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Box Score

NJIT NJIT 8-9, 1-1

Stetson STET 9-9, 1-1

NJIT NJIT

8-9, 1-1

Final

Jan. 11, 2018

Stetson STET

9-9, 1-1

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
NJIT NJIT	41	26	67
Stetson STET	34	46	80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | January 11, 2018 | Athletic Communications

Strong Second Half Leads Hatters to Victory

Four players scored in double figures and Stetson limited NJIT to 29 percent shooting in the second half as the Hatters evened their ASUN Conference record with an 80-67 win over the Highlanders, Thursday at Edmunds Center.

Senior Divine Myles led the balanced Hatters (9-9, 1-1) with 20 points. Junior Leo Goodman added a season-high 15 points off the bench, making all six of his field goal attempts including three from 3-point range. Senior B.J. Glasford scored 15 and fellow senior Angel Rivera chipped in with 10.

The Hatters got off to a fast start and led 7-0 less than 90 seconds into the game. But the Highlanders (8-9, 1-1) recovered and led 41-34 at halftime.

After allowing NJIT to shoot 50 percent from the floor in the first half, Stetson's defense went to work after halftime. The Highlanders missed eight of their first 10 shots to start the second half, permitting Stetson to regain control of the game.

While the Highlanders were struggling, the Hatters were soaring. Stetson made 7 of its first 11 shots in the second half en route to 59 percent shooting over the final 20 minutes.

Back-to-back layups by Goodman and Myles gave the Hatters a 57-51 lead with 11:03 left. Stetson's lead reached double figures for the first time when Glasford completed a three-point play with 8:01 left for a 66-54 advantage.

NJIT twice got to within six points but the Hatters closed the game on a 8-1 run in the final 1:34 to secure the victory.

Anthony Tarke led NJIT with a game-high 23 points, but was just 9 of 20 from the field.

Stetson continues ASUN play when the Hatters host USC Upstate, 4 p.m., Saturday.

News & Notes

Leo Goodman also grabbed 7 rebounds in addition to his season-best scoring effort. The sophomore did his damage in just 20 minutes of action.
Divine Myles crept closer to the 500 rebound plateau by grabbing two boards on Thursday. Myles, who chasing Stetson's all-time scoring record, needs just four more boards to become the 27^th player in school history to reach 500.
B.J. Glasford added 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals to his 15-point scoring effort
Luke Doyle made his 50^th consecutive start on Thursday
In addition to their strong defensive effort, the Hatters shot a season-best 56.1 percent from the field
Angel Rivera has 513 career assists after dishing 5 on Thursday. He needs 14 more to become the Hatters' all-time leader.

About Stetson University Athletics: Stetson University's Athletics Program has a vision of developing a culture of champions athletically, academically and within the community. This vision is accomplished through a mission of recruiting and developing student-athletes, coaches and staff, creating a culture of champions, within and outside of competition. The department operates with five core values: Championship Culture, Integrity, Excellence, Pride/Tradition and Leadership. To learn more about the Vision, Mission and Core Values for Stetson Athletics, visit GoHatters.com and click on Mission Statement under the Inside Athletics tab.

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