2014-15 NJIT Highlanders basketball — schedule and results

The 2014-15 NJIT Highlanders went 21-12 under head coach Jim Engles. Simple Rating System: -3.21.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 33 games from this season: 15–2 at home, 6–10 on the road. The Highlanders scored 71.8 points per game and allowed 67.5 (+4.2 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 6 games, from Feb 16, 2015 to Mar 28, 2015. The most lopsided win was 90–55 over Sarah Lawrence on Feb 28, 2015; the heaviest defeat was 92–67 at Villanova Wildcats on Dec 23, 2014. The tightest finish was a 2-point loss against UMass Lowell River Hawks (61–63).

Among NJIT Highlanders' 20 recorded seasons, 2014-15's .636 winning percentage ranks 1st. Previous season: 2013-14 Highlanders (13–16). Next season: 2015-16 Highlanders (20–15).

Game-by-game results (33 games)

Date	Opponent	Result
2014-11-14	at St. John's Red Storm	L 58–77
2014-11-17	vs Maine Black Bears	W 90–86
2014-11-19	at UAlbany Great Danes	L 48–65
2014-11-22	vs UMass Lowell River Hawks	L 61–63
2014-11-24	at Marquette Golden Eagles	L 57–62
2014-11-29	at Duquesne Dukes	W 84–81
2014-12-03	at UMass Lowell River Hawks	L 67–71
2014-12-06	at Michigan Wolverines	W 72–70
2014-12-09	vs st francis ny	W 68–66
2014-12-12	at Holy Cross Crusaders	L 66–76
2014-12-14	at Long Island University Sharks	L 49–65
2014-12-20	at Central Connecticut Blue Devils	W 84–76
2014-12-23	at Villanova Wildcats	L 67–92
2014-12-28	at Lafayette Leopards	L 71–76
2014-12-30	vs Saint Francis Red Flash	W 77–65
2015-01-02	at UMBC Retrievers	W 70–55
2015-01-07	vs Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks	W 69–60
2015-01-09	vs Yale Bulldogs	W 78–71
2015-01-14	vs St. Joseph's–Brooklyn	W 79–60
2015-01-17	at Dartmouth Big Green	L 53–62
2015-01-19	at Maine Black Bears	W 65–55
2015-01-25	at South Alabama Jaguars	W 72–55
2015-02-02	vs Hampton Pirates	W 86–67
2015-02-03	vs Delaware State Hornets	W 69–51
2015-02-07	vs Fisher College	W 96–70
2015-02-13	vs UAlbany Great Danes	L 59–65
2015-02-16	vs Maine Fort Kent	W 89–55
2015-02-28	vs Sarah Lawrence	W 90–55
2015-03-04	vs Howard Bison	W 71–62
2015-03-16	vs New Hampshire Wildcats	W 84–77
2015-03-23	vs Cleveland State Vikings	W 80–77
2015-03-28	vs Canisius Golden Griffins	W 78–73
2015-03-31	at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	L 61–68

Game recaps

2014-11-14: Behind JORDAN, Rysheed's 18 points, St. John's (NY) pulled away from NJIT Highlanders 77–58. Damon Lynn had 15 for NJIT Highlanders.

2014-11-17: Behind Winfield Willis's 20 points, NJIT Highlanders defeated Maine 90–86. Lawton, Shaun had 20 for Maine.

2014-11-22: UMass Lowell survived NJIT Highlanders 63–61 as BANEGAS-FLORES,Marco scored a team-high 15. Damon Lynn had 20 for NJIT Highlanders.

2014-11-24: Marquette got past NJIT Highlanders 62–57 as ANDERSON, Juan scored a team-high 20. Damon Lynn had 13 for NJIT Highlanders.

2014-11-29: NJIT Highlanders survived Duquesne 84–81 as Damon Lynn scored a team-high 27. MASON, Micah had 18 for Duquesne.

2014-12-03: UMass Lowell got past NJIT Highlanders 71–67 as THOMAS, Jahad scored a team-high 20. Damon Lynn had 24 for NJIT Highlanders.

2014-12-06: Njit survived Michigan Wolverines 72–70 as Lynn, Damon scored a team-high 20. LeVert, Caris had 32 for Michigan Wolverines.

2014-12-09: NJIT Highlanders survived St. Francis Brooklyn 68–66 as Damon Lynn scored a team-high 22. JONES, Brent had 16 for St. Francis Brooklyn.

2014-12-12: Holy Cross beat NJIT Highlanders 76–66 as Justin Burrell scored a team-high 18. Ky Howard had 23 for NJIT Highlanders.

2014-12-14: Long Island University Sharks handled NJIT Highlanders 65–49. MARTIN, Gerrell led the winners with 15 points. Ky Howard had 15 for NJIT Highlanders.

2014-12-20: Behind Damon Lynn's 16 points, NJIT Highlanders defeated Central Connecticut 84–76. MOBLEY, Matt had 27 for Central Connecticut.

2014-12-23: Villanova routed NJIT Highlanders 92–67. ENNIS, Dylan led the winners with 17 points. Damon Lynn had 13 for NJIT Highlanders.

2014-12-28: Lafayette beat NJIT Highlanders 76–71. Hinrichs, Seth led the winners with 18 points. Damon Lynn had 24 for NJIT Highlanders.

2014-12-30: Behind Damon Lynn's 17 points, NJIT Highlanders pulled away from Saint Francis Red Flash 77–65. BROWN, Earl had 21 for Saint Francis Red Flash.

2015-01-02: Behind Damon Lynn's 20 points, NJIT Highlanders pulled away from UMBC 70–55. Joyce, Cody had 16 for UMBC.

2015-01-07: Behind Tim Coleman's 17 points, NJIT Highlanders defeated Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks 69–60. MYERS,Michael had 29 for Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks. MYERS,Michael grabbed 16 rebounds.

2015-01-09: NJIT Highlanders beat Yale 78–71. Damon Lynn led the winners with 23 points. Duren, Javier had 21 for Yale.

2015-01-14: Behind Winfield Willis's 22 points, NJIT Highlanders pulled away from St. Joseph's Bklyn 79–60. O'Neill, Matt had 23 for St. Joseph's Bklyn.

2015-01-17: Behind Mitola, Alex's 15 points, Dartmouth defeated NJIT Highlanders 62–53. Winfield Willis had 18 for NJIT Highlanders.

2015-01-19: NJIT Highlanders handled Maine 65–55. Damon Lynn led the winners with 27 points. Valjarevic, Zarko had 12 for Maine.

2015-01-25: NJIT Highlanders handled South Alabama 72–55. Tim Coleman led the winners with 20 points. Ferguson, Dionte had 12 for South Alabama.

2015-02-02: NJIT Highlanders beat Hampton 86–67 as Damon Lynn scored a team-high 18. JOHNSON,Reginald had 27 for Hampton.

2015-02-03: NJIT Highlanders beat Delaware State 69–51 as Winfield Willis scored a team-high 20. MAY,Amere had 18 for Delaware State.

2015-02-07: NJIT Highlanders blew out Fisher (MA) 96–70 as Damon Lynn scored a team-high 32. Chris Green had 18 for Fisher (MA).

2015-02-13: UAlbany got past NJIT Highlanders 65–59 as Sam Rowley scored a team-high 16. Tim Coleman had 15 for NJIT Highlanders.

2015-02-16: NJIT Highlanders blew out Maine-Fort-Kent 89–55 as Damon Lynn scored a team-high 23. McCloskey, Joe had 13 for Maine-Fort-Kent.

2015-02-28: NJIT Highlanders routed Sarah Lawrence 90–55. Emmanuel Tselentakis led the winners with 16 points. Gilleran, Graham had 14 for Sarah Lawrence.

2015-03-04: NJIT Highlanders got past Howard 71–62 as Damon Lynn scored a team-high 16. STONE,Tyler had 17 for Howard.

2015-03-16: NJIT Highlanders beat New Hampshire 84–77. Damon Lynn led the winners with 25 points. Jaleen Smith had 17 for New Hampshire.

2015-03-23: NJIT Highlanders survived Cleveland State 80–77 as Winfield Willis scored a team-high 24. GRADY, Anton had 26 for Cleveland State.

2015-03-28: Behind Tim Coleman's 22 points, NJIT Highlanders defeated Canisius 78–73. Bleeker, Kevin had 16 for Canisius.

2015-03-31: Northern Arizona beat NJIT Highlanders 68–61. Upshur, Quinton led the winners with 23 points. Damon Lynn had 16 for NJIT Highlanders. Martin, Jordyn grabbed 17 rebounds.

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