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Recap - UMass-Lowell Defeats NJIT 70-62
Brayden O'Connor scored 22 points leading UMass-Lowell to a 70-62 victory over NJIT at Costello Athletic Center on Thursday.
UMass-Lowell got 12 points from Ayinde Hikim and another 11 points from Max Brooks. Ayinde Hikim contributed 4 assists, while Quinton Mincey cleaned the glass with 9 rebounds.
NJIT got 15 points from Tariq Francis in a losing cause and another 14 points from Mekhi Gray. Mekhi Gray contributed 2 assists for them, while Mekhi Gray had 6 rebounds.
UMass-Lowell had a 37-34 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Next game, UMass-Lowell takes its act home to face UMBC looking for another win. For NJIT, they head on the road to face Vermont.