Tuesday’s National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I basketball schedule featured two District 2 graduates playing.
Here is a recap of how each did:
BOBBY PLANUTIS, PURDUE FORT WAYNE MEN
6-foot-8 graduate student forward from Hazleton Area
Tuesday’s result
Purdue Fort Wayne (17-15) lost at Detroit Mercy (14-18), 85-52
Individual statistics
Started, played 35 minutes; 5/12 FG, 3/9 on 3-pointers, 7/7 FT, 20 points; 1 offensive, 5 defensive, 6 total rebounds; 1 assist; 1 turnover; 1 steal.
Notes
Planutis led Purdue Fort Wayne with a team-high 20 points but the Mastodons fell to Detroit Mercy in the first round of the Horizon League Championship. … This is the third time this season Detroit Mercy has defeated Purdue Fort Wayne.
Up next
Purdue Fort Wayne waits to see if it receives a bid to a postseason tournament.
DA’MIR FAISON, NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MEN
6-foot-7 junior forward from Hazleton Area
Tuesday’s result
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) (7-22 overall, 4-12 America East) lost at New Hampshire (14-14 overall, 9-7 America East), 59-58
Individual statistics
Started, played 16 minutes; 2/2 FG, 1/1 on 3-pointers, 2/2 FT, 7 points; 1 block.
Notes
Faison made his first start of the season against New Hampshire. … NJIT’s Kevin Osawe posted his 10th double-double of the season and put the Highlanders ahead twice late in the game but New Hampshire’s Kyree Brown connected on a jumper with 28 seconds remaining to give the Wildcats a 59-58 lead. NJIT had one final chance as UNH missed the front end of a one-and-one with nine seconds left but were unable to get a clean look at the basket. … The Highlanders open the America East Conference tournament as the No. 8 seed.
Up next
NJIT (No. 8 seed) travels to Vermont (No. 1 seed) Saturday in the first round of the America East Conference Tournament. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
