NJIT Highlanders at Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
90 - 80
NJIT turns it on late to beat Fairleigh Dickinson 90-80
The Highlanders (11-2) have won four straight and are off to their best start since the 1994-95 season.
Cooks, the ASUN scoring leader with an average of 18.8 points per game, was 7 of 13 shooting from the field including five from distance. Abdul Lewis added 20 points and a team-high 12 rebounds, San Antonio Brinson had 18 points, Diandre Wilson 12 points and seven rebounds and Shyquan Gibbs had 10 points.
The Highlanders had a 40-37 edge at the break and opened the second half on a 13-2 run capped by back-to-back 3-pointers by Wilson and Cooks for a 53-39 lead. The Knights (4-5) trailed throughout the half but closed to 80-72 with 5:02 to play before Lewis and Cooks each made a layup to help stretch it to 86-72 and the Highlanders held on.
Darnell Edge, Jahlil Jenkins and Kaleb Bishop scored 16 points apiece for the Knights.
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Statistics
 NJIT |
 FDU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-50 | FG | 27-58 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 31-35 | FT | 17-22 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 23 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Hackensack, NJ
Attendance: 612 | 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 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |