NEWARK, N.J. (Interstat) — The Albany Great Danes used a dominant second-half performance to defeat the NJIT Highlanders 81-63 in an America East Conference men’s basketball game Thursday night at Fleisher Athletic Center.

Trailing by 10 points at halftime, Albany outscored NJIT 49-21 after intermission. Amir Lindsey led the Great Danes with 22 points and five assists. Jaden Kempson added 16 points and Okechukwu Okeke scored 15 with three blocks.

Sebastian Robinson paced the Highlanders with 18 points. Albany improved to 10-17 overall, while NJIT fell to 15-13. An announced crowd of 507 attended.