Cincinnati hosts NJIT following Dejulius' 26-point outing

Published Nov. 29, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET
Associated Press

NJIT Highlanders (1-5) at Cincinnati Bearcats (4-3)

Cincinnati; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati hosts the NJIT Highlanders after David Dejulius scored 26 points in Cincinnati's 81-62 win against the Louisville Cardinals.

The Bearcats have gone 3-0 in home games. Cincinnati ranks ninth in the AAC with 22.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Viktor Lakhin averaging 4.0.

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The Highlanders are 1-3 on the road. NJIT ranks fourth in the America East with 24.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Kevin Osawe averaging 6.2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Landers Nolley II is shooting 49.4% and averaging 16.0 points for the Bearcats. Dejulius is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers for Cincinnati.

Miles Coleman is averaging 17.8 points for the Highlanders. Souleymane Diakite is averaging 9.8 points for NJIT.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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