NJIT Highlanders vs. Fordham Rams

Dec 6, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NJIT	32	48	80
FOR	42	35	77

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.

Player Stats

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Daniel Schreier	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	4
0Sebastian Robinson	27	3-4	1-2	0-2	1	5	0	0	3	4	7
24Mekhi Gray	37	5-13	4-7	7-8	2	1	2	0	4	4	21
4Adam Hess	36	4-8	4-6	2-2	8	1	0	0	1	2	14
30Elijah Buchanan	39	8-16	2-6	0-1	6	4	1	1	0	2	18
8Jeffrey Akintolu	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
33Kjell de Graaf	27	2-7	0-3	8-10	3	0	1	0	1	4	12
20Tariq Francis	14	1-4	1-1	1-2	1	1	1	0	3	2	4
5Jake Goldberg	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	25-5545.5%	12-2548.0%	18-2572.0%	25	12	5	1	12	23	80

FORDHAM	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
55Josh Rivera	18	4-7	1-2	2-4	1	0	0	1	2	4	11
30Abdou Tsimbila	29	6-6	0-0	6-9	14	1	0	9	2	4	18
0Japhet Medor	20	3-6	0-3	4-4	0	3	0	0	0	3	10
24Antrell Charlton	34	1-6	0-1	1-4	5	8	2	0	1	2	3
10Kyle Rose	30	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	1	6
12Elijah Gray	18	4-9	1-1	1-2	5	1	1	0	1	4	10
2Romad Dean	9	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2
15Ogheneyole Akuwovo	4	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
3Jahmere Tripp	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
1Will Richardson	23	4-10	2-4	3-6	2	1	2	0	1	3	13
13Zach Riley	11	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	6-1833.3%	17-3154.8%	35	16	6	11	10	23	77

Play-by-Play

Scores OnlyExpand All

1st halfNJITFOR

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

2nd half

Team Stats

NJIT

FOR

80Points77

25-55(45.5%)Field Goal(%)27-56(48.2%)

12-25(48.0%)3-Point(%)6-18(33.3%)

18-25(72.0%)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 · 7:00 PM

Rose Hill Gymnasium · Bronx, NY

attendance: 1,503 (47.0%)

tv: ESPN+