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Army Black Knights at NJIT Highlanders

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Army Black Knights
4-6, 0-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 77
NJIT Highlanders
8-2, 4-1 Home

Cooks scores 27 points, lifts NJIT over Army 77-72

NJIT (8-2) rebounded from a double-digit loss at UMass Lowell Saturday in which Cooks put up 25 points. The loss snapped a three-game win streak.

Cooks was 8-of-12 shooting, made four 3-pointers and 7 of 12 free-throw attempts. Abdul Lewis added 14 points and nine rebounds and Shyquan Gibbs scored 10 points for the Highlanders.

Matt Wilson scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Army (4-6). Jordan Fox and Tommy Funk chipped in 13 points apiece.

The Highlanders had a six-point lead before Wilson's layup pulled Army to 66-62 with 4:34 left. Cooks scored five points that included three free throws and the Highlanders led 75-69 with 20 seconds left. John Emezie made a 3 for Army but Gibbs sealed it with two more free throws.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 77
2nd 0:08 Zach Cooks Defensive Rebound. 72 - 77
2nd 0:08 Jordan Fox missed Layup. 72 - 77
2nd 0:12 Shyquan Gibbs made Free Throw. 72 - 77
2nd 0:12 Shyquan Gibbs made Free Throw. 72 - 76

Statistics

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27-65 FG 26-54
42 Field Goal % 48
7-25 3PT 9-25
28 Three Point % 36
11-16 FT 16-27
69 Free Throw % 59
36 Rebounds 38
5 Offensive Rebounds 5
31 Defensive Rebounds 33
18 Assists 13
3 Steals 5
4 Blocks 2
9 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 11
8 Fast Break Points 6
40 Points in Paint 27
24 Fouls 18
5 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Venue: Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center

Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 688 | Capacity:

2025-26 Patriot League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Navy 17-1 - 26-8
Colgate 11-7 6 18-15
Lehigh 11-7 6 18-17
Boston University 10-8 7 17-17
American University 9-9 8 16-16
Loyola Maryland 8-10 9 12-20
Lafayette 8-10 9 11-21
Bucknell 6-12 11 10-23
Army 5-13 12 11-21
Holy Cross 5-13 12 11-22

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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