NEWARK, NJ--The NJIT men's basketball team returns home on Friday in search of its fourth-straight win when it welcomes Army West Point to Newark.
Game Information
Tipoff is slated for 7pm at the Wellness and Events Center on NJIT's campus. The game will also be streamed via ESPN3.
NJIT Athletics Spectator Policy
It's the good news you've all been waiting for! Fans will be back in the stands cheering on the Highlanders this Winter!
NJIT's Department of Athletics welcomes back spectators to our Winter 2021-22 home events. Because the health and safety of NJIT's athletes, coaches & staff, opponents, fans and community is paramount; the Department of Athletics is requiring that all spectators wear a mask at NJIT home indoor athletic events.
The spectator universal masking policy is required regardless of vaccination status. In addition to universal masking, we ask that unvaccinated spectators remain physically distanced whenever possible.
The Winter 2021-22 NJIT Spectator Policy is subject to change based on local, state, and federal/CDC guidelines, and NCAA and America East Conference recommendations.
Last Time Out
Dylan O'Hearn scored a Division I program-record 42 points, including 36 after halftime, to help lead the NJIT men's basketball team to a come-from-behind 90-86 victory in double overtime against host Lafayette on Sunday afternoon..
Fifteen of O'Hearn's points came during the two overtime periods as the senior was the only NJIT player to score after regulation.
The victory was the third in a row for the Highlanders, who are now 5-3 on the season, while Lafayette fell to 2-6 on the season. NJIT's three-game winning streak is its first since January of 2019.
All-Time Series
Friday's matchup is the 10th all-time between the Highlanders and Black Knights, with NJIT leading 5-4 all-time. Army West Point won the first three meetings, before NJIT rattled off five in a row between 2010 and 2018. The Black Knights took the most recent matchup, 75-65 on December 4, 2019 in West Point.
NJIT vs. the Patriot League
Since moving to Division I, NJIT is 16-26 vs. Patriot League opponents, including 2-0 this season. The Highlanders have road victories against Lehigh (73-56) on November 13 and Lafayette (90-86; 2OT) on December 5.
O'Hearn's Big Day
Senior Dylan O'Hearn erupted for a new Division I program-record 42 points on Sunday, December 5, as NJIT came back from a late, double-digit deficit to win in 2OT. O'Hearn scored 36 of his points at halftime and tallied all 15 of NJIT's points after regulation. The Windsor, ON, native's 42-point game is tied for the second-highest scoring effort in Division I this season as Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis narrowly has the first place spot with a 43-point game. O'Hearn was named the CollegeInsider.Com Lou Henson National Player of the Week (Top mid-major player) and America East Player of the Week.
#ProtectTheWEC
NJIT is in its fifth campaign in the state-of-the-art Wellness and Events Center (WEC) . In four-plus seasons playing in the WEC, the Highlanders are 32-25 in this three story, 220,000-square-foot building that features a 3,500-seat basketball arena and a take a three-game home winning streak into Friday's matchup with Army West Point.
America East Conference
NJIT will begin its second season in the America East and will play a schedule of 18 conference games against the other nine schools. The Highlanders became the 10th full member of the America East on July 1, 2020.
The Highlanders were predicted to finish eighth out of the 10 league teams in the preseason coaches poll.
Next Up
The Highlanders will have a quick turnaround as they travel to the Chicago suburbs to take on Northwestern on Sunday. Tip-off is slated for 3pm on ESPNU.
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