Final
for this game
Flores leads NJIT to 70-57 win over North Dakota
Mar 11, 2010 - 5:17 AM OREM, Utah(AP) -- Chris Flores had 21 points to lead NJIT to a 70-57 victory against North Dakota in a Great West Conference tournament quarterfinal on Wednesday night.Isaiah Wilkerson added 18 points for the sixth-seeded Highlanders (10-20), who face No. 2 seed Houston Baptist in a semifinal on Friday.
Travis Bledsoe had 19 points and Derek Benter 10 for No. 3-seeded North Dakota (8-23), which led 28-27 at halftime but shot just 8 for 29 (27.6 percent) from the floor in the second half.
Flores hit a 3-pointer to tie the score at 42-42 with 9:54 remaining, starting a 23-8 run over the next 6:47 that gave NJIT control. Sandwiching that spree was another Flores shot from beyond the arc that made the score 62-50.
- INDEPENDENTS TOURNAMENT
AT OREM, UT
NCAA BB NJIT 70
NORTH DAKOTA 57 FINAL
Mar 10 11:37 PM - INDEPENDENTS TOURNAMENT
AT OREM, UT
NCAA BB NJIT 27
NORTH DAKOTA 28 HALFTIME
Mar 10 10:23 PM
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