New Hampshire Wildcats vs. NJIT Highlanders

Jan 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNH	40	36	76
NJIT	35	45	80

Game Recap

Bolden scores 21 in NJIT's 80-76 win against New Hampshire. David Bolden's 21 points helped NJIT defeat New Hampshire 80-76 on Thursday.

Player Stats

NEW HAMPSHIRE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7John Squire	31	2-3	0-1	3-4	9	4	0	0	2	4	7
23Belal El Shakery	11	1-6	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	1	4	2	4
15Davide Poser	32	3-4	2-2	2-2	4	4	0	0	0	2	10
8KiJan Robinson	23	5-9	1-4	5-5	2	4	0	0	0	1	16
1Jack Graham	19	2-6	1-4	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	3	5
6Giannos Xanthopoulos	6	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
0Tyler Bike	20	2-2	2-2	2-4	1	1	0	0	1	3	8
5R.J. Kennedy	28	2-6	2-5	2-2	1	0	0	0	2	1	8
10Comeh Emuobor	30	6-14	0-1	6-11	6	1	1	0	4	2	18

TOTAL	-	23-5244.2%	8-1942.1%	22-3073.3%	32	14	2	1	15	19	76

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Jordan Rogers	29	2-7	0-2	0-0	9	2	1	2	1	3	4
11Melvyn Ebonkoli	27	3-8	0-0	1-2	11	0	0	2	0	4	7
1David Bolden	32	6-16	5-9	4-5	0	4	3	0	4	3	21
24Ari Fulton	33	6-13	0-2	6-8	3	3	0	2	1	4	18
14Quentin Duncan	24	3-5	1-1	1-2	4	4	3	0	0	2	8
25John Kelly	19	1-3	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	4	4
8Jeffrey Akintolu	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
44Rocco Awad	18	4-6	2-4	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	1	10
7Cameron Piggee	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Sebastian Robinson	11	2-6	0-1	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	2	8
TOTAL	-	27-6541.5%	8-2040.0%	18-2378.3%	34	15	10	7	7	23	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNHNJIT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by NJIT.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by New Hampshire.
(19:50) Foul on Belal El Shakery.
+3 (19:45) David Bolden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ari Fulton assists).
03
(19:19) Belal El Shakery misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:16) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:10) Ari Fulton makes layup.
05
+2 (18:54) Belal El Shakery makes layup.
25
(18:36) Quentin Duncan misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(18:33) Quentin Duncan Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:30) Quentin Duncan makes 23-foot three point jumper (David Bolden assists).
28
(18:16) Foul on Ari Fulton.
+3 (18:03) Davide Poser makes 28-foot three point jumper (John Squire assists).
58
+2 (17:50) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup (Quentin Duncan assists).
510
+3 (17:31) KiJan Robinson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Davide Poser assists).
810
+2 (17:05) Ari Fulton makes 17-foot jumper (Quentin Duncan assists).
812
(16:45) Belal El Shakery misses layup.
(16:43) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(16:25) Jordan Rogers misses driving layup.
(16:23) Melvyn Ebonkoli Offensive Rebound.
(16:20) Jordan Rogers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:18) Davide Poser Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) KiJan Robinson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(16:10) Quentin Duncan Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) Jordan Rogers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:01) Jack Graham Defensive Rebound.
(15:45) John Squire misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:41) Quentin Duncan Defensive Rebound.
(15:21) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses layup.
(15:18) Comeh Emuobor Defensive Rebound.
(15:15) Jack Graham misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:12) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:50) Quentin Duncan makes 20-foot jumper.
814
+2 (14:42) Davide Poser makes driving layup (KiJan Robinson assists).
1014
(14:25) Foul on Davide Poser.
(14:25) Ari Fulton misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:25) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:25) Ari Fulton misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:24) Sebastian Robinson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:19) Ari Fulton makes driving layup.
1016
+3 (13:52) Tyler Bike makes 24-foot three point jumper (Davide Poser assists).
1316
(13:28) Foul on Giannos Xanthopoulos.
(13:23) Sebastian Robinson misses driving layup.
(13:19) Melvyn Ebonkoli Offensive Rebound.
(13:19) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses tip in layup.
(13:18) Jack Graham Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Foul on John Kelly.
(13:16) Comeh Emuobor misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:16) New Hampshire Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:16) Comeh Emuobor makes free throw 2 of 2.
1416
(12:52) David Bolden bad pass turnover.
(12:33) Comeh Emuobor misses driving layup.
(12:29) Giannos Xanthopoulos Offensive Rebound.
(12:29) Giannos Xanthopoulos misses tip in layup.
(12:28) Rocco Awad Defensive Rebound.
(12:16) David Bolden misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:13) Jack Graham Defensive Rebound.
(12:09) R.J. Kennedy misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:05) Giannos Xanthopoulos Offensive Rebound.
(12:01) Giannos Xanthopoulos misses layup.
(11:59) Jeffrey Akintolu Defensive Rebound.
(11:52) Sebastian Robinson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:50) New Hampshire Defensive Rebound.
(11:32) Belal El Shakery misses layup.
(11:32) Belal El Shakery Offensive Rebound.
(11:25) Jack Graham misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:22) Quentin Duncan Defensive Rebound.
(11:08) Quentin Duncan misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(11:07) John Squire Defensive Rebound.
(11:07) Foul on Quentin Duncan.
+2 (10:40) KiJan Robinson makes driving layup.
1616
(10:40) Foul on Sebastian Robinson.
+1 (10:40) KiJan Robinson makes free throw 1 of 1.
1716
(10:16) Sebastian Robinson misses 21-foot step back jumpshot.
(10:13) John Squire Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:10) KiJan Robinson makes driving layup.
1916
(9:48) Jeffrey Akintolu misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:45) KiJan Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(9:34) Belal El Shakery bad pass turnover.
(9:34) Jeffrey Akintolu Steal.
+2 (9:29) John Kelly makes 4-foot dunk (Sebastian Robinson assists).
1918
(9:09) R.J. Kennedy misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(9:09) Rocco Awad Block.
(9:08) John Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(9:07) Foul on Belal El Shakery.
(8:45) Foul on John Squire.
+1 (8:45) Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1919
+1 (8:45) Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1920
(8:21) KiJan Robinson misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(8:21) Melvyn Ebonkoli Block.
(8:17) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(8:02) Sebastian Robinson misses 18-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:00) John Squire Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Comeh Emuobor traveling turnover.
(7:32) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses 10-foot hook shot.
(7:30) Jack Graham Defensive Rebound.
(7:12) Giannos Xanthopoulos bad pass turnover.
(7:12) Jordan Rogers Steal.
(7:08) Foul on Jack Graham.
(7:01) Ari Fulton misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(7:01) New Hampshire Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:01) Foul on Melvyn Ebonkoli.
(6:49) Foul on Melvyn Ebonkoli.
+1 (6:49) Comeh Emuobor makes free throw 1 of 2.
2020
+1 (6:49) Comeh Emuobor makes free throw 2 of 2.
2120
(6:20) David Bolden misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:18) John Kelly Offensive Rebound.
(6:17) John Kelly misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:17) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:17) team shot clock turnover .
(6:03) R.J. Kennedy misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:01) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:46) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup (David Bolden assists).
2122
+2 (5:40) Jack Graham makes driving layup (Tyler Bike assists).
2322
+2 (5:11) Ari Fulton makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
2324
(4:58) Foul on John Kelly.
+1 (4:58) Comeh Emuobor makes free throw 1 of 2.
2424
+1 (4:58) Comeh Emuobor makes free throw 2 of 2.
2524
(4:33) Foul on David Bolden.
(4:33) David Bolden turnover.
+1 (4:33) Tyler Bike makes free throw 1 of 2.
2624
(4:33) Tyler Bike misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:33) New Hampshire Deadball Team Rebound.
+3 (4:16) Tyler Bike makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2924
(3:51) Foul on Comeh Emuobor.
+1 (3:51) Ari Fulton makes free throw 1 of 2.
2925
+1 (3:51) Ari Fulton makes free throw 2 of 2.
2926
(3:35) Tyler Bike bad pass turnover.
(3:17) Foul on Jack Graham.
(3:17) Quentin Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:17) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:17) Quentin Duncan makes free throw 2 of 2.
2927
+2 (2:54) Comeh Emuobor makes driving layup (KiJan Robinson assists).
3127
(2:42) Foul on Tyler Bike.
+1 (2:42) Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2.
3128
+1 (2:42) Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3129
(2:22) Comeh Emuobor misses layup.
(2:22) Jordan Rogers Block.
(2:19) Comeh Emuobor Offensive Rebound.
(2:19) Comeh Emuobor traveling turnover.
(2:07) Foul on Tyler Bike.
+1 (2:07) John Kelly makes free throw 1 of 2.
3130
+1 (2:07) John Kelly makes free throw 2 of 2.
3131
(1:50) R.J. Kennedy bad pass turnover.
(1:50) Quentin Duncan Steal.
+2 (1:44) Sebastian Robinson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Quentin Duncan assists).
3133
(1:20) Foul on John Kelly.
+1 (1:20) John Squire makes free throw 1 of 2.
3233
+1 (1:20) John Squire makes free throw 2 of 2.
3333
+2 (1:05) Sebastian Robinson makes driving layup.
3335
+3 (0:59) R.J. Kennedy makes 25-foot three point jumper (KiJan Robinson assists).
3635
(0:28) Jeffrey Akintolu bad pass turnover.
(0:28) Foul on Sebastian Robinson.
+1 (0:28) Davide Poser makes free throw 1 of 2.
3735
+1 (0:28) Davide Poser makes free throw 2 of 2.
3835
+2 (0:01) KiJan Robinson makes driving layup.
4035

2nd half

Team Stats

UNH

NJIT

76Points80

23-52(44.2%)Field Goal(%)27-65(41.5%)

8-19(42.1%)3-Point(%)8-20(40.0%)

22-30(73.3%)Free Throw(%)18-23(78.3%)

33(9)Rebounds(Offensive)35(13)

14Assists15

2Steals10

1Blocks7

15Turnovers8

19(0)Fouls(Technical)23(0)

11Largest Lead6

Game Details

Thursday, January 8, 2026 · 7:00 PM

NJIT Wellness and Events Center · Newark, NJ

attendance: 220 (6.3%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UNH -2.5

over/under: 137.5