NJIT Highlanders @ Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Cooks' 25 points leads NJIT past Florida Gulf Coast
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Zach Cooks scored 25 points including the go-ahead basket with 75 seconds left and NJIT beat Florida Gulf Coast 56-54 on Saturday.
Jalen Warren's off balance jump shot fell through but the officials waived it off as time expired to end the game. The Eagles'Zach Scott tied it at 54 with 1:46 remaining.
Cooks finished 9-of-15 shooting including 4 of 7 from 3-point range. Shyquan Gibbs scored 12 points for the Highlanders (6-13, 3-3 Atlantic Sun Conference). NJIT has won four of its last five.
Caleb Catto led Florida Gulf Coast (6-16, 3-4) with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting and missed just one of six 3-attempts. Justus Rainwater scored 10. The Eagles have lost back-to-back contests following a two-game winning streak.
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Game Information
Fort Myers, FL
Referee:Sidney Cohen
Referee:Art Vaulk
Referee:Michael Husted
2025-26 Standings
| America East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
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