NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Ben Aird had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Geddes Robinson scored 17 points and grabbed five offensive boards to help Utah Valley beat New Jersey Institute of Technology 99-97 in overtime Thursday night.
The Wolverines (16-10, 6-0 Great West Conference) took a 92-90 lead early in overtime, before Chris Flores’ layup tied it with 4:21 remaining.
Utah Valley then scored four straight to go up 96-92 on Isiah Williams’ layup with 3:05 left. The Highlanders cut it to one, 98-97, on Lamar Kearse’s 3-pointer.
Aird then missed a jumper for the Wolverines, but Robinson came down with the ball and hit a free throw to seal it with 5 seconds to go.