Maine Black Bears vs. NJIT Highlanders

Jan 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ME	37	37	74
NJIT	29	41	70

Game Recap

Maine secures 74-70 win against NJIT. TJ Biel had 21 points in Maine's 74-70 win against NJIT on Saturday.

Player Stats

MAINE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Amare Allen	16	1-3	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	2	1	3
1TJ Biel	34	7-13	4-7	3-3	2	1	1	0	0	1	21
25Keelan Steele	22	3-5	0-0	1-1	7	0	0	0	3	5	7
0Logan Carey	31	3-6	1-3	4-4	4	5	0	0	1	4	11
3Ryan Mabrey	29	1-4	0-3	0-0	2	0	1	0	3	3	2
6Yanis Bamba	25	5-8	3-4	1-4	5	0	0	0	2	0	14
11Ace Flagg	21	3-3	1-1	3-3	7	0	1	1	1	2	10
64Bashir N'Galang	3	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
4Caleb Crawford	19	1-3	0-2	2-5	2	6	1	0	0	1	4
TOTAL	-	24-4553.3%	9-2045.0%	17-2470.8%	29	13	5	1	12	17	74

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Jordan Rogers	31	2-3	1-1	4-4	6	3	1	0	0	3	9
11Melvyn Ebonkoli	31	3-11	0-0	1-2	6	0	0	1	1	3	7
1David Bolden	28	3-8	1-5	2-2	1	2	1	0	1	4	9
24Ari Fulton	36	2-6	0-0	2-2	11	3	1	0	0	2	6
14Quentin Duncan	11	1-4	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	3
25John Kelly	12	1-5	0-2	7-8	2	1	0	0	1	1	9
8Jeffrey Akintolu	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
44Rocco Awad	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
0Sebastian Robinson	35	9-16	0-1	6-8	1	1	3	0	2	2	24
TOTAL	-	22-5639.3%	4-1428.6%	22-2684.6%	30	10	7	1	6	19	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMENJIT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by NJIT.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Maine.
+3 (19:29) Quentin Duncan makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jordan Rogers assists).
03
(19:05) Keelan Steele bad pass turnover.
(19:05) David Bolden Steal.
(18:57) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses layup.
(18:54) Keelan Steele Defensive Rebound.
(18:31) TJ Biel misses 8-foot jumper.
(18:29) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(18:10) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses 9-foot jumper.
(18:06) Keelan Steele Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:03) Keelan Steele makes layup (Logan Carey assists).
23
(18:03) Foul on Melvyn Ebonkoli.
+1 (18:03) Keelan Steele makes free throw 1 of 1.
33
(17:46) David Bolden misses 13-foot jumper.
(17:43) Logan Carey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:23) Keelan Steele makes 6-foot dunk (Logan Carey assists).
53
(16:51) Ari Fulton misses 7-foot jumper.
(16:50) Melvyn Ebonkoli Offensive Rebound.
(16:50) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses layup.
(16:48) Melvyn Ebonkoli Offensive Rebound.
(16:39) David Bolden misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:36) Ari Fulton Offensive Rebound.
(16:35) Foul on TJ Biel.
+1 (16:35) Ari Fulton makes free throw 1 of 2.
54
+1 (16:35) Ari Fulton makes free throw 2 of 2.
55
+3 (16:20) TJ Biel makes 26-foot three point jumper (Logan Carey assists).
85
(15:51) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses layup.
(15:48) Keelan Steele Defensive Rebound.
(15:33) Keelan Steele misses 11-foot jumper.
(15:30) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Quentin Duncan misses 7-foot jumper.
(15:13) Ryan Mabrey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:09) Amare Allen makes layup.
105
(14:49) Quentin Duncan misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:43) Logan Carey Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) Foul on David Bolden.
+1 (14:42) Amare Allen makes free throw 1 of 2.
115
(14:42) Amare Allen misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:40) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:11) John Kelly makes layup (Ari Fulton assists).
117
(13:49) Amare Allen misses layup.
(13:48) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(13:48) Foul on Logan Carey.
(13:16) Ari Fulton misses 10-foot jumper.
(13:13) Melvyn Ebonkoli Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:09) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup (John Kelly assists).
119
(12:43) Ace Flagg bad pass turnover.
(12:43) Sebastian Robinson Steal.
+2 (12:33) Sebastian Robinson makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
1111
+3 (12:07) TJ Biel makes 29-foot three point jumper (Logan Carey assists).
1411
+2 (11:45) Sebastian Robinson makes layup (Ari Fulton assists).
1413
+3 (11:31) Logan Carey makes 24-foot three point jumper (TJ Biel assists).
1713
(11:00) Foul on Keelan Steele.
(11:00) John Kelly misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:00) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:00) John Kelly makes free throw 2 of 2.
1714
+2 (10:35) Ryan Mabrey makes 17-foot jumper.
1914
(10:11) John Kelly misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:06) Rocco Awad Offensive Rebound.
(10:02) David Bolden misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:53) Caleb Crawford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:53) Yanis Bamba makes 26-foot three point jumper (Caleb Crawford assists).
2214
(9:29) John Kelly misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:24) Ace Flagg Defensive Rebound.
(9:06) Yanis Bamba bad pass turnover.
(9:06) Sebastian Robinson Steal.
(9:03) Foul on Caleb Crawford.
(8:59) Sebastian Robinson misses 12-foot jumper.
(8:54) Keelan Steele Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:38) Ace Flagg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Caleb Crawford assists).
2514
+3 (8:14) Jeffrey Akintolu makes 24-foot three point jumper (David Bolden assists).
2517
+2 (7:57) Caleb Crawford makes 18-foot jumper.
2717
+2 (7:20) Ari Fulton makes 11-foot jumper.
2719
(6:55) Keelan Steele bad pass turnover.
(6:55) Jeffrey Akintolu Steal.
+2 (6:42) Sebastian Robinson makes 9-foot jumper.
2721
+3 (6:14) Yanis Bamba makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bashir N'Galang assists).
3021
(5:50) Jeffrey Akintolu misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:45) Keelan Steele Defensive Rebound.
(5:40) Foul on Keelan Steele.
(5:40) Keelan Steele turnover.
(5:30) David Bolden bad pass turnover.
(5:30) Bashir N'Galang Steal.
(5:08) TJ Biel misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:04) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:45) David Bolden makes driving layup.
3023
(4:25) Foul on Jordan Rogers.
+1 (4:25) Bashir N'Galang makes free throw 1 of 2.
3123
+1 (4:25) Bashir N'Galang makes free throw 2 of 2.
3223
(4:02) John Kelly misses layup.
(4:00) Ryan Mabrey Defensive Rebound.
(4:00) Ryan Mabrey bad pass turnover.
(3:44) Ari Fulton misses 7-foot jumper.
(3:41) Ari Fulton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:39) Ari Fulton makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
3225
(3:26) Foul on David Bolden.
+2 (3:08) TJ Biel makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
3425
(2:51) Sebastian Robinson misses layup.
(2:49) Maine Defensive Rebound.
(2:30) Amare Allen misses 15-foot jumper.
(2:27) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(2:24) Foul on Logan Carey.
+1 (2:24) Jordan Rogers makes free throw 1 of 2.
3426
+1 (2:24) Jordan Rogers makes free throw 2 of 2.
3427
(2:11) Ryan Mabrey misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:06) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(1:55) Sebastian Robinson misses layup.
(1:55) Maine Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:28) TJ Biel makes 24-foot three point jumper (Caleb Crawford assists).
3727
(0:59) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses 9-foot hook shot.
(0:55) Yanis Bamba Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Caleb Crawford misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:46) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(0:40) Quentin Duncan misses 11-foot jumper.
(0:40) Ace Flagg Block.
(0:40) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:30) Sebastian Robinson makes layup (Ari Fulton assists).
3729
(0:00) TJ Biel misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Quentin Duncan Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NJIT

74Points70

24-45(53.3%)Field Goal(%)22-56(39.3%)

9-20(45.0%)3-Point(%)4-14(28.6%)

17-24(70.8%)Free Throw(%)22-26(84.6%)

32(5)Rebounds(Offensive)31(10)

13Assists10

5Steals7

1Blocks1

13Turnovers6

17(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

11Largest Lead6

Game Details

Saturday, January 10, 2026 · 2:00 PM

NJIT Wellness and Events Center · Newark, NJ

attendance: 343 (9.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: NJIT -1.5

over/under: 130.5