It will be a battle between Atlantic Sun opponents when the NJIT Highlanders (14-11) welcome the Stetson Hatters (9-16) to Fleisher Center. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 11 and will air on ES3.
The Highlanders won big over Kennesaw State 78-59 in their last game. Tim Coleman fueled the Highlanders, recording 17 points and 10 rebounds to notch his fifth double-double this season. The Hatters are coming off a 96-88 loss to Jacksonville in their last outing. Divine Myles had a good shooting night, leading the team with 23 points.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Highlanders won the first game 71-59. Coleman was a standout player in the game, producing 21 points, eight rebounds, three assists, two steals, and three three-pointers.
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NJIT won its last game by a 19-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Stetson is 3-7. NJIT is 3-3 in blowouts this season.
NJIT has an average field goal percentage of 44.6%. Stetson is a losing 5-14 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The NJIT Highlanders and the Stetson Hatters both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. NJIT is 146th and 81st in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Stetson is 142nd and 123rd in these categories.
NJIT ranks 35th in assists, recording 16.1 per game. Stetson ranks 57th with 15.6 assists per game.
The NJIT Highlanders average 7.0 steals per game. When giving up 6 or more steals, the Stetson Hatters have a poor record (7-11) this season.
