Cooks' late FTs help NJIT beat Fairleigh Dickinson 71-68
NEWARK, N.J. -- Zach Cooks made two free throws and blocked a shot in the final 21 seconds to help NJIT beat Fairleigh Dickinson 71-68 on Saturday.
Abdul Lewis and Anthony Tarke scored 17 points apiece to lead NJIT (6-6), which snapped a three-game losing skid. Diandre Wilson added 14 points and Cooks finished with 12.
Darian Anderson had 18 points for Fairleigh Dickinson (3-7). Darnell Edge added 14 points and Mike Holloway Jr. had 13.
Edge scored five points and Holloway added a dunk as part of a 7-0 surge to give the Knights a 65-61 lead with 3:44 left. Wilson made a 3-pointer, and Shawndale Jones made a layup and 3-pointer to give NJIT a 69-68 lead with 1:26 to play.
Fairleigh Dickinson missed two shots and committed a turnover before Cooks grabbed a defensive rebound and made two free throws, and blocked Jahlil Jenkins' 3-point attempt to seal it.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jose Carrion
- John Dillon
- Brian Hagedorn
2023-24 Northeast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Central Connecticut | 13-3 | - | 20-11 |
Merrimack | 13-3 | - | 21-12 |
Sacred Heart | 10-6 | 3 | 16-16 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Le Moyne | 9-7 | 4 | 15-17 |
Wagner | 7-9 | 6 | 17-16 |
Long Island University | 6-10 | 7 | 7-22 |
St. Francis (PA) | 3-13 | 10 | 8-22 |
Stonehill | 2-14 | 11 | 4-27 |
2023-24 America East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Vermont | 15-1 | - | 28-7 |
UMass Lowell | 11-5 | 4 | 22-10 |
Bryant | 11-5 | 4 | 20-13 |
New Hampshire | 7-9 | 8 | 16-15 |
Binghamton | 7-9 | 8 | 15-15 |
Maine | 7-9 | 8 | 15-17 |
UMBC | 6-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
UAlbany | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
NJIT | 3-13 | 12 | 7-21 |