NJIT Highlanders at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Harper Jr., Baker lead Rutgers over NJIT 75-61
Harper was 6 of 15 from the field and made 7 of his 10 free throws. He has scored in double figures in each of Rutgers' three games.
Geo Baker added 19 points for the Scarlet Knights (3-0). He also had four assists to surpass 400 in his career.
Dylan O’Hearn scored 20 points for NJIT (1-2). Miles Coleman added 15 points and Antwuan Butler had 13.
The Scarlet Knights took the lead for good about three minutes into the second half. Baker hit a 3-pointer, sparking a 22-7 run for a 59-45 advantage with 9:37 remaining. Harper scored 10 points during the stretch.
Coleman made two consecutive 3-pointers and Mekhi Gray scored on a dunk to pull the Highlanders to 61-55, but they didn't get closer.
Rutgers has sold out a program-record 12 consecutive home games dating to last season.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Matt Faw made Layup. | 61 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Aundre Hyatt made Free Throw. | 59 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Aundre Hyatt made Free Throw. | 59 - 74 |
Statistics
 NJIT |
 RUTG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-55 | FG | 28-66 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 11-29 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 8-11 | FT | 14-21 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,009 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 23-8 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-11 |
| 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 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 30-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 25-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |