NJIT Highlanders vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Nov 24, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NJIT	28	39	67
CIN	42	52	94

Game Recap

Abaev's 20 points helps Cincinnati to lopsided win over NJIT 94-67. Freshman Shon Abaev scored a season-high 20 points, Moustapha Thiam recorded a double-double and Cincinnati beat NJIT 94-67 on Monday night.

Player Stats

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Jordan Rogers	27	0-4	0-2	0-0	9	3	0	1	1	0	0
32Malachi Arrington	20	1-2	0-0	2-2	6	0	0	1	0	4	4
1David Bolden	23	5-10	4-7	2-2	1	0	1	0	6	1	16
2Jeremy Clayville	17	3-11	1-7	1-1	2	1	1	0	1	0	8
24Ari Fulton	24	3-11	2-6	2-3	4	1	0	0	4	2	10
33Zack Scherler	18	0-2	0-0	0-1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
25John Kelly	10	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
8Jeffrey Akintolu	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	2
44Rocco Awad	19	0-3	0-2	1-2	3	1	1	0	2	2	1
14Quentin Duncan	16	3-6	2-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	4	8
7Cameron Piggee	5	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6
0Sebastian Robinson	16	4-8	1-2	1-2	1	0	0	0	4	2	10
TOTAL	-	22-6235.5%	12-3138.7%	11-1573.3%	36	12	4	2	19	18	67

CINCINNATI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
52Moustapha Thiam	26	7-12	0-2	1-1	10	1	1	1	1	1	15
1Day Day Thomas	25	2-4	2-4	0-0	3	5	1	0	0	2	6
10Shon Abaev	28	6-13	4-11	4-4	8	3	2	0	2	2	20
11Kerr Kriisa	18	2-3	1-1	0-0	2	6	1	0	0	0	5
32Jalen Celestine	11	0-6	0-5	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
24Tyler McKinley	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	4
65Halvine Dzellat	14	4-5	0-0	3-4	4	0	0	0	1	3	11
17Jordi Rodriguez	23	3-5	3-4	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	10
7Keyshuan Tillery	19	4-10	1-3	0-1	1	1	1	0	3	4	9
5Sencire Harris	20	4-7	1-2	3-7	2	5	2	0	1	2	12
13Grant Darbyshire	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	34-6949.3%	12-3237.5%	14-2166.7%	36	24	9	1	9	15	94

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNJITCIN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Cincinnati.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by NJIT.
+3 (19:48) Kerr Kriisa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Celestine.
03
(19:29) Jeremy Clayville missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:26) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
(19:20) Shon Abaev Turnover.
(19:05) David Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:01) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(18:54) Moustapha Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:51) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
(18:40) Ari Fulton missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:36) Kerr Kriisa Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:32) Shon Abaev made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerr Kriisa.
06
(18:08) Jeremy Clayville missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:04) Jordan Rogers Offensive Rebound.
(17:59) David Bolden Turnover.
(17:59) Day Day Thomas Steal.
(17:49) Moustapha Thiam missed Jumper.
(17:46) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:42) Ari Fulton made Jumper.
26
(17:34) Jalen Celestine missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:30) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Foul on Day Day Thomas.
(16:59) David Bolden missed Jumper.
(16:58) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:58) Foul on Malachi Arrington.
(16:49) Jalen Celestine missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:45) Malachi Arrington Defensive Rebound.
(16:37) Jeremy Clayville missed Layup.
(16:35) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:25) Moustapha Thiam made Dunk. Assisted by Kerr Kriisa.
28
(15:59) Jeremy Clayville missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:56) Jordan Rogers Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:54) Ari Fulton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rogers.
58
(15:45) Jalen Celestine missed Layup.
(15:41) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) Jeremy Clayville missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:39) Ari Fulton Offensive Rebound.
(15:35) David Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:30) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(15:28) Shon Abaev missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:17) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(15:07) Foul on Shon Abaev.
(15:07) Ari Fulton missed Free Throw.
(15:07) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:07) Ari Fulton made Free Throw.
68
+1 (15:07) Ari Fulton made Free Throw.
78
(14:46) Moustapha Thiam missed Jumper.
(14:42) Malachi Arrington Defensive Rebound.
(14:34) Foul on Moustapha Thiam.
+1 (14:34) Malachi Arrington made Free Throw.
88
+1 (14:34) Malachi Arrington made Free Throw.
98
+2 (14:05) Moustapha Thiam made Jumper. Assisted by Kerr Kriisa.
910
(13:40) David Bolden Turnover.
(13:40) Moustapha Thiam Steal.
(13:34) Moustapha Thiam missed Dunk.
(13:31) Tyler McKinley Offensive Rebound.
(13:30) Jordi Rodriguez missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:26) Tyler McKinley Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:25) Moustapha Thiam made Layup. Assisted by Tyler McKinley.
912
(13:02) Ari Fulton missed Jumper.
(12:58) Malachi Arrington Offensive Rebound.
(12:58) Malachi Arrington missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(12:56) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:48) Jordi Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Moustapha Thiam.
915
(12:24) Jordan Rogers Turnover.
+2 (12:19) Sencire Harris made Layup. Assisted by Jordi Rodriguez.
917
(12:19) Foul on Rocco Awad.
+1 (12:19) Sencire Harris made Free Throw.
918
(11:50) Sebastian Robinson missed Jumper.
(11:44) John Kelly Offensive Rebound.
(11:43) Foul on Sencire Harris.
(11:39) Rocco Awad Turnover.
(11:26) Foul on Quentin Duncan.
(11:25) Sencire Harris Turnover.
(11:25) Rocco Awad Steal.
(11:21) Rocco Awad Turnover.
(11:21) Sencire Harris Steal.
(11:14) Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:11) Halvine Dzellat Offensive Rebound.
(11:09) Halvine Dzellat Turnover.
(10:37) Rocco Awad missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:37) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:37) NJIT Turnover.
+3 (10:24) Shon Abaev made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
921
(9:55) John Kelly missed Jumper.
(9:53) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:51) Jeremy Clayville made Jumper.
1121
(9:51) Foul on Keyshuan Tillery.
+1 (9:51) Jeremy Clayville made Free Throw.
1221
(9:35) Jalen Celestine missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:31) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(9:20) Ari Fulton missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:16) Keyshuan Tillery Defensive Rebound.
(9:08) Keyshuan Tillery Turnover.
+2 (8:59) Jeremy Clayville made Jumper.
1421
(8:51) Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:46) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:34) Jeremy Clayville made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zack Scherler.
1721
(8:08) Shon Abaev missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:05) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:49) Shon Abaev made Layup.
1723
(7:28) Ari Fulton Turnover.
+2 (7:17) Moustapha Thiam made Layup. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
1725
(7:17) Foul on Malachi Arrington.
+1 (7:17) Moustapha Thiam made Free Throw.
1726
+3 (6:56) Ari Fulton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rogers.
2026
(6:45) Jalen Celestine missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:42) Jeremy Clayville Defensive Rebound.
(6:28) Ari Fulton Turnover.
+2 (6:09) Sencire Harris made Jumper.
2028
+2 (5:50) Sebastian Robinson made Jumper.
2228
+3 (5:43) Day Day Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shon Abaev.
2231
(5:20) Jordan Rogers missed Layup.
(5:18) Jeremy Clayville Offensive Rebound.
(5:11) Foul on Sencire Harris.
(5:10) Jeremy Clayville missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:07) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
(4:51) Shon Abaev missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:48) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(4:42) Foul on Shon Abaev.
+1 (4:42) Sebastian Robinson made Free Throw.
2331
(4:42) Sebastian Robinson missed Free Throw.
(4:41) Tyler McKinley Defensive Rebound.
(4:29) Keyshuan Tillery Turnover.
(4:29) Jeremy Clayville Steal.
(4:23) Jeremy Clayville Turnover.
(4:23) Kerr Kriisa Steal.
+2 (4:18) Halvine Dzellat made Layup. Assisted by Kerr Kriisa.
2333
(4:18) Foul on Sebastian Robinson.
(4:18) Halvine Dzellat missed Free Throw.
(4:17) Sebastian Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(4:07) Sebastian Robinson missed Jumper.
(4:04) Halvine Dzellat Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:41) Jordi Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
2336
(3:21) Sebastian Robinson Turnover.
(3:21) Keyshuan Tillery Steal.
(3:14) Keyshuan Tillery missed Layup.
(3:11) Halvine Dzellat Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:11) Halvine Dzellat made Two Point Tip Shot.
2338
+2 (2:55) David Bolden made Jumper.
2538
(2:47) Keyshuan Tillery missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:43) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:15) David Bolden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zack Scherler.
2838
+2 (1:59) Tyler McKinley made Jumper. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
2840
(1:47) Foul on David Bolden.
(1:47) David Bolden Turnover.
(1:21) Kerr Kriisa missed Jumper.
(1:21) Jordan Rogers Block.
(1:17) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(1:00) Ari Fulton missed Layup.
(0:57) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(0:46) Foul on Tyler McKinley.
(0:46) Tyler McKinley Turnover.
(0:41) Ari Fulton missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:37) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(0:29) Jalen Celestine missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:25) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Ari Fulton missed Layup.
(0:03) Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Foul on Ari Fulton.
+1 (0:03) Jalen Celestine made Free Throw.
2841
+1 (0:03) Jalen Celestine made Free Throw.
2842
(0:00) Jordan Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NJIT

CIN

67Points94

22-62(35.5%)Field Goal(%)34-69(49.3%)

12-31(38.7%)3-Point(%)12-32(37.5%)

11-15(73.3%)Free Throw(%)14-21(66.7%)

40(13)Rebounds(Offensive)38(12)

12Assists24

4Steals9

2Blocks1

20Turnovers9

18(0)Fouls(Technical)15(1)

1Largest Lead33

Game Details

Monday, November 24, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Fifth Third Arena · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 8,774 (73.0%)

tv: ESPN+

over/under: 141.5