NJIT Highlanders at North Florida Ospreys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
76 - 72
Lewis scores 24 with 18 boards; NJIT beats N. Florida 76-72
Lewis had 19 points and a program-record 21 rebounds in a 77-74 win over Jacksonville on Saturday.
Diandre Wilson finished with 17 points, seven assists and three steals for NJIT (15-5, 3-2 Atlantic Sun). The Highlanders are off to their best start since moving to Division I in 2006.
Lewis scored NJIT's first six points in an 8-2 run that gave the Highlanders a two-point lead when Shawndale Jones made a layup with 54 seconds left. Ivan Gandia-Rosa's layup tied it 13 seconds later but Cooks answered with a 3 and, after Gandia-Rosa missed a potential tying 3, Wilson made 1 of 2 free throws with 10 seconds remaining to make it 74-70. Carter Hendricksen hit the first two of three foul shots but Cooks grabbed the rebound of the third and made two from the stripe to seal it.
Gandia-Rosa led North Florida (9-12, 3-3) with 18 points and six assists. Wajid Aminu had 15 points and 12 rebounds while Noah Horchler scored 13 with 12 boards.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | NJIT Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ivan Gandia-Rosa missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Zach Cooks made Free Throw. | 76 - 72 |
Statistics
 NJIT |
 UNF |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-60 | FG | 27-66 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 18-24 | FT | 9-15 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fouls | 23 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 1,401 | 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 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | +1 | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | +1 | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 7 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |