NJIT Highlanders vs. UMass Lowell River Hawks

Jan 15, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NJIT	36	37	73
UML	17	47	64

Game Recap

Player Stats

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Jordan Rogers	21	1-2	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	1	1	4	2
11Melvyn Ebonkoli	21	3-8	0-0	2-3	9	0	1	2	3	4	8
1David Bolden	32	1-9	1-6	1-2	2	1	2	0	0	2	4
14Quentin Duncan	4	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
0Sebastian Robinson	35	8-17	0-3	4-6	4	3	1	0	0	2	20
25John Kelly	22	2-4	0-0	4-5	4	2	0	0	0	2	8
32Malachi Arrington	16	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	3	4
44Rocco Awad	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
24Ari Fulton	36	6-12	4-9	8-8	2	2	0	0	2	2	24
7Cameron Piggee	3	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	24-6139.3%	6-2425.0%	19-2479.2%	34	8	6	3	7	21	73

UMASS LOWELL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Austin Green	31	3-6	0-0	3-4	7	0	0	2	5	4	9
13Shawn Simmons II	20	2-5	0-0	2-4	4	1	0	0	1	1	6
11Xavier Spencer	40	4-13	1-4	2-4	7	0	0	0	1	3	11
3Darrel Yepdo	31	3-9	1-6	4-4	5	3	0	0	0	3	11
9Angel Montas Jr.	36	7-16	2-4	6-7	11	1	1	1	1	1	22
23Victor Okojie	11	0-3	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	3	0
6Isaiah Walter	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	3	2	0
22Khalil Farmer	23	2-4	0-1	1-2	0	1	0	2	0	3	5


TOTAL	-	21-5836.2%	4-1822.2%	18-2572.0%	40	7	1	5	12	20	64

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNJITUML

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by NJIT.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by UMass Lowell.
+2 (19:41) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup.
20
(19:25) Shawn Simmons II misses 14-foot jumper.
(19:22) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(19:06) Foul on Xavier Spencer.
+1 (19:06) Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2.
30
+1 (19:06) Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2.
40
(18:48) Xavier Spencer misses layup.
(18:48) Jordan Rogers Block.
(18:45) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(18:42) Quentin Duncan misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:40) Jordan Rogers Offensive Rebound.
(18:23) Quentin Duncan misses layup.
(18:19) Angel Montas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Angel Montas Jr. misses layup.
(18:13) Angel Montas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(18:11) Darrel Yepdo misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:09) Austin Green Offensive Rebound.
(18:09) Foul on Quentin Duncan.
(18:04) Austin Green bad pass turnover.
(18:04) Melvyn Ebonkoli Steal.
(17:48) David Bolden misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:45) Xavier Spencer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:26) Shawn Simmons II makes layup.
42
(17:10) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses layup.
(17:07) Austin Green Defensive Rebound.
(16:50) Angel Montas Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(16:47) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(16:32) Jordan Rogers misses layup.
(16:29) Austin Green Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:26) Austin Green makes layup.
44
(16:17) Quentin Duncan misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:14) Shawn Simmons II Defensive Rebound.
(15:57) Angel Montas Jr. misses 8-foot jumper.
(15:54) Quentin Duncan Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) Foul on Melvyn Ebonkoli.
(15:39) Melvyn Ebonkoli turnover.
+2 (15:15) Darrel Yepdo makes layup.
46
(15:00) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses layup.
(15:00) Austin Green Block.
(14:56) Angel Montas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:54) Angel Montas Jr. bad pass turnover.
(14:54) Jordan Rogers Steal.
(14:47) David Bolden misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:44) Angel Montas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) Austin Green misses layup.
(14:35) Melvyn Ebonkoli Block.
(14:33) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(14:29) Foul on Darrel Yepdo.
(14:22) Foul on Isaiah Walter.
+1 (14:22) Ari Fulton makes free throw 1 of 2.
56
+1 (14:22) Ari Fulton makes free throw 2 of 2.
66
(14:08) Khalil Farmer misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:05) Sebastian Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(14:00) Sebastian Robinson misses 11-foot jumper.
(13:54) John Kelly Offensive Rebound.
(13:54) John Kelly misses tip in layup.
(13:52) Malachi Arrington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:52) Malachi Arrington makes 0-foot tip in layup.
86
(13:42) Isaiah Walter bad pass turnover.
(13:42) David Bolden Steal.
+2 (13:25) Ari Fulton makes 12-foot jumper.
106
+2 (13:08) Xavier Spencer makes layup.
108
+3 (12:50) Ari Fulton makes 25-foot three point jumper.
138
(12:34) Isaiah Walter misses layup.
(12:31) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(12:31) Ari Fulton traveling turnover.
(12:30) Isaiah Walter bad pass turnover.
(12:09) David Bolden misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:07) Isaiah Walter Defensive Rebound.
(12:07) Foul on Malachi Arrington.
(11:52) Austin Green out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(11:23) Sebastian Robinson misses layup.
(11:23) Khalil Farmer Block.
(11:20) Victor Okojie Defensive Rebound.
(10:58) Victor Okojie bad pass turnover.
(10:58) Malachi Arrington Steal.
(10:37) Ari Fulton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:33) Darrel Yepdo Defensive Rebound.
(10:11) Victor Okojie misses layup.
(10:09) Victor Okojie Offensive Rebound.
(10:07) Foul on Malachi Arrington.
+1 (10:07) Xavier Spencer makes free throw 1 of 2.
139
(10:07) Xavier Spencer misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:06) Isaiah Walter Offensive Rebound.
(10:06) Foul on Jordan Rogers.
(9:50) Victor Okojie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:47) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:22) Sebastian Robinson makes layup.
159
(9:22) Foul on Isaiah Walter.
+1 (9:22) Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 1 of 1.
169
(9:10) Shawn Simmons II bad pass turnover.
(8:58) Cameron Piggee misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:53) Angel Montas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:50) Xavier Spencer misses layup.
(8:48) Cameron Piggee Defensive Rebound.
(8:48) Foul on Victor Okojie.
+2 (8:34) Jordan Rogers makes layup (Ari Fulton assists).
189
(8:10) Khalil Farmer misses 15-foot jumper.
(8:08) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(8:08) Foul on Victor Okojie.
(7:56) Cameron Piggee misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:52) Melvyn Ebonkoli Offensive Rebound.
(7:32) Sebastian Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:29) UMass Lowell Defensive Rebound.
(7:12) Austin Green misses 13-foot jumper.
(7:10) Sebastian Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(7:04) Sebastian Robinson misses layup.
(7:04) Khalil Farmer Block.
(7:04) UMass Lowell Defensive Rebound.
(6:51) Austin Green misses 13-foot jumper.
(6:48) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:42) Ari Fulton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Robinson assists).
219
(6:12) Shawn Simmons II misses dunk.
(6:12) Melvyn Ebonkoli Block.
(6:11) UMass Lowell Offensive Rebound.
(6:08) Darrel Yepdo misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:04) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:55) Ari Fulton makes 24-foot three point jumper (David Bolden assists).
249
(5:37) Foul on Jordan Rogers.
(5:37) Austin Green misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:37) UMass Lowell Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:37) Austin Green makes free throw 2 of 2.
2410
(5:15) Sebastian Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:12) Jordan Rogers Offensive Rebound.
(5:06) Foul on Melvyn Ebonkoli.
(5:06) Melvyn Ebonkoli turnover.
+2 (4:55) Shawn Simmons II makes 11-foot jumper (Darrel Yepdo assists).
2412
+3 (4:40) David Bolden makes 28-foot three point jumper.
2712
+3 (4:19) Xavier Spencer makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2715
(4:03) Foul on Shawn Simmons II.
+1 (4:03) Ari Fulton makes free throw 1 of 2.
2815
+1 (4:03) Ari Fulton makes free throw 2 of 2.
2915
(3:42) Austin Green bad pass turnover.
(3:42) Sebastian Robinson Steal.
+2 (3:24) Sebastian Robinson makes layup.
3115
(3:08) Xavier Spencer misses 7-foot jumper.
(3:05) John Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(2:42) David Bolden misses layup.
(2:40) Darrel Yepdo Defensive Rebound.
(2:33) Isaiah Walter bad pass turnover.
(2:33) David Bolden Steal.
+2 (2:08) John Kelly makes layup.
3315
(2:08) Foul on Darrel Yepdo.
+1 (2:08) John Kelly makes free throw 1 of 1.
3415
(1:46) Austin Green bad pass turnover.
+2 (1:17) Malachi Arrington makes layup (Sebastian Robinson assists).
3615
+2 (0:51) Austin Green makes layup (Isaiah Walter assists).
3617
(0:22) Ari Fulton misses layup.
(0:22) Angel Montas Jr. Block.
(0:21) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(0:19) Ari Fulton misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:16) Xavier Spencer Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Isaiah Walter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Malachi Arrington Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NJIT

UML

73Points64

24-61(39.3%)Field Goal(%)21-58(36.2%)

6-24(25.0%)3-Point(%)4-18(22.2%)

19-24(79.2%)Free Throw(%)18-25(72.0%)

37(9)Rebounds(Offensive)44(12)

8Assists7

6Steals1

3Blocks5

7Turnovers12

21(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

21Largest Lead2

Game Details

Thursday, January 15, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Costello Athletic Center · Lowell, MA

attendance: 472 (23.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UML -8.5

over/under: 145.5