New Hampshire, NJIT meet in conference play
February 4, 2021 GMT
Wellness and Events Center, Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: NJIT plays host to New Hampshire in an America East matchup. New Hampshire won 71-65 in overtime at Binghamton on Sunday. NJIT lost 75-71 loss at home to Maryland-Baltimore County on Tuesday.
LEADING THE CHARGE: The versatile Zach Cooks has averaged 14.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and two steals to lead the way for the Highlanders. Dylan O’Hearn is also a big contributor, maintaining an average of 12.1 points per game. The Wildcats are led by Nick Guadarrama, who is averaging 14.7 points and 6.8 rebounds.
NJIT, UMass Lowell meet in conference play
December 31, 2020 GMT
Costello Athletic Center, Lowell, Massachusetts; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UMass Lowell plays host to NJIT in an America East matchup. Each team last saw action this past Monday. NJIT needed overtime to beat Vermont by one point, while UMass Lowell fell to Stony Brook, 71-64.
BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: UMass Lowell’s Obadiah Noel has averaged 22 points and 4.1 rebounds while Connor Withers has put up 5.9 points and 4.9 rebounds. For the Highlanders, Zach Cooks has averaged 18.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.5 steals while Dylan O’Hearn has put up 16.5 points.
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FACILITATING THE OFFENSE: Noel has been directly responsible for 53 percent of all UMass Lowell field goals over the last three games. The senior guard has 24 field goals and eight assists in those games.
Binghamton played the Retrievers close on Sunday, never letting them take a double-digit lead, even though they eventually fell to UMBC.
On Monday, the Retrievers were without reigning America East Player of the Week, Brandon Horvath, as he picked up a shoulder injury. He was in a sling, but after leaving the game early on Sunday in concern, he played the remainder of the game and went off for 20 points.
The majority of the first half was all UMBC, but the 0-6 Bearcats were red hot from deep, hitting 15 from behind the arc for the game. Along with this, they held the rebound advantage, 45-26.