NJIT Highlanders @ Long Island University Sharks
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
NJIT | 43 | 34 | 77 |
LIU | 30 | 40 | 70 |
Cooks leads with 22 points, NJIT beats LIU Brooklyn 77-70
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Zach Cooks scored 22 points with five rebounds, three assists and three steals as NJIT beat LIU Brooklyn 77-70 on Saturday.
Cooks was 6 of 11 from the field and 8 of 10 from the line for the Highlanders (5-1). San Antonio Brinson added 15 points and seven rebounds, Diandre Wilson scored 13 points with four rebounds and Abdul Lewis had 12 points and eight rebounds.
The Highlanders capped a 12-6 start with a Cooks jumper and stretched their lead to 43-30 at the break.
Raiquan Clark scored 12 points in the first six minutes of the second half to help the Blackbirds (3-2) close to 58-54 with 14:05 to play. Lewis and Shyquan Gibbs sank back-to-back layups and Cooks drained two foul shots to help the Highlanders extend it to 70-60 with 6:26 left and they led the rest of the way.
Clark finished with 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Blackbirds.
Game Information
Brooklyn, NY
Referee:Jeff Fox
Referee:Tom Deneen
Referee:Jeff Adams
2025-26 Standings
| America East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Northeast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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