Scores

Final

N.J.I.T. 57

(7-8, 1-0 Great West)

Utah Valley 52

(7-10, 0-1 Great West)

9:05 PM ET, January 5, 2013

UCCU Events Center, Orem, UT

1 2 T
NJIT 24 3357
UVU 15 3752

Top Performers

N.J.I.T.: D. Holiday 4 Pts, 14 Reb, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Utah Valley: B. Aird 26 Pts, 13 Reb, 2 Stl, 10 Blk

NJIT 57, Utah Valley St. 52

Associated Press

OREM, Utah -- P.J. Miller scored 14 points and NJIT beat Utah Valley 57-52 Saturday night in the Great West Conference season opener.

Ky Howard 11 and Odera Nweke 11 for the Highlanders (7-8), who won for the first time in seven road games this season. Daquan Holiday grabbed 14 rebounds for NJIT, which outscored Utah Valley 12-2 in the final 5 minutes.

Ben Aird had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocked shots for Utah Valley (7-10), the Wolverines' second triple-double in three games. Nick Thompson had the first one in school history against Austin Peay on Dec. 28, with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in an 84-77 win in a tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Both teams struggled from the field Saturday. NJIT shot 31 percent and Utah Valley 30 percent. The Highlanders owned a 51-33 rebounding edge.

The Great West, down to five teams, is entering its final season.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
NJIT
UVU
Points 57 52
FG Made-Attempted 18-58 (.310) 17-56 (.304)
3P Made-Attempted 3-10 (.300) 4-22 (.182)
FT Made-Attempted 18-22 (.818) 14-19 (.737)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 15 (0/0)
Largest Lead 11 5

Game Leaders

 
NJIT
UVU
PointsP. Miller 14B. Aird 26
ReboundsD. Holiday 14B. Aird 13
AssistsP. Miller 2K. Enos 5
StealsP. Miller 4N. Thompson 2
BlocksR. Woods 2B. Aird 10
Team Stats: N.J.I.T. | Utah Valley

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 5, 2013 NJIT 57, @UVU 52Recap
Feb 16, 2013 @NJIT 63, UVU 55Recap

Next 5 Games

NJIT
UVU
01/12 CHS 4:20pm
01/14 @FDU 7:00pm
01/17 PENN 7:30pm
01/21 @UNO 8:00pm
01/26 UTPA 4:00pm
 01/09 @UMKC 8:05pm
01/12 HBU 9:05pm
01/19 @UTPA 8:00pm
01/26 @CHS 4:30pm
01/28 PER 9:05pm
Complete Schedule: N.J.I.T. | Utah Valley

Great West Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
N.J.I.T.6-216-13
Texas-Pan American5-316-16
Houston Baptist3-514-17
Utah Valley3-514-18
Chicago State3-511-21
View expanded standings »

Research Notes

Ben Aird had a triple-double in Utah Valley's loss Saturday, with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocks. The last time a player had a triple-double with at least 20 points and 10 blocks in a game his team lost was Dec. 28, 1996, when Adonal Foyle of Colgate had 34 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks in a 71-69 loss to Army. Foyle had two triple-doubles that season with at least 20 points and 10 blocks, and Colgate lost them both.

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