NJIT Highlanders @ Jacksonville Dolphins
Misters hits winning 3, Jacksonville edges NJIT 76-73
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Andris Misters scored 17 points, including a 3-pointer for the lead in the final seconds, and Jacksonville snapped a two-game skid, edging NJIT 76-73 on Saturday night.
The Dolphins (16-12, 4-7 Atlantic Sun) trailed 73-71 with seven seconds left when Misters sank a 3-pointer to put the Dolphins up by one and Darien Fernandez sank a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining to seal the win.
Jacksonville led 42-37 at the break but NJIT battled back in the second half to take a 69-67 lead on back-to-back 3-pointers by Tim Coleman with 3:41 to go.
J.R. Holder scored 20 points for the Dolphins. Marcel White had 11 points and Tanner Rubio 10. The team averaged 49 percent shooting from the floor, 52 percent from 3-point range, and 89 percent from the line.
Coleman finished with 23 points for the Highlanders (9-18, 1-10), who have lost eight straight.
Game Information
Jacksonville, FL
Referee:Alan Cosby
Referee:Hassiba Braggs
Referee:Kenny Totten
2025-26 Standings
| America East ConferenceAmerica 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 |
| Atlantic Sun ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 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 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
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