National Basketball Association
New Jersey Tech 72, Michigan 70
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 6, 2014
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials:
# Tyler Ford, # Lamar Simpson, # Frank Spencer
Attendance:
12226
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NJIT 72, No. 16 Michigan 70: Damon Lynn poured in 20 points - including six 3-pointers - as the visiting Highlanders stunned the Wolverines to earn their first win over a Top 25 opponent.
Ky Howard added 17 points, six assists and five rebounds for NJIT (3-5), which shot 58.7 percent from the floor. Winfield Willis also scored 17 points for the Highlanders, who went 11-of-17 from 3-point land.
Caris LeVert scored a career-high 32 points to go along with six rebounds and four steals for Michigan (6-2), which saw its eight-game home winning streak snapped. Derrick Walton Jr. chipped in with 16 points while Zak Irvin was limited to five points on 2-of-11 shooting for the Wolverines.
Michigan scored the first eight points of the game before Willis sparked a 10-3 surge a short time later to cut the deficit to 16-15. NJIT shot 61.1 percent from the floor and went 5-of-8 from 3-point range in the first half to stay within striking distance of the Wolverines at 32-27.
Lynn sparked a 13-0 surge to put NJIT on top 51-44 before LeVert knocked down two 3-pointers during a 9-0 run to put Michigan back in front 55-53 with 6:12 remaining in the second half. Lynn connected from beyond the arc to give the Highlanders a 68-64 lead before LeVert nailed a triple to close the gap to one, but Daquan Holiday sank two free throws with four seconds left to seal the upset.
GAME NOTEBOOK: NJIT went 7-of-9 from the foul line while Michigan finished 13-of-14 …Wolverines G Spike Albrecht has dished out 18 assists while committing zero turnovers in his last three games. … Michigan F Kameron Chatman went 0-of-6 from the floor to finish with one point.
Top Game Performances
| New Jersey Tech |
|
Michigan |
|
Damon Lynn 20 |
Scoring |
Caris LeVert 32 |
|
Ky Howard 6 |
Assists |
Derrick Walton Jr 3 |
|
Daquan Holiday 6 |
Rebounds |
Caris LeVert 6 |
|
Daquan Holiday 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Caris LeVert 4 |
|
Tim Coleman 1 |
Steals |
Caris LeVert 4 |
|
Daquan Holiday 3 |
Blocks |
Ricky Doyle 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New Jersey Tech
|
72 |
58.7 |
11-17 |
7-9 |
16 |
24 |
7 |
4 |
13 |
| Michigan
|
70 |
42.6 |
11-24 |
13-14 |
8 |
21 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
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