ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) - Kalif Toombs scored a career-high 30 points and knocked down a game-high nine free throws to help South Carolina State pull away from New Jersey Institute of Technology 77-74 Sunday night.
Adama Adams added 16 points while Shaquille Mitchell and Matthew Hezekiah chipped in 10 apiece for the Bulldogs.
The game saw its seventh tie, 59-59, after Toombs converted two free throws with 4:44 left to play. Toombs knocked down a 3-pointer a minute later to extend South Carolina State's lead to 67-61.
NJIT (1-2) cut the deficit to two, 76-74, with 26 seconds left but Toombs made his ninth free throw of the night and PJ Miller missed a desperation 3-pointer as time expired.
South Carolina State (3-1) was without starters Devin Joint and Randall Black, both of whom are sidelined with torn knee cartilage.
Ryan Woods led NJIT with 20 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| New Jersey Tech (1-2) | 37 | 37 | 74 |
| South Carolina State (3-1) « | 32 | 45 | 77 |
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Smith, F | 25 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| S. McCarthy, C | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| R. Woods, G | 38 | 5-12 | 6-6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| C. Flores, G | 29 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| P. Miller, G | 17 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Howard | 27 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| N. Sydnor | 13 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| O. Nweke | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Q. Bastian | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Holiday | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 27-61 | 14-16 | 42 | 7 | 30 | 74 | |
| 44.3% | 87.5% | ||||||
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Hezekiah, F | 35 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| L. Radovic, F | 30 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| K. Toombs, G | 34 | 8-16 | 9-12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| A. Adams, G | 31 | 4-8 | 5-6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| S. Mitchell, G | 27 | 2-12 | 6-6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| P. Myers | 24 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| D. Palmer | 15 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Linton | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-58 | 27-40 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 77 | |
| 34.5% | 67.5% | ||||||
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