NJIT Men's Basketball Atlantic Sun Tournament Gameday Center
 

Game 31	Stetson (10-21) at NJIT (17-13)
Tournament Quarterfinal	#7 seed Stetson (4-10 A-Sun) at #2 seed NJIT (8-6 A-Sun)
Date/Time	Tuesday, March 1, 2016/ 7:30 pm
Location/Venue	Newark, NJ/ Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center (1,500)
Live Coverage	ESPN3 streaming telecast (WatchESPN app; www.watchespn.com)  Matt Provence (play-by-play); Rob Kennedy (analyst)
Live Stats	In-game statistics (free)
Buy Tickets Online	NJITTix.com
Social Media	@njithighlanders
All-Time Series	NJIT leads, 2-0 (both games in 2015-16)
Game Notes	NJIT notes / Stetson notes

 
A-Sun Tournament Preview (Video)

March Madness Begins with A-Sun Tournament Quarterfinal
For the first time ever, NJIT will play a conference tournament game with a direct path leading to a spot in the NCAA Division I Tournament.
 
There are four games around the Atlantic Sun Conference Tuesday night to begin play in the 2016 A-Sun Tournament. The four winners will advance to play in the A-Sun Tournament semifinals on Thursday and the two winners Thursday will play for the A-Sun title on Sunday, March 6.
 
And the championship game winner will automatically advance to the 2016 NCAA Division I Tournament field of 64.
 
Tickets are on sale
A sellout is expected in the 1,500-seat Fleisher Athletic Center and Highlander fans are urged to get their tickets in advance to avoid being shut out.
 
Follow this link for details on advance ticket purchases.
 
Live coverage on ESPN3
The game will be shown live on ESPN3 with Matt Provence, voice of the Highlanders, on play-by-play with expert analysis from Rob Kennedy.

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.
 
The Regular Season Games Between NJIT and Stetson
 
January, 16, 2016 in DeLand, Florida
NJIT 71, Stetson 59
Box score
Game recap
 
February 11, 2016 in Newark, NJ
NJIT 74, Stetson 70
Box score
Game recap
 
A LOOK at STETSON (10-21; 4-10 A-Sun)
Picked in a seventh-place tie with Kennesaw State in the A-Sun preseason coaches' poll, the Hatters went 6-9 outside the conference before starting conference play.
 
A young team, the Hatters had an up-and-down time of it in A-Sun play, finishing with the #7 seed and a 4-10 conference record. However, one of their wins came against defending champ and 2015-16 regular season champ North Florida. And the Hatters closed the regular season schedule with an 80-73 win over Florida Gulf Coast, which made it possible for NJIT to gain the #2 seed and put FGCU in the #3 seed. Finally, Stetson was 0-2 against Jacksonville, which, like NJIT and FGCU was 8-6 in the A-Sun, but one of the losses to Jacksonville came in overtime.
 
The message? Stetson is dangerous.
 
Coming off a 9-22 record a season ago, the Hatters needed help from their newcomers and one, 6-foot-7 freshman Derick Newton has stepped in as the team's top scorer (15.3 ppg) and is a strong contender for A-Sun Rookie of the Year.
 
Sophomore guard Divine Myles and junior forward Brian Pegg (A-Sun-best 10 rpg) are two other strong performers for third-year head coach Corey Williams, who was member of the 1993 NBA champion Chicago Bulls in his playing days.
 
Stetson team stats and leaders:
Scoring (team 79.8 ppg; -3.9 ppg): Derick Newton (6-7, Fr; 15.4 ppg); Divine Myles (5-11, So; 13.8 ppg); Brian Pegg (6-7, Jr; 12.6 ppg)
Rebounding (team 35,1 rpg; -5.3 rpg): Pegg (10 rpg); Newton (5.5 rpg)
Assists: Myles (133); Angel Rivera (5-8, So; 132)
Blocks: Pegg (32)
Steals: Myles (44)
3-pt FGM: Luke Doyle (6-5, R-So.; 66)
 
A LOOK at NJIT (17-13; 8-6 A-Sun)
NJIT had a season-best 5-game winning streak from January 30 through February 13 that lifted the Highlanders into a 3-way tie for first in the A-Sun.
 
Then came a first-place showdown at North Florida and NJIT was clobbered, 107-71. Two days later, the Highlanders visited the third team that began the weekend in the first-place tie and the NJIT scored a  73-58 win, which resulted in a 3-way tie for second place with FGCU and Jacksonville.
 
Finally, NJIT visited USC Upstate and trailed nearly the entire game. Down 20 near the midpoint of the second half, NJIT rallied and took its first lead, 71-69, on a Chris Jenkins 3-pointer with less than 7 seconds remaining. However Malik Moore hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer on the other end, marking the second time this season that Upstate defeated NJIT on the final shot of the game with less than a second left.
 
Amidst all that, FGCU and Jacksonville lost, as well, making NJIT the #2 seed in the conference tournament.
 
NJIT team stats and leaders:
Scoring (team 75.7 ppg; +1.4 ppg): Damon Lynn (5-11 Jr; 18.1 ppg); Tim Coleman (6-5, Jr; 13.9 ppg); Ky Howard (6-4, Sr; 12.9 ppg);
Rebounding (team 34.7 rpg; -1.5 rpg): Coleman (7 rpg); Howard (4.6 rpg);
Assists: Howard (132)
Blocks: Coleman (25)
Steals: Lynn (50)
3-pt FGM: Lynn (98)
 
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.