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Game 24	NJIT (12-11; 3-4 A-Sun) at Lipscomb (7-17; 3-4 A-Sun)
Date/Time	Monday, February 1, 2016/ 7:30 pm (6:30 CST)
Location/Venue	Nashville, TN/ Allen Arena (5,028)
Live Coverage	ESPN3 streaming telecast (WatchESPN app; www.watchespn.com)  Live audio: www.njithighlanders.com; Matt Provence, pbp
Live Stats	In-game statistics (free)
Social Media	@njithighlanders
All-Time Series	Lipscomb leads, 1-0 (81-72 at NJIT, January 27, 2016)
Game Notes	NJIT notes / Lipscomb notes

 
The game will be shown live on ESPN3 (all remaining NJIT basketball games--home and away--will be live on ESPN3)
  
A simple way to find ESPN3 is on NJIT's official athletics website, www.njithighlanders.com. Near the middle of the home page NJIT TV section, click Upcoming Events for a list of scheduled NJIT contests. After finding the event, click the camera icon to the right of the event listing. That brings you to an ESPN3 portal where you can access the desired program.
 
For more details on how to watch NJIT on ESPN3, go to the section at the bottom of this page.
 
Matt Provence, voice of the Highlanders, will have the audio call of the game live on the Highlander Sports Network, which can be found on www.njithighlanders.com (no charge). Access the audio feed by clicking the speaker icon on the NJIT TV Upcoming Events listing for the Kennesaw State game. 

Atlantic Sun Conference Game: NJIT at Lipscomb (Monday, 6:30 pm CST)
A quirk in the schedule finds NJIT playing a rematch against Lipscomb just five nights after the team played their first-ever contest last Wednesday in Newark (Lipscomb was an 81-72 winner).
 
Aside from being the northernmost school in the Atlantic Sun Conference (aside from NJIT, of course), Nashville-based Lipscomb is the only A-Sun member located in the Central Time Zone
 
NJIT looks to return to the wins column when it wraps up the third in a three-game Atlantic Sun Conference home stand by taking on first-time foe Lipscomb, which comes in from Nashville, TN.
 
After beating NJIT, Lipscomb lost it next game, 92-91, in overtime at home vs. USC Upstate. NJIT, meanwhile, won its next game at Kennesaw State, meaning the Highlanders and Bisons are tied for fourth in the A-Sun with 3-4 conference records, one game behind 4-3 Florida Gulf Coast and two games behind second-place Jacksonville, which is 5-2. Defending champ North Florida (7-0) is threatening to run away at the top after beating every team the first time through the schedule.
 
A LOOK at LIPSCOMB (7-17; 3-4 A-Sun)
Lipscomb is one of three private institutions in the eight-member Atlantic Sun. A coeducational liberal arts university founded in 1891, Lipscomb is affiliated with the Churches of Christ.
 
On January 16, the Bisons were reeling, with eight straight losses and a 4-16 overall record, including 0-3 in the A-Sun. Then they beat Stetson and followed that with a convincing 91-75 win over Florida Gulf Coast, which was picked second in the coaches' preseason poll. Lipscomb made it three in a row when it beat the Highlanders in Newark, before the streak ended at home vs. Upstate.
 
Key to the Lipscomb win against FGCU was 19 3-point baskets, which tied the Bisons for the most made threes in a Division I game this season (North Florida broke the record later that day with 20 3-points vs. NJIT).  The Bisons then fired in 15 3-pointers against the Highlanders. On the season, Lipscomb has attempted 692 3-pointers (almost than 29 per game) and made 263.
 
Also against NJIT the first time, Lipscomb held the Highlanders to 38 pct. accuracy from the floor, NJIT's lowest field goal percentage in nearly a month.
 
Casey Alexander is in his third season as Lipscomb's head coach following a two-year stint in charge at A-Sun rival Stetson.
 
Lispcomb team stats and leaders:
Scoring (team 78.3 ppg; -2.6 ppg): JC Hampton (6-0, Jr; 16.3 ppg); Josh Williams (6-5, Jr; 12.6 ppg); Nathan Moran (5-9, So; 12.4 ppg); Garrison Matthews (6-5, Fr; 9.1 ppg)
Rebounding (team 35.7 rpg; -3.6 rpg): Eli Pepper (6-8, Fr; 8.1 rpg)
Assists: Moran (118)
Blocks: Pepper (19)
Steals: Moran (33)
3-pt FGM: Moran (61); Hampton (56)
 
A LOOK at NJIT (12-11; 3-4 A-Sun)
Damon Lynn scored 19 of his game-high 22 points in the second half, as NJIT upped its A-Sun away record to 2-1. It was also the sixth road win overall for the Highlanders, matching the program standard reached in each of the preceding two seasons.
 
In addition to Lynn, classmates Rob Ukawuba and Tim Coleman scored 17 points and 12 points, respectively, while Coleman also posted game-high totals in rebounds (7) and assists (5). Chris Jenkins, who graduated from high school the same year as other three, but who is a sophomore because he sat out last season as a transfer, added 12 points on 4-for-9 shooting from downtown.
 
Lynn and Coleman each scored 17 points the first time around vs. Lipscomb, supported by 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists by Ky Howard and 13 points for Ukawuba.
 
NJIT team stats and leaders:
Scoring (team 76 ppg; +1.0 ppg): Damon Lynn (5-11 Jr; 17.7 ppg); Tim Coleman (6-5, Jr; 14.3 ppg); Ky Howard (6-4, Sr; 13 ppg);
Rebounding (team 35.4 rpg; -1.5 rpg): Coleman (7.2 rpg); Howard (4.6 rpg); Terrence Smith (6-6, Jr; 4.4 rpg)
Assists: Howard (98)
Blocks: Coleman (21)
Steals: Lynn (37); Coleman (34)
3-pt FGM: Lynn (80)
 
How to watch NJIT sports programming on ESPN3
ESPN3 is the live platform for at least 23 NJIT men's basketball games this season. Every NJIT game in the Atlantic Sun Conference throughout the regular season and into the A-Sun postseason tournament will be covered on ESPN3. 
 
ESPN3 is ESPN's live multi-screen sports network.  It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. 
 
The network is currently available to more than 99 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. 
 
ESPN3 is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks. That means devices served by NJIT's on-campus computer network can link directly to ESPN3.
 
Others can access ESPN3 through WatchESPN if they receive ESPN programming from an affiliated service provider. Those users need to provide the username and password they use in online communication with their regular service provider (can usually be found on regular billing material from the service provider).
 
Here is a link to Frequently Asked Questions about WatchESPN.