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FINAL
Dec 6, 2023

Game Recap

Gray and NJIT knock off Fordham 80-77. Mekhi Gray led NJIT with 21 points and Kjell de Graaf secured the victory with a layup with two seconds left as the Highlanders knocked off Fordham 80-77 on Wednesday night.

Box Score

12T
NJIT324880
FOR423577
Njit Highlanders logoNJITMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Daniel Schreier132-30-00-02000024
0Sebastian Robinson273-41-20-21500347
24Mekhi Gray375-134-77-821204421
4Adam Hess364-84-62-281001214
30Elijah Buchanan398-162-60-164110218
8Jeffrey Akintolu20-00-00-00000030
33Kjell de Graaf272-70-38-1030101412
20Tariq Francis141-41-11-21110324
5Jake Goldberg50-00-00-02000000
TOTAL25-5545.5%12-2548.0%18-2572.0%251251122380
Fordham Rams logoFORDHAMMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
55Joshua Rivera184-71-22-410012411
30Abdou Tsimbila296-60-06-9141092418
0Japhet Medor203-60-34-403000310
24Antrell Charlton341-60-11-45820123
10Kyle Rose302-42-30-01210116
12Elijah Gray184-91-11-251101410
2Romad Dean91-30-20-03000012
15Ogheneyole Akuwovo40-00-00-22001100
1Will Richardson234-102-43-621201313
13Zach Riley111-40-20-01000102
3Jahmere Tripp41-10-00-01000012
TOTAL27-5648.2%6-1833.3%17-3154.8%3516611102377

Play-by-Play

1st halfnjitfor
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +2 (19:44) Japhet Medor made Jumper.
    02
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (19:23) Foul on Kyle Rose.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +3 (19:11) Elijah Buchanan made Three Point Jumper.
    32
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (18:48) Japhet Medor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (18:46) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (18:32) Daniel Schreier made Layup. Assisted by Adam Hess.
    52
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +3 (18:09) Kyle Rose made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Abdou Tsimbila.
    55
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (17:50) Elijah Buchanan missed Layup.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (17:50) Abdou Tsimbila Block.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (17:46) Abdou Tsimbila Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (17:43) Foul on Sebastian Robinson.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +2 (17:33) Joshua Rivera made Jumper. Assisted by Japhet Medor.
    57
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (17:03) Elijah Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (16:59) Kyle Rose Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (16:50) Abdou Tsimbila Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (16:50) Elijah Buchanan Steal.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (16:29) Foul on Sebastian Robinson.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (16:29) Sebastian Robinson Turnover.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +2 (16:07) Abdou Tsimbila made Dunk. Assisted by Antrell Charlton.
    59
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (15:50) Foul on Japhet Medor.
  • (15:50) Official TV Timeout
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (15:44) Kjell de Graaf missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (15:39) Abdou Tsimbila Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (15:21) Will Richardson Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (15:21) Mekhi Gray Steal.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (15:02) Kjell de Graaf made Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Francis.
    79
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (14:49) Zach Riley Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (14:49) Tariq Francis Steal.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (14:38) Mekhi Gray missed Layup.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (14:38) Abdou Tsimbila Block.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (14:34) Abdou Tsimbila Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (14:28) Elijah Gray missed Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (14:23) Elijah Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (14:19) Elijah Buchanan made Jumper.
    99
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (13:53) Zach Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (13:49) Abdou Tsimbila Offensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +3 (13:47) Will Richardson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antrell Charlton.
    912
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (13:30) Tariq Francis missed Layup.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (13:30) Abdou Tsimbila Block.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (13:30) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (13:17) Foul on Elijah Gray.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (13:17) Kjell de Graaf missed Free Throw.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (13:17) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (13:17) Kjell de Graaf made Free Throw.
    1012
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (13:03) Elijah Gray missed Layup.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (13:00) Adam Hess Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (12:54) Adam Hess missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (12:51) Elijah Gray Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (12:39) Will Richardson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (12:36) Fordham Offensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (12:36) Foul on Adam Hess.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +2 (12:30) Romad Dean made Layup. Assisted by Will Richardson.
    1014
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (12:19) Tariq Francis missed Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (12:16) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (12:14) Kjell de Graaf missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (12:12) Fordham Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (12:04) Will Richardson missed Layup.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (12:01) Jake Goldberg Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (11:47) Tariq Francis missed Layup.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (11:47) Joshua Rivera Block.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (11:41) Joshua Rivera Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (11:41) Foul on Jeffrey Akintolu.
  • (11:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +1 (11:41) Antrell Charlton made Free Throw.
    1015
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (11:41) Antrell Charlton missed Free Throw.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (11:39) Adam Hess Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (11:32) Adam Hess Turnover.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (11:32) Will Richardson Steal.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (11:15) Foul on Adam Hess.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (11:15) Joshua Rivera missed Free Throw.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (11:15) Fordham Offensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +1 (11:15) Joshua Rivera made Free Throw.
    1016
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (10:55) Mekhi Gray missed Layup.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (10:52) Mekhi Gray Offensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +3 (10:51) Elijah Buchanan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mekhi Gray.
    1316
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (10:36) Romad Dean missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (10:33) Elijah Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (10:27) Foul on Will Richardson.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (10:22) Elijah Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (10:19) Romad Dean Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (10:12) Will Richardson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (10:09) Elijah Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +3 (10:02) Adam Hess made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sebastian Robinson.
    1616
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +2 (9:39) Joshua Rivera made Layup. Assisted by Kyle Rose.
    1618
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (9:19) Foul on Joshua Rivera.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (9:19) Kjell de Graaf missed Free Throw.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (9:19) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (9:19) Kjell de Graaf made Free Throw.
    1718
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +2 (9:06) Abdou Tsimbila made Layup. Assisted by Elijah Gray.
    1720
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +2 (8:46) Elijah Buchanan made Jumper.
    1920
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (8:24) Foul on Daniel Schreier.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +2 (8:19) Japhet Medor made Jumper.
    1922
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (8:05) Tariq Francis Turnover.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (8:05) Elijah Gray Steal.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +2 (8:01) Elijah Gray made Dunk. Assisted by Kyle Rose.
    1924
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (7:46) Daniel Schreier missed Layup.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (7:46) Abdou Tsimbila Block.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (7:42) Elijah Gray Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (7:39) Japhet Medor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (7:34) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (7:23) Mekhi Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (7:19) Elijah Gray Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +3 (7:11) Elijah Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Japhet Medor.
    1927
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (7:10) NJIT Timeout
  • (7:10) Official TV Timeout
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (7:05) Foul on Antrell Charlton.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +3 (6:56) Sebastian Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Buchanan.
    2227
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +2 (6:34) Elijah Gray made Layup. Assisted by Japhet Medor.
    2229
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (6:09) Adam Hess missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (6:06) Abdou Tsimbila Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (5:56) Foul on Daniel Schreier.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (5:56) Abdou Tsimbila missed Free Throw.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (5:56) Fordham Offensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +1 (5:56) Abdou Tsimbila made Free Throw.
    2230
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (5:45) Mekhi Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (5:40) Antrell Charlton Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (5:35) Antrell Charlton missed Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (5:31) Adam Hess Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (5:20) Foul on Japhet Medor.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (5:20) Kjell de Graaf made Free Throw.
    2330
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (5:20) Kjell de Graaf made Free Throw.
    2430
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +3 (4:58) Joshua Rivera made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antrell Charlton.
    2433
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (4:39) Elijah Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (4:37) Antrell Charlton Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +3 (4:31) Kyle Rose made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antrell Charlton.
    2436
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (4:29) NJIT Timeout
  • (4:29) Official TV Timeout
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (4:12) Kjell de Graaf missed Layup.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (4:12) Ogheneyole Akuwovo Block.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (4:08) Ogheneyole Akuwovo Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (3:57) Joshua Rivera missed Layup.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (3:53) Will Richardson Offensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (3:45) Ogheneyole Akuwovo Turnover.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (3:32) Foul on Joshua Rivera.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (3:32) Mekhi Gray made Free Throw.
    2536
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (3:32) Mekhi Gray made Free Throw.
    2636
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (3:15) Elijah Gray Turnover.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +3 (3:01) Mekhi Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Buchanan.
    2936
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +2 (2:45) Zach Riley made Layup.
    2938
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (2:37) Foul on Elijah Gray.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (2:37) Kjell de Graaf made Free Throw.
    3038
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (2:37) Kjell de Graaf made Free Throw.
    3138
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +2 (2:13) Jahmere Tripp made Layup.
    3140
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (2:02) Kjell de Graaf missed Dunk.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (1:58) Romad Dean Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (1:54) Zach Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (1:51) Sebastian Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (1:46) Sebastian Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (1:42) Zach Riley Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (1:36) Foul on Sebastian Robinson.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (1:36) Ogheneyole Akuwovo missed Free Throw.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (1:36) Fordham Offensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (1:36) Ogheneyole Akuwovo missed Free Throw.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (1:36) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (1:14) Elijah Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (1:11) Jahmere Tripp Defensive Rebound.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (1:09) Foul on Jahmere Tripp.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (1:09) Tariq Francis missed Free Throw.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (1:09) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    +1 (1:09) Tariq Francis made Free Throw.
    3240
  • Fordham Rams logo
    +2 (0:59) Will Richardson made Jumper.
    3242
  • Njit Highlanders logo
    (0:31) Mekhi Gray Turnover.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (0:31) Will Richardson Steal.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (0:22) Fordham Timeout
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (0:00) Zach Riley missed Layup.
  • Fordham Rams logo
    (0:00) Ogheneyole Akuwovo Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

80Points77
25-55(45.5%)Field Goal(%)27-56(48.2%)
12-25(48%)3-Point(%)6-18(33.3%)
18-25(72%)Free Throw(%)17-31(54.8%)
32(8)Rebounds(Offensive)37(13)
12Assists16
5Steals6
1Blocks11
13Turnovers11
23(0)Fouls(Technical)23(1)
1Largest Lead12

Game Details

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 · 6:00 PM
Rose Hill Gymnasium · Bronx, NY
attendance: 1,503 (47.0%)
spread: FOR -18.5
over/under: 142.5