 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 26
10 Fast Break Points 12
36 Points in Paint 48
23 Fouls 20
2 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Venue: Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center

Location: Newark, NJ
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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