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Francis' 23 lead NJIT over Navy 69-64

AP
Dec 07, 2024

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Tariq Francis had 23 points in NJIT's 69-64 win over Navy on Saturday.

Francis shot 9 for 26 (1 for 8 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Highlanders (2-9). Sebastian Robinson added 19 points while shooting 9 of 16 from the field while they also had five rebounds. Tim Moore Jr. went 4 of 6 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.

The Midshipmen (3-7) were led in scoring by Donovan Draper, who finished with 22 points and 16 rebounds. Austin Benigni added 18 points and five assists for Navy. Aidan Kehoe also put up 10 points and seven rebounds.

NJIT went into the half tied with Navy 33-33. Moore scored 10 points in the half. Francis' 17-point second half helped NJIT close out the five-point victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
NAVY
Midshipmen
33
NJIT
Highlanders
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Midshipmen gains possession)
19:43		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
19:41		Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound
19:23	+2	Ari Fulton makes two point layup	0-2
18:58	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Donovan Draper assists)	2-2
18:28	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point jump shot	2-4
18:14	+3	Austin Benigni makes three point jump shot (Jordan Pennick assists)	5-4
17:50	+2	Tim Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot	5-6
17:33		Tim Moore Jr. blocks Aidan Kehoe's two point layup
17:31		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
17:28	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup (Aidan Kehoe assists)	7-6
17:08		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
17:06		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
16:58		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
16:56		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
16:50		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
16:48		Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound
16:40		Jordan Pennick personal foul
16:36		Tim Moore Jr. offensive foul
16:36		Tim Moore Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
16:16	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point jump shot	9-6
15:54		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
15:52		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
15:46	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	11-6
15:20		Tim Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:18		Highlanders offensive rebound
15:18		TV timeout
15:12		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
15:10		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
15:06		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
15:04		Mitch Fischer offensive rebound
15:04		Jordan Rogers shooting foul
15:04	+1	Mitch Fischer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-6
15:04		Mitch Fischer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:04		Highlanders defensive rebound
14:49	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point layup (Jordan Rogers assists)	12-8
14:28	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	14-8
14:08	+2	Levi Lawal makes two point layup (Jordan Rogers assists)	14-10
13:54		Tariq Francis shooting foul
13:54		Austin Benigni misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:54	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-10
13:39		Tariq Francis turnover (traveling)
13:24		Malachi Arrington personal foul
13:11		Austin Benigni misses three point jump shot
13:09		Walt Andrews Jr. defensive rebound
13:04		Walt Andrews Jr. offensive foul
13:04		Walt Andrews Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
12:48	+2	Jack Medalie makes two point layup	17-10
12:36		Cam Cole personal foul
12:21	+2	Tim Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot (Tariq Francis assists)	17-12
12:12	+3	Lysander Rehnstrom makes three point jump shot (Carnegie Johnson assists)	20-12
11:59		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
11:57		Levi Lawal offensive rebound
11:52	+2	Levi Lawal makes two point layup	20-14
11:40		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
11:38		Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound
11:22		TV timeout
11:11	+3	Ari Fulton makes three point jump shot (Tariq Francis assists)	20-17
10:51		Lysander Rehnstrom turnover (Tim Moore Jr. steals)
10:46		Sebastian Robinson turnover
10:29		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
10:27		Levi Lawal defensive rebound
10:20		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
10:18		Levi Lawal offensive rebound
10:12	+3	Tim Moore Jr. makes three point jump shot (Levi Lawal assists)	20-20
9:54		Aidan Kehoe turnover (Levi Lawal steals)
9:31		Ari Fulton misses three point jump shot
9:29		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
9:17	+3	Donovan Draper makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	23-20
8:57		Austin Benigni personal foul
8:49		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
8:47		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
8:42		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
8:40		Highlanders defensive rebound
8:26		Jordan Pennick personal foul
8:15		Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
8:13		Mitch Fischer defensive rebound
8:06		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
8:04		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
8:01		Donovan Draper misses two point layup
7:59		Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound
7:44	+2	Tim Moore Jr. makes two point layup	23-22
7:44		Cam Cole shooting foul
7:44		TV timeout
7:44	+1	Tim Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-23
7:30		Tim Moore Jr. blocks Mitch Fischer's two point layup
7:28		Tariq Francis defensive rebound
7:15		Sebastian Robinson turnover
7:04		Levi Lawal personal foul
6:53		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
6:51		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
6:45		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
6:43		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
6:37		Tim Moore Jr. blocks Aidan Kehoe's two point layup
6:35		Walt Andrews Jr. defensive rebound
6:28	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point layup	23-25
6:11		Jinwoo Kim misses two point layup
6:09		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
6:06	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup	25-25
5:52		Tim Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:50		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
5:45	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	27-25
5:45		Tim Moore Jr. shooting foul
5:45	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-25
5:29		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
5:27		Sebastian Robinson offensive rebound
5:24	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point layup	28-27
5:03		Austin Benigni turnover (Tariq Francis steals)
4:56		Ari Fulton misses three point jump shot
4:54		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
4:40		Jordan Pennick misses two point layup
4:38		Jordan Rogers defensive rebound
4:30		Lysander Rehnstrom blocks Tariq Francis's two point layup
4:28		Jordan Rogers offensive rebound
4:15		Jordan Pennick personal foul
4:04		Sebastian Robinson misses two point layup
4:02		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
3:53		Cam Cole turnover (bad pass)
3:53		TV timeout
3:26	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point layup	28-29
3:07		Sam Krist misses three point jump shot
3:05		Ari Fulton defensive rebound
2:56	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point jump shot	28-31
2:36		Sebastian Robinson shooting foul
2:36	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-31
2:36		Donovan Draper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:36		Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound
2:27		Sebastian Robinson turnover (Donovan Draper steals)
2:21		Cam Cole misses two point layup
2:19		Austin Benigni offensive rebound
2:14		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
2:12		John Kelly defensive rebound
1:54	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point jump shot	29-33
1:34	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Donovan Draper assists)	31-33
1:34		Malachi Arrington shooting foul
1:34		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:34		Ari Fulton defensive rebound
1:17		Levi Lawal misses two point jump shot
1:15		Jack Medalie defensive rebound
1:15		Tariq Francis personal foul
1:15	+1	Jack Medalie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-33
1:15	+1	Jack Medalie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-33
1:03		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
1:01		Levi Lawal offensive rebound
0:58		Levi Lawal misses two point layup
0:56		Jack Medalie defensive rebound
0:35		Jack Medalie misses two point jump shot
0:33		Levi Lawal defensive rebound
0:28		Highlanders 30 second timeout
0:10		Sebastian Robinson offensive foul
0:10		Sebastian Robinson turnover (offensive foul)
0:10		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
0:01		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jordan Rogers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NAVY
Midshipmen
31
NJIT
Highlanders
36

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
19:42		Levi Lawal offensive rebound
19:19		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
19:17		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
19:17		Sebastian Robinson blocks Jordan Pennick's two point layup
19:15		Tariq Francis defensive rebound
19:10		Aidan Kehoe blocks Sebastian Robinson's two point layup
19:08		Highlanders offensive rebound
19:02		Tariq Francis misses two point layup
19:00		Jordan Rogers offensive rebound
18:45		Tariq Francis turnover
18:32		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
18:30		Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound
18:04		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
18:02		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
17:54	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	35-33
17:42		Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
17:40		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
17:31		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
17:29		Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound
17:10		Ari Fulton misses three point jump shot
17:08		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
16:56		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
16:54		Jordan Rogers defensive rebound
16:41		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
16:39		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
16:19	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	37-33
16:18		Highlanders 30 second timeout
16:00	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point jump shot	37-35
15:42		Levi Lawal personal foul
15:42		TV timeout
15:35		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
15:33		Ari Fulton defensive rebound
15:10		Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
15:08		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
14:52		Donovan Draper misses two point jump shot
14:50		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
14:44		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
14:42		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
14:36	+3	Lysander Rehnstrom makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	40-35
14:18	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point jump shot	40-37
14:02		Malachi Arrington personal foul
13:53		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
13:51		Jinwoo Kim offensive rebound
13:48		Jinwoo Kim misses two point layup
13:46		Ari Fulton defensive rebound
13:38		Sebastian Robinson misses two point layup
13:36		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
13:28		Jack Medalie misses three point jump shot
13:26		Midshipmen offensive rebound
13:18		Jordan Rogers blocks Jack Medalie's three point jump shot
13:16		Mitch Fischer offensive rebound
13:15		Mitch Fischer turnover (traveling)
13:02	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point layup (Jordan Rogers assists)	40-39
12:45		Tim Moore Jr. shooting foul
12:45	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-39
12:45	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-39
12:29	+3	Tariq Francis makes three point jump shot	42-42
12:12		Jack Medalie misses three point jump shot
12:10		Tariq Francis defensive rebound
12:02		Tariq Francis turnover (Mitch Fischer steals)
11:55	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot	44-42
11:31	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point layup	44-44
11:12		Cam Cole misses three point jump shot
11:10		Jordan Rogers defensive rebound
11:05	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point layup	44-46
11:05		Austin Benigni shooting foul
11:05		TV timeout
11:05	+1	Sebastian Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-47
10:49		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
10:47		Lysander Rehnstrom offensive rebound
10:36		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
10:34		Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound
10:13	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point jump shot	44-49
9:50	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup	46-49
9:35		Jordan Rogers turnover (Aidan Kehoe steals)
9:10		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
9:08		Jordan Rogers defensive rebound
8:51	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point jump shot	46-51
8:41		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
8:32	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup	48-51
8:06		Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot
8:04		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
7:52		Tim Moore Jr. blocks Aidan Kehoe's two point layup
7:50		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
7:44	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup	50-51
7:21	+2	Jordan Rogers makes two point layup (Sebastian Robinson assists)	50-53
7:05		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
7:03		Ari Fulton defensive rebound
6:48	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point jump shot	50-55
6:17	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Carnegie Johnson assists)	52-55
6:17		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
6:17		TV timeout
5:59		Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot
5:57		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
5:49		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
5:47		Levi Lawal defensive rebound
5:41		Carnegie Johnson personal foul
5:41		TV timeout
5:35	+2	Tariq Francis makes two point jump shot (Sebastian Robinson assists)	52-57
5:06		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
5:04		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
5:04		Jordan Rogers personal foul
4:44		Aidan Kehoe misses two point layup
4:42		Levi Lawal defensive rebound
4:29		Sam Krist shooting foul
4:29	+1	Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-58
4:29	+1	Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-59
4:20		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
4:18		Highlanders defensive rebound
3:56		TV timeout
3:52		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
3:50		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
3:39	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup	54-59
3:09	+2	Sebastian Robinson makes two point jump shot	54-61
2:47		Jordan Rogers personal foul
2:37		Sebastian Robinson blocks Aidan Kehoe's two point layup
2:35		Midshipmen offensive rebound
2:29		Tariq Francis shooting foul
2:29		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:29		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:29		Ari Fulton defensive rebound
2:08		Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot
2:06		Levi Lawal offensive rebound
2:02	+2	Levi Lawal makes two point layup	54-63
1:48	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup	56-63
1:26		Aidan Kehoe shooting foul
1:26	+1	Jordan Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-64
1:26	+1	Jordan Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-65
1:20		Mitch Fischer misses three point jump shot
1:18		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
1:15		Levi Lawal blocks Jinwoo Kim's two point layup
1:13		Tariq Francis defensive rebound
1:09		Jinwoo Kim personal foul
1:07		Jordan Pennick personal foul
1:07		Jinwoo Kim personal foul
1:07		Levi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:07		Midshipmen defensive rebound
0:57	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot	58-65
0:57		Midshipmen 60 second timeout
0:56		Jinwoo Kim personal foul
0:56		Levi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:56		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
0:46	+3	Sam Krist makes three point jump shot (Donovan Draper assists)	61-65
0:44		Donovan Draper personal foul
0:44	+1	Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-66
0:44	+1	Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-67
0:38		Jordan Rogers blocks Austin Benigni's two point layup
0:36		Mitch Fischer offensive rebound
0:29		Sam Krist misses two point jump shot
0:27		Mitch Fischer offensive rebound
0:22		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
0:20		Sam Krist offensive rebound
0:20		Sam Krist misses two point layup
0:20		Levi Lawal defensive rebound
0:20		Mitch Fischer personal foul
0:20		Levi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20		Highlanders offensive rebound
0:20		Levi Lawal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Mitch Fischer defensive rebound
0:12		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
0:10		Jordan Rogers defensive rebound
0:07		Mitch Fischer personal foul
0:07	+1	Jordan Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-68
0:07	+1	Jordan Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-69
0:02	+3	Austin Benigni makes three point jump shot	64-69
0:00		End of period

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Austin Benigni makes three point jump shot