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Liberty Flames at NJIT Highlanders

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Liberty Flames
16-1, 4-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 38
NJIT Highlanders
3-11, 2-3 Home

Homesley leads Liberty to 16th win, a 65-38 rout of NJIT

Kyle Rode had 10 points and Scottie James added 10 rebounds for the Flames (16-1, 2-0 Atlantic Sun Conference).

NJIT totaled 20 second-half points, a season low. It was the second time this season Liberty held a Division I team below 40 points.

Shyquan Gibbs had 13 points for the Highlanders (3-11, 0-1). San Antonio Brinson added 12 points and Souleymane Diakite had 11 rebounds.

Zach Cooks, the Highlanders' leading scorer at 22 points per game, was held to 3 points on 0-of-12 shooting.

Liberty plays North Alabama at home on Thursday. NJIT takes on Jacksonville on the road on Thursday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 38
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 65 - 38
2nd 0:07 Tytist Dean Defensive Rebound. 65 - 38
2nd 0:10 Byron Breland III missed Layup. 65 - 38
2nd 0:26 Brendan Newton Turnover. 65 - 38

Statistics

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25-53 FG 12-51
47 Field Goal % 24
8-20 3PT 4-17
40 Three Point % 24
7-11 FT 10-15
64 Free Throw % 67
40 Rebounds 30
4 Offensive Rebounds 5
36 Defensive Rebounds 25
12 Assists 5
5 Steals 6
3 Blocks 1
7 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
7 Total Turnovers 9
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 5
6 Fast Break Points 6
32 Points in Paint 12
16 Fouls 10
27 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center

Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 1,004 | 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
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