Vermont Catamounts vs. NJIT Highlanders

Feb 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UVM	30	40	70
NJIT	30	34	64

Game Recap

Yalden's 21 lead Vermont past NJIT 70-64. Gus Yalden had 21 points in Vermont's 70-64 win over NJIT on Saturday night.

Player Stats

VERMONT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Noah Barnett	30	1-1	0-0	0-1	3	1	2	1	1	2	2
19Gus Yalden	27	10-15	0-2	1-2	3	2	0	1	1	2	21
5Sean Blake	31	4-9	1-4	6-9	7	4	0	2	2	5	15
3TJ Hurley	32	5-11	2-6	1-2	4	1	0	0	2	3	13
24Ben Johnson	15	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	0	2
2Ben Michaels	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
4Jackson Skipper	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
21Lucas Mari	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0
1Momo Nkugwa	16	3-4	1-2	1-4	5	0	0	0	0	1	8
20TJ Long	29	2-7	0-3	3-3	6	1	0	0	0	1	7
TOTAL	-	27-5251.9%	4-2020.0%	12-2157.1%	32	13	2	4	8	16	70

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Jordan Rogers	29	0-3	0-1	2-2	3	3	1	0	1	2	2
11Melvyn Ebonkoli	33	6-9	0-0	2-4	4	0	1	1	3	3	14
1David Bolden	36	4-15	3-8	4-4	3	2	2	0	0	4	15
24Ari Fulton	25	2-5	0-2	2-2	8	0	0	0	0	3	6
0Sebastian Robinson	35	5-14	0-1	6-7	1	3	2	0	1	3	16
25John Kelly	9	1-1	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2	3
32Malachi Arrington	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
44Rocco Awad	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Quentin Duncan	22	2-3	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6

TOTAL	-	21-5339.6%	6-1637.5%	16-1984.2%	26	8	6	1	6	19	64

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUVMNJIT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Vermont.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by NJIT.
+2 (19:29) Gus Yalden makes layup (Ben Johnson assists).
20
(19:03) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses 5-foot hook shot.
(18:59) Ben Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(18:42) Noah Barnett bad pass turnover.
(18:20) Sebastian Robinson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:16) TJ Hurley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:03) Gus Yalden makes driving layup (Ben Johnson assists).
40
+3 (17:47) David Bolden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Rogers assists).
43
(17:23) TJ Hurley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:18) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(17:00) Jordan Rogers bad pass turnover.
(16:46) Ben Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:43) Gus Yalden Offensive Rebound.
(16:28) Gus Yalden misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:25) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(16:17) Sebastian Robinson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:13) TJ Hurley Defensive Rebound.
(15:44) Foul on TJ Hurley.
(15:44) TJ Hurley turnover.
+2 (15:33) Ari Fulton makes 10-foot jumper (David Bolden assists).
45
(15:19) Gus Yalden misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:15) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(15:06) David Bolden misses 11-foot jumper.
(15:03) Ben Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(14:59) Ben Johnson bad pass turnover.
(14:59) Jordan Rogers Steal.
(14:55) Foul on Lucas Mari.
+1 (14:55) Ari Fulton makes free throw 1 of 2.
46
+1 (14:55) Ari Fulton makes free throw 2 of 2.
47
(14:42) TJ Hurley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:38) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:31) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes 3-foot hook shot.
49
(14:08) TJ Hurley misses layup.
(14:08) Melvyn Ebonkoli Block.
(14:07) Vermont Offensive Rebound.
(14:04) Sean Blake misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:00) Sebastian Robinson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:38) David Bolden makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jordan Rogers assists).
412
(13:37) Foul on TJ Long.
+1 (13:37) David Bolden makes free throw 1 of 1.
413
(13:12) TJ Long misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:08) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:51) Sebastian Robinson makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
415
+3 (12:24) TJ Hurley makes 22-foot three point jumper (Lucas Mari assists).
715
(11:59) Sebastian Robinson misses layup.
(11:59) Vermont Defensive Rebound.
(11:42) Lucas Mari misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:37) Malachi Arrington Defensive Rebound.
(11:25) Rocco Awad misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:21) TJ Hurley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:13) TJ Hurley makes 2-foot floating jump shot.
915
+2 (10:43) Malachi Arrington makes layup.
917
(10:24) Foul on John Kelly.
(10:21) Foul on Sebastian Robinson.
+3 (10:00) Momo Nkugwa makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sean Blake assists).
1217
(9:36) Sebastian Robinson misses layup.
(9:36) Sean Blake Block.
(9:31) TJ Long Defensive Rebound.
(9:29) Momo Nkugwa misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:24) Rocco Awad Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:09) John Kelly makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Robinson assists).
1220
+2 (8:39) Sean Blake makes driving layup.
1420
(8:21) Melvyn Ebonkoli bad pass turnover.
(8:21) Noah Barnett Steal.
(8:03) Sean Blake misses driving layup.
(8:00) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(7:53) Ari Fulton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:49) Momo Nkugwa Defensive Rebound.
(7:36) Gus Yalden misses 6-foot hook shot.
(7:32) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(7:26) Foul on John Kelly.
(7:26) John Kelly turnover.
(7:12) Sean Blake bad pass turnover.
(7:12) Melvyn Ebonkoli Steal.
(7:09) Foul on Gus Yalden.
+1 (7:09) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes free throw 1 of 2.
1421
+1 (7:09) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes free throw 2 of 2.
1422
+2 (6:45) Gus Yalden makes layup (Jackson Skipper assists).
1622
(6:21) Melvyn Ebonkoli bad pass turnover.
(6:09) Jackson Skipper misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:01) Sean Blake Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:01) Sean Blake makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1822
(5:43) Foul on Sean Blake.
+2 (5:39) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup.
1824
(5:12) Sean Blake misses layup.
(5:09) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:04) Ari Fulton makes layup (Sebastian Robinson assists).
1826
+2 (4:35) Gus Yalden makes layup.
2026
(4:06) David Bolden misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:06) Sean Blake Block.
(4:00) TJ Hurley Defensive Rebound.
(3:57) TJ Long misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:54) Noah Barnett Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:41) Gus Yalden makes layup.
2226
(3:41) Foul on Ari Fulton.
+1 (3:41) Gus Yalden makes free throw 1 of 1.
2326
(3:21) Malachi Arrington misses layup.
(3:18) Gus Yalden Defensive Rebound.
(2:57) Gus Yalden bad pass turnover.
(2:57) David Bolden Steal.
(2:47) David Bolden misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(2:41) John Kelly Offensive Rebound.
(2:39) Sebastian Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:36) John Kelly Offensive Rebound.
(2:28) Sebastian Robinson misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(2:22) TJ Long Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:13) TJ Hurley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sean Blake assists).
2626
+2 (1:53) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup.
2628
(1:36) Foul on Melvyn Ebonkoli.
(1:33) TJ Hurley bad pass turnover.
(1:33) David Bolden Steal.
(1:23) Sebastian Robinson traveling turnover.
+2 (1:08) Gus Yalden makes driving layup.
2828
+2 (0:45) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup (David Bolden assists).
2830
+2 (0:07) Sean Blake makes driving layup.
3030

2nd half

Team Stats

UVM

NJIT

70Points64

27-52(51.9%)Field Goal(%)21-53(39.6%)

4-20(20.0%)3-Point(%)6-16(37.5%)

12-21(57.1%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

35(7)Rebounds(Offensive)30(5)

13Assists8

2Steals6

4Blocks1

9Turnovers6

16(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

7Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 7:00 PM

NJIT Wellness and Events Center · Newark, NJ

capacity: 3,500

tv: ESPN+

spread: UVM -6.5

over/under: 142.5