Washington scores 27, Iona downs NJIT 94-80
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) Jordan Washington scored 27 points and Iona broke away late in the first half to beat NJIT 94-80 on Wednesday night to win their third straight.
Jon Severe added 21 points and Rickey McGill added 10 for the Gaels (7-3), who in their first-ever meeting against the Highlanders held them to 38 percent shooting from the floor.
Iona led for good 19-17 on Taylor Bessick's layup, which sparked an 11-0 run. Washington scored 13 points in the half, Severe added 10 and the Gaels led 42-32 at halftime.
Washington scored six straight points and Iona led 70-53 on his free throw with 8:26 left to play. NJIT's Damon Lynn hit back-to-back 3-pointers and the Highlanders closed to 87-72 with 3:26 left.
Lynn scored 28 with seven 3s for NJIT (5-7), which has lost three straight. Tim Coleman scored 14 and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and Chris Jenkins added 13 points.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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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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New Jersey Tech - | 72.7 PPG | 39.9 RPG | 12.7 APG |
Iona - | 80.4 PPG | 38.5 RPG | 15.5 APG |
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 |
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 |