NJIT Highlanders vs. UMBC Retrievers

Jan 22, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NJIT	28	46	74
UMBC	47	40	87

Game Recap

Valentine scores 19 as UMBC defeats NJIT 87-74. Anthony Valentine's 19 points helped UMBC defeat NJIT 87-74 on Thursday.

Player Stats

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Jordan Rogers	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	2	3	0
11Melvyn Ebonkoli	29	7-9	0-0	3-6	6	1	0	0	2	2	17
1David Bolden	32	3-10	2-6	3-7	5	0	1	0	4	4	11
24Ari Fulton	30	3-8	1-4	2-2	8	1	0	1	1	3	9
0Sebastian Robinson	32	8-17	1-2	2-3	1	2	1	0	1	3	19
25John Kelly	27	4-9	1-3	2-4	4	1	0	0	0	3	11
8Jeffrey Akintolu	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
32Malachi Arrington	4	1-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
44Rocco Awad	20	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
14Quentin Duncan	10	2-4	1-3	0-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	5
7Cameron Piggee	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	28-6443.8%	6-2030.0%	12-2352.2%	37	7	2	2	10	22	74

UMBC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Jose Roberto Tanchyn	10	2-5	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5
2Josh Odunowo	26	4-8	0-0	4-6	5	1	0	0	0	3	12
4Jah'Likai King	35	4-8	2-5	7-10	4	1	1	0	1	2	17
3DJ Armstrong Jr.	34	2-5	2-4	4-4	3	2	0	0	2	1	10
1Ace Valentine	36	7-10	1-3	4-5	4	2	1	0	0	4	19
23Riley Jacobs	11	1-3	0-0	0-1	5	1	0	0	0	1	2
10Paul Greene	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
5Daylon Dickerson	11	3-3	0-0	4-4	3	0	0	0	0	2	10
11Caden Diggs	24	6-12	0-2	0-0	5	1	1	0	2	1	12
21Cougar Downing	10	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0

TOTAL	-	29-5651.8%	6-2030.0%	23-3076.7%	33	9	3	0	5	18	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNJITUMBC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by UMBC.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by NJIT.
(19:46) Josh Odunowo misses 10-foot jumper.
(19:43) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(19:24) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses 7-foot hook shot.
(19:21) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:03) Jah'Likai King makes 25-foot three point jumper (DJ Armstrong Jr. assists).
03
(18:45) Foul on Jose Roberto Tanchyn.
(18:35) Ari Fulton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:30) Jah'Likai King Defensive Rebound.
(18:27) Jose Roberto Tanchyn misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:27) Josh Odunowo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:05) Jose Roberto Tanchyn makes layup (DJ Armstrong Jr. assists).
05
+2 (17:49) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup (Jordan Rogers assists).
25
+2 (17:32) Ace Valentine makes layup.
27
(17:07) Ari Fulton misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:04) Ace Valentine Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:56) Jose Roberto Tanchyn makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ace Valentine assists).
210
(16:27) Foul on Jah'Likai King.
(16:27) David Bolden misses free throw 1 of 3.
(16:27) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:27) David Bolden makes free throw 2 of 3.
310
(16:27) David Bolden misses free throw 3 of 3.
(16:27) Ace Valentine Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:08) Josh Odunowo makes 6-foot jumper.
312
+2 (15:51) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes 7-foot hook shot.
512
+3 (15:36) Ace Valentine makes 25-foot three point jumper (Riley Jacobs assists).
515
+3 (15:13) Sebastian Robinson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ari Fulton assists).
815
(14:59) Riley Jacobs misses 6-foot jumper.
(14:56) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(14:52) Sebastian Robinson misses 8-foot jumper.
(14:49) Riley Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) DJ Armstrong Jr. bad pass turnover.
(14:21) John Kelly misses layup.
(14:18) Riley Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:15) Ace Valentine makes layup.
817
(13:55) Ari Fulton traveling turnover.
(13:38) DJ Armstrong Jr. bad pass turnover.
(13:30) Foul on David Bolden.
(13:30) David Bolden turnover.
(13:21) Caden Diggs misses 16-foot jumper.
(13:18) Quentin Duncan Defensive Rebound.
(12:54) Sebastian Robinson misses 15-foot jumper.
(12:50) Jah'Likai King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:32) Riley Jacobs makes layup.
819
(12:32) Foul on John Kelly.
(12:32) Riley Jacobs misses free throw 1 of 1.
(12:29) Malachi Arrington Defensive Rebound.
(12:16) Rocco Awad misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:12) Jah'Likai King Defensive Rebound.
(12:05) Caden Diggs misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:01) Quentin Duncan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:51) Malachi Arrington makes 8-foot jumper.
1019
+2 (11:36) Caden Diggs makes 9-foot jumper.
1021
(11:15) Malachi Arrington misses layup.
(11:11) Malachi Arrington Offensive Rebound.
(11:10) Malachi Arrington misses layup.
(11:08) Riley Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:00) Caden Diggs makes layup.
1023
+3 (10:42) Quentin Duncan makes 26-foot three point jumper (John Kelly assists).
1323
(10:42) Foul on Cougar Downing.
(10:42) Quentin Duncan misses free throw 1 of 1.
(10:39) Rocco Awad Offensive Rebound.
(10:32) Quentin Duncan misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:30) Cougar Downing Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:22) Jah'Likai King makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ace Valentine assists).
1326
(10:06) Foul on Jose Roberto Tanchyn.
(10:00) Foul on Josh Odunowo.
(10:00) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:00) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:00) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:59) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(9:42) David Bolden bad pass turnover.
+2 (9:24) Caden Diggs makes layup.
1328
+2 (9:08) Quentin Duncan makes driving layup (Melvyn Ebonkoli assists).
1528
+2 (9:00) Jah'Likai King makes 12-foot jumper (Caden Diggs assists).
1530
+2 (8:35) John Kelly makes layup.
1730
(8:05) Josh Odunowo misses layup.
(8:01) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(7:58) Quentin Duncan misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:55) Caden Diggs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:43) Jah'Likai King makes 16-foot jumper.
1732
+2 (7:17) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes 5-foot hook shot.
1932
(6:49) DJ Armstrong Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:44) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) David Bolden bad pass turnover.
(6:19) Jah'Likai King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:15) Josh Odunowo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:14) Josh Odunowo makes layup.
1934
(5:55) Foul on Ace Valentine.
(5:37) Sebastian Robinson misses 12-foot jumper.
(5:34) Caden Diggs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:25) Daylon Dickerson makes driving layup.
1936
(5:07) Foul on David Bolden.
(5:07) David Bolden turnover.
(4:51) Foul on Sebastian Robinson.
+1 (4:51) Ace Valentine makes free throw 1 of 2.
1937
(4:51) Ace Valentine misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:49) Jeffrey Akintolu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:35) Ari Fulton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Robinson assists).
2237
(4:20) Caden Diggs bad pass turnover.
(4:20) Sebastian Robinson Steal.
(4:14) Sebastian Robinson misses layup.
(4:11) Cameron Piggee Offensive Rebound.
(4:10) Cameron Piggee misses 13-foot jumper.
(4:10) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:04) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup.
2437
(3:51) Foul on Jeffrey Akintolu.
+1 (3:51) Ace Valentine makes free throw 1 of 2.
2438
+1 (3:51) Ace Valentine makes free throw 2 of 2.
2439
(3:41) Sebastian Robinson misses layup.
(3:39) Daylon Dickerson Defensive Rebound.
(3:36) Jah'Likai King traveling turnover.
+2 (3:23) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup.
2639
+2 (2:56) Daylon Dickerson makes layup.
2641
(2:35) John Kelly misses layup.
(2:31) Daylon Dickerson Defensive Rebound.
(2:25) Ace Valentine misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:22) John Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Foul on Paul Greene.
+1 (2:15) Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2741
+1 (2:15) Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2841
(2:02) Jah'Likai King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:59) Rocco Awad Defensive Rebound.
(1:53) John Kelly misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:51) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(1:38) Sebastian Robinson misses 13-foot jumper.
(1:33) John Kelly Offensive Rebound.
(1:33) John Kelly misses tip in dunk.
(1:31) Caden Diggs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:30) Caden Diggs makes layup.
2843
(1:08) Ari Fulton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:02) Ace Valentine Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:55) Caden Diggs makes 12-foot jumper (Paul Greene assists).
2845
(0:38) Melvyn Ebonkoli bad pass turnover.
(0:38) Caden Diggs Steal.
(0:35) Foul on Sebastian Robinson.
+1 (0:35) Daylon Dickerson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2846
+1 (0:35) Daylon Dickerson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2847
(0:16) Melvyn Ebonkoli bad pass turnover.
(0:16) Ace Valentine Steal.
(0:02) Caden Diggs misses layup.
(0:02) Jordan Rogers Block.
(0:00) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NJIT

UMBC

74Points87

28-64(43.8%)Field Goal(%)29-56(51.8%)

6-20(30.0%)3-Point(%)6-20(30.0%)

12-23(52.2%)Free Throw(%)23-30(76.7%)

40(15)Rebounds(Offensive)34(6)

7Assists9

2Steals3

2Blocks0

10Turnovers6

22(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

0Largest Lead22

Game Details

Thursday, January 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena · Baltimore, MD

capacity: 6,000

tv: ESPN+

spread: UMBC -6.5

over/under: 143.5