NJIT Highlanders vs. Miami Hurricanes

Nov 6, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NJIT	32	28	60
MIA	52	49	101

Game Recap

Poplar, Omier lead No. 13 Hurricanes to opening 101-60 rout over NJIT. Wooga Poplar scored 21 points, Norchad Omier had 20 points and 10 rebounds and No. 13 Miami beat New Jersey Institute of Technology 101-60 in the opener for both teams Monday night.

Player Stats

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Kjell de Graaf	23	3-8	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	4	6
0Sebastian Robinson	19	2-4	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	6	0	4
24Mekhi Gray	28	3-12	0-2	1-4	1	1	0	1	0	1	7
4Adam Hess	32	4-14	3-10	3-3	3	1	0	0	2	1	14
30Elijah Buchanan	21	3-7	1-4	1-4	6	1	2	1	3	0	8
22Levi Lawal	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
12JJ Chaikovsky	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8Jeffrey Akintolu	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
10Eyal Nankin	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Daniel Schreier	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	2	0
20Tariq Francis	19	3-8	3-4	0-0	7	5	3	0	2	2	9
5Jake Goldberg	17	1-5	1-3	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3
3Isaac Hester	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Jalen Robinson	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Justin Anderson	13	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4
TOTAL	-	23-6833.8%	9-3030.0%	5-1145.5%	31	12	6	2	16	13	60

MIAMI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Norchad Omier	19	8-11	2-2	2-3	10	4	3	1	0	2	20
5Wooga Poplar	24	8-16	5-9	0-0	3	1	0	1	2	1	21
0Matthew Cleveland	27	7-12	0-2	2-3	10	4	0	2	1	1	16
4Bensley Joseph	24	3-6	3-6	0-0	1	2	2	0	2	2	9
24Nijel Pack	29	3-9	1-3	1-1	5	9	2	0	1	0	8
1Mike Nwoko	9	3-5	0-0	3-4	3	0	0	0	0	2	9
23AJ Casey	21	3-5	0-1	2-2	4	1	1	2	0	1	8
7Kyshawn George	18	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0
10Paul Djobet	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2
3Christian Watson	18	3-5	1-3	0-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	7
13Jakai Robinson	6	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1




TOTAL	-	39-7254.2%	12-2842.9%	11-1764.7%	44	23	10	7	9	12	101

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNJITMIA

+2 (19:46) Matthew Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Norchad Omier.
02
+3 (19:19) Adam Hess made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sebastian Robinson.
32
+3 (19:07) Norchad Omier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack.
35
(18:53) Foul on Wooga Poplar.
(18:41) Mekhi Gray missed Dunk.
(18:38) Adam Hess Offensive Rebound.
(18:35) Adam Hess Turnover.
+2 (18:21) Norchad Omier made Layup. Assisted by Bensley Joseph.
37
(18:19) Elijah Buchanan Turnover.
(18:09) Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:03) Elijah Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
(17:58) Elijah Buchanan Turnover.
(17:58) Bensley Joseph Steal.
(17:53) Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:50) Miami Offensive Rebound.
(17:44) Nijel Pack missed Jumper.
(17:39) Matthew Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:39) Matthew Cleveland made Layup.
39
(17:11) Elijah Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:08) Kjell de Graaf Offensive Rebound.
(17:06) Kjell de Graaf missed Layup.
(17:06) Matthew Cleveland Block.
(16:58) Matthew Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(16:57) Matthew Cleveland missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:51) Elijah Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
(16:29) Kjell de Graaf missed Layup.
(16:23) Elijah Buchanan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:19) Mekhi Gray made Layup.
59
+2 (16:03) Norchad Omier made Layup.
511
(16:03) Foul on Kjell de Graaf.
+1 (16:03) Norchad Omier made Free Throw.
512
+2 (15:47) Kjell de Graaf made Layup. Assisted by Mekhi Gray.
712
+2 (15:29) Michael Nwoko made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Cleveland.
714
+2 (15:06) Elijah Buchanan made Jumper.
914
(14:53) Bensley Joseph missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:50) Kjell de Graaf Defensive Rebound.
(14:43) Foul on Michael Nwoko.
(14:32) Jake Goldberg missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:32) Wooga Poplar Block.
(14:32) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(14:26) Tariq Francis Turnover.
+3 (14:05) Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyshawn George.
917
(13:46) Adam Hess missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:45) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(13:45) Foul on Michael Nwoko.
(13:38) Adam Hess Turnover.
(13:38) Norchad Omier Steal.
+2 (13:25) Wooga Poplar made Jumper.
919
(12:57) Mekhi Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:53) Wooga Poplar Defensive Rebound.
(12:50) Norchad Omier missed Layup.
(12:45) Adam Hess Defensive Rebound.
(12:43) Jake Goldberg missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:40) Tariq Francis Offensive Rebound.
(12:36) Adam Hess missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:34) Norchad Omier Defensive Rebound.
(12:34) Bensley Joseph Turnover.
(12:20) Daniel Schreier missed Layup.
(12:20) AJ Casey Block.
(12:14) Norchad Omier Defensive Rebound.
(12:12) Wooga Poplar Turnover.
(12:12) Elijah Buchanan Steal.
(12:09) Foul on Norchad Omier.
(12:09) Elijah Buchanan missed Free Throw.
(12:09) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(12:08) Elijah Buchanan missed Free Throw.
(12:07) Kyshawn George Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:00) Norchad Omier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wooga Poplar.
922
(11:39) Tariq Francis missed Jumper.
(11:37) Nijel Pack Defensive Rebound.
(11:37) Foul on Tariq Francis.
(11:25) Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.
(11:22) Elijah Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
(11:08) Elijah Buchanan Turnover.
(10:56) Kyshawn George missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:52) Elijah Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:48) Tariq Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Anderson.
1222
(10:28) Kyshawn George Turnover.
(10:28) Jake Goldberg Steal.
(10:21) Tariq Francis missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:19) Daniel Schreier Offensive Rebound.
(10:19) Foul on Norchad Omier.
+3 (10:09) Elijah Buchanan made Three Point Jumper.
1522
(9:51) Matthew Cleveland missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:46) Matthew Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
(9:44) Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.
(9:39) Sebastian Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(9:37) Foul on Bensley Joseph.
+1 (9:37) Adam Hess made Free Throw.
1622
+1 (9:37) Adam Hess made Free Throw.
1722
+1 (9:37) Adam Hess made Free Throw.
1822
(9:14) Matthew Cleveland missed Jumper.
(9:09) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:09) AJ Casey made Layup.
1824
+2 (8:55) Kjell de Graaf made Layup. Assisted by Sebastian Robinson.
2024
(8:43) Nijel Pack missed Layup.
(8:41) Matthew Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:41) Matthew Cleveland made Layup.
2026
(8:21) Adam Hess missed Jumper.
(8:17) AJ Casey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:11) Nijel Pack made Three Point Jumper.
2029
(8:00) Sebastian Robinson missed Jumper.
(7:56) Nijel Pack Defensive Rebound.
(7:47) Nijel Pack missed Layup.
(7:47) Elijah Buchanan Block.
(7:47) Miami Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:37) Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack.
2032
(7:18) Mekhi Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:14) Matthew Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:10) Wooga Poplar made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Cleveland.
2034
(6:42) Sebastian Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:38) Sebastian Robinson Offensive Rebound.
(6:35) Sebastian Robinson Turnover.
(6:35) AJ Casey Steal.
(6:32) Matthew Cleveland missed Dunk.
(6:28) Sebastian Robinson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:27) Sebastian Robinson made Layup.
2234
+3 (6:10) Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack.
2237
(5:48) Foul on AJ Casey.
(5:48) Elijah Buchanan missed Free Throw.
(5:48) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
+1 (5:48) Elijah Buchanan made Free Throw.
2337
+2 (5:32) AJ Casey made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Cleveland.
2339
+3 (5:04) Adam Hess made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Francis.
2639
+3 (4:40) Bensley Joseph made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack.
2642
(4:20) Tariq Francis missed Layup.
(4:20) AJ Casey Block.
(4:16) Christian Watson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:05) Bensley Joseph made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijel Pack.
2645
(3:37) Jake Goldberg missed Layup.
(3:34) Matthew Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(3:21) Nijel Pack Turnover.
(3:21) Tariq Francis Steal.
+3 (3:11) Adam Hess made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Schreier.
2945
(2:52) Bensley Joseph missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:49) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
(2:47) AJ Casey missed Layup.
(2:46) Matthew Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:46) Matthew Cleveland made Layup.
2947
(2:46) Foul on Daniel Schreier.
+1 (2:46) Matthew Cleveland made Free Throw.
2948
(2:28) Mekhi Gray missed Layup.
(2:28) Miami Defensive Rebound.
(2:28) Foul on Kjell de Graaf.
(2:12) Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:09) Jake Goldberg Defensive Rebound.
(1:53) Adam Hess missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:50) Matthew Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:38) Matthew Cleveland made Dunk. Assisted by AJ Casey.
2950
(1:25) Adam Hess missed Jumper.
(1:22) Matthew Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(1:18) Nijel Pack missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:16) AJ Casey Offensive Rebound.
(1:15) Christian Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:11) Levi Lewal Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:02) Jake Goldberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Francis.
3250
+2 (0:36) Christian Watson made Layup. Assisted by Nijel Pack.
3252
(0:05) Adam Hess missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:03) Miami Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NJIT

MIA

60Points101

23-68(33.8%)Field Goal(%)39-72(54.2%)

9-30(30.0%)3-Point(%)12-28(42.9%)

5-11(45.5%)Free Throw(%)11-17(64.7%)

36(13)Rebounds(Offensive)48(13)

12Assists23

6Steals10

2Blocks7

16Turnovers9

13(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

0Largest Lead44

Game Details

Monday, November 6, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Watsco Center · Coral Gables, FL

attendance: 6,861 (86.1%)

tv: ESPN+