HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - Ryan Woods scored 20 points and Chris Flores added 19 as New Jersey Institute of Technology held off Fairleigh Dickinson 66-63 Monday night in a nonconference game.
The win was the third straight for the Highlanders (9-8) and gave coach Jim Engles his 50th career victory.
Coming off an 83-78 triple-overtime win over Chicago State on Jan. 5, NJIT led by 16 in the first half and 39-25 at the break.
The Knights (7-10) opened the second half with a 9-0 run, keeping the Highlanders scoreless for more than 5 minutes, and took their only lead of the game at 52-51 with 6:07 remaining.
Tied at 60 with 1:21 left, Flores hit a jumper, then he and Woods made two free throws apiece in the final 19 seconds.
Kinu Rochford scored 14 points and Melquan Bolding added 13 for the Knights (7-10), who have lost three of their last four.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| New Jersey Tech (9-8) « | 39 | 27 | 66 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson (7-10) | 25 | 38 | 63 |
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| New Jersey Tech Highlanders | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Woods, F | 37 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| D. Holiday, F | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| S. McCarthy, C | 27 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| C. Flores, G | 39 | 6-18 | 4-4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| P. Miller, G | 24 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Howard | 25 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| N. Sydnor | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| O. Nweke | 12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 22-54 | 12-15 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 66 | |
| 40.7% | 80% | ||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| L. Robinson, F | 33 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| K. Rochford, F | 33 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| S. Sanders Jr., G | 34 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| M. Bolding, G | 29 | 4-10 | 4-6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| M. Jones, G | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| X. Harris | 20 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| M. Seilund | 15 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| D. Moody | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Pearson | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| S. Harris | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-45 | 12-16 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 63 | |
| 46.7% | 75% | ||||||
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