by Parker Bell | Feb 4, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
NJIT finished with a 14-0 run to end the game 81-77 over the Lipscomb Bisons on Saturday night in Allen Arena. NJIT executed a comeback, and the Bisons and their head Coach Casey Alexander could not find an answer. “We got exposed, and now all we can do is learn from it,” Coach Alexander said. The Bisons came out firing on all cylinders in the first half with strong play from Eli Pepper. He led the team on the boards with eight rebounds and scored four points. He also tallied a block and a steal on the defensive end. Michael Buckland and Garrison Mathews led the team in scoring in a tight first half. Buckland hit back-to-back three-pointers followed by a Rob Marberry dunk to shift the momentum the Bisons’ way. Both Buckland and Matthews totaled eight points each in the half. The NJIT Highlanders were able to answer back with Abdul Lewis and Anthony Tarke carrying the team offensively. The two players led their team to an 81 – 77 victory over the Bisons. Lewis, the 6-foot-10 forward, was a formidable threat down low with 14 points and six rebounds, and Tarke scored eight. NJIT ended the first half on a 12 – 2 run. Two turnovers from Lipscomb led to four points for the Highlanders causing Lipscomb to call a timeout. The timeout was not a productive one as NJIT capitalized its run with a three-pointer by Tarke to tie the game in the final seconds of the half. Mathews came out of the half with eight straight points for Lipscomb. All of those eight points Matthews...
