Coleman's 27 leads NJIT past St. Francis 83-70
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Tim Coleman scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and NJIT took control in the second half to defeat St. Francis 83-70 on Wednesday night.
Damon Lynn added 18 points for the Highlanders (4-4), who turned a 39-38 halftime lead into a 16-point advantage with 2:55 to play.
Coleman made 12 of 14 from the foul line, where NJIT was 17 of 19 compared to an 8 for 15 showing for the Red Flash. The Highlanders were also 50 percent from the field (28 of 56), including 10 of 21 from 3-point range and scored 26 points off of turnovers.
Coleman started an 11-0 run early in the first half with a pair of free throws. Lynn sandwiched two 3s around a Chris Jenkins 3 for a 59-46 lead with 11:15 to play. After NJIT's Rob Ukawuba's trey with 8:27 left, the lead never got below double figures.
Josh Nebo and Isaiah Blackmon had 12 points apiece for St. Francis (3-3).
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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St. Fran.-Pa. - | 75.8 PPG | 39.8 RPG | 13.9 APG |
N.J. Tech - | 72.7 PPG | 39.9 RPG | 12.7 APG |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
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Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |