UMBC Retrievers vs. NJIT Highlanders

Mar 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UMBC	46	45	91
NJIT	24	28	52

Game Recap

UMBC earns 91-52 victory against NJIT. DJ Armstrong scored 14 points as UMBC beat NJIT 91-52 on Tuesday.

Player Stats

UMBC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Jose Roberto Tanchyn	16	3-5	2-3	2-2	6	0	2	0	2	2	10
2Josh Odunowo	21	3-8	0-0	0-2	7	1	1	0	2	1	6
4Jah'Likai King	24	3-7	1-2	3-3	4	1	1	2	3	1	10
3DJ Armstrong Jr.	23	4-7	4-7	2-2	3	1	1	0	0	2	14
1Ace Valentine	27	3-6	1-3	1-2	6	6	2	0	3	1	8
23Riley Jacobs	16	4-6	0-1	2-2	7	2	1	2	0	3	10
10Paul Greene	13	2-6	0-0	2-2	7	1	4	0	1	1	6
12Jake Stout	9	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
7Tim Eze	10	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	4
11Caden Diggs	16	4-6	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	8
30Saahil Thakkar	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	3
21Cougar Downing	21	2-5	2-5	1-2	1	2	1	0	0	2	7
TOTAL	-	33-6550.8%	12-2744.4%	13-1776.5%	45	16	13	4	12	17	91

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Jordan Rogers	20	2-9	1-7	0-2	10	0	2	0	2	2	5
11Melvyn Ebonkoli	23	3-6	0-0	1-2	4	1	1	0	2	2	7
1David Bolden	25	2-8	1-4	2-2	0	1	2	0	2	2	7
24Ari Fulton	21	2-3	1-2	0-1	3	1	0	0	1	0	5
0Sebastian Robinson	22	4-8	0-1	2-2	2	1	0	0	5	3	10
33Zack Scherler	5	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	2	0	1	2
25John Kelly	20	0-3	0-1	3-4	4	1	1	0	1	1	3
8Jeffrey Akintolu	8	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
32Malachi Arrington	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
44Rocco Awad	19	3-7	0-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	3	1	6
14Quentin Duncan	19	1-5	1-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3
7Cameron Piggee	11	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	-	18-5632.1%	4-2615.4%	12-1770.6%	27	7	8	2	16	15	52

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUMBCNJIT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by NJIT.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by UMBC.
+3 (19:43) Ari Fulton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Melvyn Ebonkoli assists).
03
(19:25) Josh Odunowo misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(19:21) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(19:04) Ari Fulton bad pass turnover.
(19:04) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Steal.
+2 (18:50) Jah'Likai King makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Ace Valentine assists).
23
(18:31) Jordan Rogers bad pass turnover.
(18:31) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Steal.
(18:25) Jah'Likai King bad pass turnover.
(18:25) Jordan Rogers Steal.
(18:19) Sebastian Robinson bad pass turnover.
+3 (18:05) Jose Roberto Tanchyn makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ace Valentine assists).
53
(17:47) Jordan Rogers misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:44) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Defensive Rebound.
(17:39) Foul on Sebastian Robinson.
+1 (17:39) Jah'Likai King makes free throw 1 of 2.
63
+1 (17:39) Jah'Likai King makes free throw 2 of 2.
73
(17:27) Jordan Rogers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:24) Jah'Likai King Defensive Rebound.
(17:15) Jah'Likai King bad pass turnover.
(17:15) David Bolden Steal.
+2 (17:10) Jordan Rogers makes layup.
75
(16:53) Jah'Likai King misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:51) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(16:29) David Bolden misses driving layup.
(16:27) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Defensive Rebound.
(16:24) Ace Valentine bad pass turnover.
(15:57) Sebastian Robinson misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(15:55) Josh Odunowo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:48) Jose Roberto Tanchyn makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ace Valentine assists).
105
(15:21) Ari Fulton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:18) Ace Valentine Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:09) Ace Valentine makes driving layup.
125
(14:48) Jordan Rogers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:42) Ace Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(14:40) DJ Armstrong Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:36) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(14:30) Jordan Rogers misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(14:26) Ari Fulton Offensive Rebound.
(14:12) Jordan Rogers misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(14:08) DJ Armstrong Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:04) Ace Valentine misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:01) Sebastian Robinson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:51) Sebastian Robinson makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
127
(13:35) Jah'Likai King misses 18-foot jumper.
(13:33) Josh Odunowo Offensive Rebound.
(13:29) Ace Valentine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:26) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(13:19) Sebastian Robinson bad pass turnover.
(12:53) Cougar Downing misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:49) John Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(12:29) John Kelly misses layup.
(12:29) Riley Jacobs Block.
(12:29) John Kelly Offensive Rebound.
(12:27) Malachi Arrington misses layup.
(12:27) Riley Jacobs Block.
(12:23) Jah'Likai King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:21) Ace Valentine makes driving layup (Jah'Likai King assists).
147
(12:11) Foul on Jah'Likai King.
(11:53) Foul on Cougar Downing.
+3 (11:38) David Bolden makes 22-foot three point jumper (John Kelly assists).
1410
+3 (11:13) Cougar Downing makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1710
(11:01) Melvyn Ebonkoli traveling turnover.
+3 (10:37) DJ Armstrong Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Riley Jacobs assists).
2010
(10:15) Foul on Riley Jacobs.
+2 (10:06) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup (David Bolden assists).
2012
(9:48) Caden Diggs misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:44) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(9:32) Melvyn Ebonkoli bad pass turnover.
(9:32) DJ Armstrong Jr. Steal.
(9:17) Jah'Likai King misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:14) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(9:05) Rocco Awad misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:01) Riley Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
(8:56) Caden Diggs misses layup.
(8:51) Riley Jacobs Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:51) Riley Jacobs makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2212
(8:24) David Bolden misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(8:20) Riley Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:13) Cougar Downing makes 26-foot three point jumper (Riley Jacobs assists).
2512
+2 (7:54) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup.
2514
(7:30) Josh Odunowo misses driving layup.
(7:27) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:27) Jose Roberto Tanchyn makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2714
(7:13) John Kelly misses driving layup.
(7:10) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:59) Josh Odunowo makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
2914
(6:37) John Kelly misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:31) Ace Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(6:15) Foul on Melvyn Ebonkoli.
+2 (6:02) Caden Diggs makes 12-foot step back jumpshot.
3114
(5:46) Foul on Jose Roberto Tanchyn.
+2 (5:38) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes 11-foot hook shot.
3116
(5:07) Jose Roberto Tanchyn misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(5:07) Josh Odunowo Offensive Rebound.
(5:07) Foul on Melvyn Ebonkoli.
(5:00) Foul on Jeffrey Akintolu.
+2 (4:47) Caden Diggs makes layup.
3316
+2 (4:35) Sebastian Robinson makes driving layup.
3318
+3 (4:19) DJ Armstrong Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Odunowo assists).
3618
(4:01) Sebastian Robinson misses 17-foot jumper.
(3:59) Jeffrey Akintolu Offensive Rebound.
(3:50) Jeffrey Akintolu misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:46) Ace Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(3:40) Ace Valentine bad pass turnover.
(3:40) Malachi Arrington Steal.
(3:29) Sebastian Robinson bad pass turnover.
(3:29) Josh Odunowo Steal.
+3 (3:23) DJ Armstrong Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ace Valentine assists).
3918
(3:20) Foul on DJ Armstrong Jr..
(3:11) David Bolden misses driving layup.
(3:11) Jah'Likai King Block.
(3:09) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(3:02) Quentin Duncan misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:58) Melvyn Ebonkoli Offensive Rebound.
(2:58) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses tip in layup.
(2:57) Riley Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
(2:41) Ace Valentine bad pass turnover.
(2:41) Jordan Rogers Steal.
(2:28) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses layup.
(2:26) Jah'Likai King Defensive Rebound.
(2:13) DJ Armstrong Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:10) Josh Odunowo Offensive Rebound.
(1:51) Josh Odunowo misses layup.
(1:47) Riley Jacobs Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:47) Riley Jacobs makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
4118
+2 (1:34) David Bolden makes driving layup.
4120
(1:33) Technical Foul on David Bolden.
+1 (1:33) DJ Armstrong Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
4220
+1 (1:33) DJ Armstrong Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
4320
(1:09) Josh Odunowo misses driving layup.
(1:06) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(0:49) Quentin Duncan misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:49) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(0:49) Jah'Likai King Block.
+2 (0:39) Ari Fulton makes layup.
4322
(0:39) Foul on Riley Jacobs.
(0:39) Ari Fulton misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:38) Ace Valentine Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:08) Jah'Likai King makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caden Diggs assists).
4622
(0:01) Foul on Ace Valentine.
+1 (0:01) Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2.
4623
+1 (0:01) Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2.
4624

2nd half

Team Stats

UMBC

NJIT

91Points52

33-65(50.8%)Field Goal(%)18-56(32.1%)

12-27(44.4%)3-Point(%)4-26(15.4%)

13-17(76.5%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)

46(16)Rebounds(Offensive)29(11)

16Assists7

13Steals8

4Blocks2

14Turnovers16

17(1)Fouls(Technical)15(2)

42Largest Lead3

Game Details

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · 6:00 PM

NJIT Wellness and Events Center · Newark, NJ

attendance: 460 (13.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UMBC -4.5

over/under: 143.5