CIT - 1st ROUND
NJIT beats Quinnipiac 92-81 in opening game of CIT
NEWARK, N.J. -- Zach Cooks scored a career-high 34 points and NJIT beat Quinnipiac 92-81 on Monday night in the opening game of the CIT.
Cooks was 12 of 20 from the field with four 3-pointers. The teams combined for 22 makes from beyond the arc.
Shyquan Gibbs and Diandre Wilson each added 15 points for NJIT (22-12), which set a program record for wins.
Cameron Young, the MAAC player of the year, had 29 points and eight rebounds for Quinnipiac (16-15). He finished his Quinnipiac career with 1,350 points in 70 games -- setting a program record by averaging 19.3 points per game.
The Bobcats finished with a winning record for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
Game Information
Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center
11:00 PM, 18 March 2019
Newark, NJ
Attendance: 777
- Referees:
- Mike Kitts
- Donnie Eppley
- Rob Rorke
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Marist | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Mount St. Mary's | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Quinnipiac | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Rider | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Siena | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Manhattan | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Fairfield | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Saint Peter's | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Sacred Heart | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
Merrimack | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
Iona | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Niagara | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Canisius | 0-0 | - | 0-6 |
2024-25 America East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UAlbany | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Bryant | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UMass Lowell | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UMBC | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Maine | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Vermont | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Binghamton | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
New Hampshire | 0-0 | - | 2-6 |
NJIT | 0-0 | - | 0-6 |