NCAAB

Liberty Flames at NJIT Highlanders

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Liberty Flames
25-6, 10-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
57 - 51
NJIT Highlanders
20-11, 10-4 Home

James leads Liberty past NJIT 57-51, claims share of title

Liberty tied with Lipscomb atop the conference but the Flames (25-6, 14-2) will go into the conference tournament as the second seed.

Lovell Cabbil had 15 points for the Flames.

Abdul Lewis scored a season-high 25 points and had nine rebounds for the Highlanders (20-11, 8-8). Diandre Wilson added 10 points.

Zach Cooks, who led the Highlanders in scoring heading into the matchup with 17 points per game, had only five points on 2-of-12 shooting.

The Flames swept the Highlanders in the season series. Liberty defeated NJIT 77-57 on Feb. 2.

NJIT will be the fifth seed in the conference tournament.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 57 - 51
2nd 0:09 Caleb Homesley Defensive Rebound. 57 - 51
2nd 0:09 Shyquan Gibbs missed Three Point Jumper. 57 - 51
2nd 0:13 Scottie James made Free Throw. 57 - 51
2nd 0:13 Scottie James made Free Throw. 56 - 51

Statistics

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21-45 FG 18-50
47 Field Goal % 36
4-14 3PT 2-17
29 Three Point % 12
11-13 FT 13-18
85 Free Throw % 72
29 Rebounds 29
3 Offensive Rebounds 7
26 Defensive Rebounds 22
7 Assists 2
3 Steals 2
2 Blocks 3
8 Turnovers 8
1 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 6
0 Fast Break Points 6
28 Points in Paint 24
19 Fouls 15
10 Largest Lead 1

Game Information

Venue: Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center

Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 945 | Capacity:

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

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
Full Standings