NJIT Highlanders at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
57 - 77
57 - 77
Liberty bounces back to beat NJIT 77-57
Pacheco-Ortiz made all four of his 3-point attempts and Homesley and Lovell Cabbil (13 points) made three each for the Flames, who shot 52 percent overall and 46 percent from the arc.
The Flames (19-5, 8-1 Atlantic Sun) lost to league-leader Lipscomb in their previous game but have now won nine of their last 10.
Homesley scored 12 points and James 11 in the first half when Liberty shot 57 percent and took a 40-28 lead with a 17-2 half-ending run. NJIT got within nine with 12:46 remaining in the game before the Flames took off with a 15-6 run, going on to lead by as many as 22.
Abdul Lewis scored 14 points and Diandre Wilson and Donovan Greer 13 each for the Highlanders (18-6, 6-3), who had a five-game win streak snapped.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 57 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kjell de Graaf missed Three Point Jumper. | 57 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Kjell de Graaf Offensive Rebound. | 57 - 77 |
Statistics
 NJIT |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-55 | FG | 28-54 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 11-25 | 3PT | 11-24 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 4-6 | FT | 10-11 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: Vines Convocation Center
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,782 | Capacity:
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,782 | 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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |