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FINAL
Feb 8, 2024

Game Recap

Francis scores 31 as NJIT defeats Vermont 63-61. Tariq Francis scored 31 points and made five 3-pointers to lead NJIT past Vermont 63-61 on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
UVM233861
NJIT243963
Vermont Catamounts logoVERMONTMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Ileri Ayo-Faleye262-40-25-97001039
24Matt Veretto261-71-50-04200003
3TJ Hurley282-71-40-03210015
20TJ Long306-134-92-222002118
12Shamir Bogues241-30-00-04300312
32Nick Fiorillo214-62-33-661003313
2Sam Alamutu20-00-00-00000000
13Jace Roquemore262-51-11-38301216
1Aaron Deloney172-61-40-03200015
TOTAL20-5139.2%10-2835.7%11-2055.0%371512101161
Njit Highlanders logoNJITMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Levi Lawal310-00-01-27101031
11Daniel Schreier112-20-00-00000104
20Tariq Francis3811-195-94-482100231
24Mekhi Gray383-100-22-45211128
4Adam Hess322-61-32-22010017
8Jeffrey Akintolu60-10-10-00002010
5Jake Goldberg20-00-00-00000000
0Sebastian Robinson100-10-10-01000110
30Elijah Buchanan325-150-62-223300412
TOTAL23-5442.6%6-2227.3%11-1478.6%2586431463

Play-by-Play

1st halfuvmnjit
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (19:42) Matt Veretto missed Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (19:40) TJ Hurley Offensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (19:32) TJ Hurley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (19:28) Adam Hess Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (18:58) Tariq Francis missed Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (18:55) Ileri Ayo-Faleye Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (18:44) TJ Long Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +3 (18:18) Tariq Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mekhi Gray.
    03
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (17:50) Foul on Mekhi Gray.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (17:50) Ileri Ayo-Faleye missed Free Throw.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (17:50) Vermont Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    +1 (17:50) Ileri Ayo-Faleye made Free Throw.
    13
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (17:20) Daniel Schreier Turnover.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (16:59) TJ Hurley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (16:55) Ileri Ayo-Faleye Offensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (16:49) Matt Veretto missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (16:46) Mekhi Gray Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (16:31) Tariq Francis missed Layup.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (16:29) Matt Veretto Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    +3 (16:25) Matt Veretto made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamir Bogues.
    43
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (16:01) Daniel Schreier made Layup. Assisted by Tariq Francis.
    45
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (15:43) Matt Veretto missed Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (15:41) Levi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
  • (15:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (15:28) Adam Hess missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (15:25) Aaron Deloney Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (15:14) Shamir Bogues missed Layup.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (15:12) Mekhi Gray Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (15:09) Elijah Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (15:05) Nick Fiorillo Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (14:52) Matt Veretto missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (14:48) Elijah Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (14:33) Mekhi Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (14:29) Shamir Bogues Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (14:25) Aaron Deloney missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (14:21) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (14:12) Foul on Aaron Deloney.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (14:12) Tariq Francis made Free Throw.
    46
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (14:12) Tariq Francis made Free Throw.
    47
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (13:50) Shamir Bogues Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (13:50) Tariq Francis Steal.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (13:36) Daniel Schreier made Layup. Assisted by Mekhi Gray.
    49
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    +3 (13:05) Jace Roquemore made Three Point Jumper.
    79
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (12:33) Elijah Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (12:29) Jace Roquemore Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (12:22) Jace Roquemore Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (12:22) Elijah Buchanan Steal.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (12:17) Tariq Francis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (12:13) Nick Fiorillo Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (11:59) Nick Fiorillo Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (11:59) Elijah Buchanan Steal.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (11:53) Elijah Buchanan made Jumper.
    711
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (11:30) Aaron Deloney missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (11:27) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (11:22) Sebastian Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (11:18) Nick Fiorillo Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (11:09) Nick Fiorillo Turnover.
  • (11:09) Official TV Timeout
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (10:59) Elijah Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (10:56) Aaron Deloney Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (10:33) TJ Long Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (10:33) Elijah Buchanan Steal.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (10:04) Adam Hess missed Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (10:02) Ileri Ayo-Faleye Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    +2 (9:38) Jace Roquemore made Layup.
    911
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (9:10) Elijah Buchanan missed Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (9:08) Ileri Ayo-Faleye Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (8:54) TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (8:51) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (8:35) Adam Hess made Jumper.
    913
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    +3 (8:20) TJ Hurley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamir Bogues.
    1213
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (7:57) Tariq Francis missed Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (7:54) TJ Hurley Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    +3 (7:31) TJ Long made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Veretto.
    1513
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (6:56) NJIT Turnover.
  • (6:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (6:47) Shamir Bogues missed Layup.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (6:47) Jeffrey Akintolu Block.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (6:43) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (6:16) Tariq Francis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (6:14) Jace Roquemore Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (6:03) TJ Hurley missed Dunk.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (6:03) Jeffrey Akintolu Block.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (6:03) Vermont Offensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (5:59) Foul on Jeffrey Akintolu.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    +1 (5:59) Ileri Ayo-Faleye made Free Throw.
    1613
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (5:59) Ileri Ayo-Faleye missed Free Throw.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (5:59) Levi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (5:47) Jeffrey Akintolu missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (5:46) Shamir Bogues Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (5:17) Nick Fiorillo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (5:13) Levi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (5:04) Mekhi Gray made Jumper.
    1615
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    +3 (4:46) Nick Fiorillo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Deloney.
    1915
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (4:43) NJIT Timeout
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (4:14) Mekhi Gray made Jumper.
    1917
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (3:45) Nick Fiorillo Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (3:45) Adam Hess Steal.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +3 (3:35) Tariq Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Buchanan.
    1920
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (3:29) Vermont Timeout
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (3:06) Foul on Levi Lawal.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (3:06) Nick Fiorillo missed Free Throw.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (3:06) Vermont Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (3:06) Nick Fiorillo missed Free Throw.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (3:02) Adam Hess Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (2:40) Elijah Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (2:36) Nick Fiorillo Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    +3 (2:21) TJ Long made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jace Roquemore.
    2220
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (1:54) Mekhi Gray missed Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (1:51) Matt Veretto Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (1:45) Matt Veretto missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (1:42) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (1:38) Elijah Buchanan made Layup. Assisted by Tariq Francis.
    2222
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (1:17) TJ Long missed Layup.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (1:16) Levi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (1:16) Foul on Nick Fiorillo.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (1:02) Adam Hess missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (0:58) Jace Roquemore Defensive Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (0:40) TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (0:37) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (0:16) Tariq Francis made Jumper.
    2224
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (0:00) Foul on Mekhi Gray.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (0:00) Jace Roquemore missed Free Throw.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (0:00) Vermont Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    +1 (0:00) Jace Roquemore made Free Throw.
    2324
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (0:00) Jace Roquemore missed Free Throw.
  • Vermont Catamounts logo
    (0:00) Vermont Deadball Team Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

61Points63
20-51(39.2%)Field Goal(%)23-54(42.6%)
10-28(35.7%)3-Point(%)6-22(27.3%)
11-20(55%)Free Throw(%)11-14(78.6%)
39(7)Rebounds(Offensive)27(0)
15Assists8
1Steals6
2Blocks4
10Turnovers4
11(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
4Largest Lead6

Game Details

Thursday, February 8, 2024 · 6:00 PM
NJIT Wellness and Events Center · Newark, NJ
attendance: 474 (13.5%)
spread: UVM -13.5
over/under: 131.5