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FINAL
Feb 20, 2022

Game Recap

Maine over NJIT 65-61, first win for interim coach. Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish registered 17 points as Maine narrowly defeated NJIT 65-61 on Sunday, giving interim head coach Jason Steadman his first win.

Box Score

12T
NJIT342761
ME362965
Njit Highlanders logoNJITMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
5Miles Coleman3910-204-80-042003124
21Souleymane Diakite405-60-03-4121102213
15Matt Faw243-101-37-850020214
24Mekhi Gray403-60-20-04110136
2Dylan O'Hearn401-91-41-24300224
10Eyal Nankin120-10-00-01100110
35Da'mir Faison40-10-00-00000000
33Kjell de Graaf10-00-00-00000010
TOTAL22-5341.5%6-1735.3%11-1478.6%3082291261
Maine Black Bears logoMAINEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
4Ata Turgut50-20-10-00100030
10Stephane Ingo395-80-12-361120212
1Vukasin Masic262-80-30-05400014
20Maks Klanjscek311-81-70-01701213
2Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish347-113-60-022203317
44Peter Filipovity224-100-02-270200110
11Kristians Feierbergs41-30-10-01000112
3Sam Ihekwoaba174-61-10-01110029
0Byron Ireland50-10-12-21200002
5Adefolarin Adetogun173-50-10-04111006
TOTAL27-6243.5%5-2222.7%6-785.7%28197461465

Play-by-Play

1st halfnjitme
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +2 (19:50) Vukasin Masic made Layup. Assisted by Ata Turgut.
    02
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (19:29) Miles Coleman missed Jumper.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (19:23) Stephane Ingo Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (19:12) Foul on Matt Faw.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +1 (19:12) Stephane Ingo made Free Throw.
    03
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +1 (19:12) Stephane Ingo made Free Throw.
    04
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (18:52) Matt Faw missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (18:47) Souleymane Diakite Offensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +3 (18:45) Miles Coleman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dylan O'Hearn.
    34
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (18:26) Ata Turgut missed Layup.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (18:23) Souleymane Diakite Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +3 (18:15) Miles Coleman made Three Point Jumper.
    64
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (17:58) Vukasin Masic missed Jumper.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (17:55) Stephane Ingo Offensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (17:54) Ata Turgut missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (17:50) Miles Coleman Defensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (17:26) Foul on Ata Turgut.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (17:26) Matt Faw made Free Throw.
    74
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (17:26) Matt Faw made Free Throw.
    84
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (17:14) Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (17:12) Matt Faw Defensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (17:02) Foul on Ata Turgut.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (17:02) Matt Faw made Free Throw.
    94
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (17:02) Matt Faw made Free Throw.
    104
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +2 (16:44) Kristians Feierbergs made Layup. Assisted by Maks Klanjscek.
    106
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (16:24) Souleymane Diakite missed Jumper.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (16:22) Stephane Ingo Defensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (16:05) Maks Klanjscek missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (16:01) Matt Faw Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (15:37) Matt Faw missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (15:33) Souleymane Diakite Offensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (15:22) Foul on Kristians Feierbergs.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (15:22) Matt Faw made Free Throw.
    116
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (15:22) Matt Faw made Free Throw.
    126
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (15:07) Kristians Feierbergs missed Layup.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (15:05) Souleymane Diakite Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (14:51) Souleymane Diakite made Layup. Assisted by Dylan O'Hearn.
    146
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (14:34) Kristians Feierbergs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (14:34) Maine Offensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +2 (14:28) Adefolalrin Adetogun made Layup. Assisted by Vukasin Masic.
    148
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (14:12) Miles Coleman made Layup.
    168
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (14:05) Maks Klanjscek Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (13:48) Matt Faw missed Layup.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (13:44) Kristians Feierbergs Defensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (13:43) Kristians Feierbergs Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (13:43) Mekhi Gray Steal.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (13:39) Mekhi Gray made Layup.
    188
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (13:29) Foul on Matt Faw.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (13:19) Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (12:50) Miles Coleman made Jumper.
    208
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (12:19) Stephane Ingo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (12:17) Mekhi Gray Defensive Rebound.
  • (12:06) Official TV Timeout
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +3 (12:06) Miles Coleman made Three Point Jumper.
    238
  • (12:06) Official TV Timeout
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +2 (11:48) Adefolalrin Adetogun made Layup.
    2310
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (11:17) Souleymane Diakite made Jumper.
    2510
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (10:46) Adefolalrin Adetogun missed Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (10:43) Eyal Nankin Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (10:28) Miles Coleman Turnover.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (10:28) Adefolalrin Adetogun Steal.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (10:14) Sam Ihekwoaba missed Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (10:12) Souleymane Diakite Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (9:48) Miles Coleman Turnover.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (9:48) Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish Steal.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (9:44) Foul on Dylan O'Hearn.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +1 (9:44) Byron Ireland made Free Throw.
    2511
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +1 (9:44) Byron Ireland made Free Throw.
    2512
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (9:18) Dylan O'Hearn missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (9:15) Byron Ireland Defensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +2 (9:12) Stephane Ingo made Dunk. Assisted by Byron Ireland.
    2514
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (9:00) Mekhi Gray Turnover.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (9:00) Sam Ihekwoaba Steal.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (8:45) Peter Filipovity missed Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (8:41) Souleymane Diakite Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (8:23) Dylan O'Hearn missed Layup.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (8:20) Souleymane Diakite Offensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (8:13) Souleymane Diakite made Layup.
    2714
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +2 (7:58) Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish made Jumper. Assisted by Byron Ireland.
    2716
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (7:39) Miles Coleman missed Layup.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (7:36) Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish Defensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (7:10) Byron Ireland missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (7:08) Peter Filipovity Offensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +3 (7:05) Sam Ihekwoaba made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish.
    2719
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (6:46) Foul on Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish.
  • (6:46) Official TV Timeout
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (6:35) Mekhi Gray made Dunk. Assisted by Souleymane Diakite.
    2919
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (6:18) Foul on Kjell de Graaf.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (6:02) Maks Klanjscek missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (6:00) Peter Filipovity Offensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +2 (6:00) Peter Filipovity made Layup.
    2921
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (6:00) Foul on Souleymane Diakite.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +1 (6:00) Peter Filipovity made Free Throw.
    2922
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (5:34) Eyal Nankin missed Layup.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (5:34) Stephane Ingo Block.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (5:34) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (5:29) NJIT Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (5:20) Foul on Mekhi Gray.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +2 (5:08) Stephane Ingo made Layup. Assisted by Vukasin Masic.
    2924
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (4:40) Miles Coleman made Layup. Assisted by Eyal Nankin.
    3124
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +3 (4:27) Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish made Three Point Jumper.
    3127
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (4:11) Dylan O'Hearn Turnover.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (4:11) Stephane Ingo Steal.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (4:11) Foul on Dylan O'Hearn.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (4:11) Stephane Ingo missed Free Throw.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (4:10) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (4:00) Eyal Nankin Turnover.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (4:00) Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish Steal.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +3 (3:55) Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vukasin Masic.
    3130
  • (3:51) Official TV Timeout
  • (3:51) Official TV Timeout
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (3:20) Miles Coleman missed Jumper.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (3:17) Vukasin Masic Defensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (3:05) Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish missed Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (2:56) Souleymane Diakite Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (2:56) Souleymane Diakite Turnover.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (2:56) Peter Filipovity Steal.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +2 (2:49) Peter Filipovity made Layup.
    3132
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (2:43) Foul on Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (2:39) Foul on Vukasin Masic.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +3 (2:30) Dylan O'Hearn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles Coleman.
    3432
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (2:11) Peter Filipovity missed Jumper.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (2:05) Stephane Ingo Offensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +2 (2:05) Stephane Ingo made Layup.
    3434
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (1:37) Souleymane Diakite Turnover.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    +2 (1:28) Adefolalrin Adetogun made Layup. Assisted by Maks Klanjscek.
    3436
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (1:09) Da'mir Faison missed Layup.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (1:06) Peter Filipovity Defensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (0:57) Foul on Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (0:57) Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (0:37) Dylan O'Hearn missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (0:35) Adefolalrin Adetogun Defensive Rebound.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (0:07) Peter Filipovity missed Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (0:04) Dylan O'Hearn Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (0:00) Miles Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Maine Black Bears logo
    (0:00) Maine Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

61Points65
22-53(41.5%)Field Goal(%)27-62(43.5%)
6-17(35.3%)3-Point(%)5-22(22.7%)
11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)6-7(85.7%)
36(11)Rebounds(Offensive)32(11)
8Assists19
2Steals7
2Blocks4
13Turnovers6
12(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
16Largest Lead4

Game Details

Sunday, February 20, 2022 · 1:00 PM
Cross Insurance Center · Bangor, ME
attendance: 564 (8.5%)
spread: NJIT -3
over/under: 127.5