NJIT Highlanders vs. Fordham Rams

Nov 4, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NJIT	37	35	72
FOR	26	35	61

Game Recap

NJIT secures 72-61 win over Fordham. David Bolden scored 18 points as NJIT beat Fordham 72-61 on Tuesday in the season opener for both teams.

Player Stats

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Jordan Rogers	34	4-9	0-0	3-4	7	6	1	0	1	2	11
32Malachi Arrington	27	3-6	0-0	0-1	6	1	0	0	0	5	6
1David Bolden	35	7-13	4-7	0-0	7	3	3	0	4	1	18
2Jeremy Clayville	18	2-6	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	0	4
24Ari Fulton	27	3-12	1-3	1-2	4	0	0	1	3	1	8
33Zack Scherler	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2
25John Kelly	9	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
44Rocco Awad	28	4-5	4-5	0-1	2	1	0	2	0	2	12
14Quentin Duncan	13	3-5	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	8

TOTAL	-	28-5947.5%	12-2254.5%	4-850.0%	35	14	4	3	10	13	72

FORDHAM	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Akira Jacobs	24	2-6	0-4	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	3	4
12Rikus Schulte	31	2-7	0-1	3-4	11	2	1	0	1	1	7
1Zarique Nutter	26	5-16	0-3	5-8	6	0	1	2	0	2	15
2Dejour Reaves	33	9-15	3-6	0-0	6	3	2	0	3	2	21
77Louis Lesmond	23	0-5	0-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
0Abass Bodija	12	2-5	0-0	2-2	7	0	1	2	1	1	6
30Christian Henry	22	0-6	0-1	1-4	1	2	0	0	0	2	1
8Ryan Pettis	7	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
4Marcus Greene	14	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	3
25Jace Howard	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
TOTAL	-	23-6734.3%	4-2416.7%	11-1861.1%	41	9	6	4	7	15	61

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNJITFOR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by NJIT.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Fordham.
+3 (19:47) Ari Fulton made Three Point Jumper.
30
(19:28) Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
(19:25) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(19:02) Ari Fulton missed Jumper.
(18:57) Rikus Schulte Defensive Rebound.
(18:51) Rikus Schulte missed Layup.
(18:48) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:42) Jordan Rogers made Layup.
50
(18:21) Louis Lesmond missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:18) Fordham Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:10) Dejour Reaves made Layup. Assisted by Rikus Schulte.
52
(17:52) Jeremy Clayville Turnover.
(17:42) Akira Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:37) Louis Lesmond Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:34) Dejour Reaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Louis Lesmond.
55
(17:14) Malachi Arrington missed Dunk.
(17:11) Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
(17:07) Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
(17:07) Rikus Schulte Offensive Rebound.
(17:07) Foul on Malachi Arrington.
(17:07) Ari Fulton Block.
+3 (16:53) Dejour Reaves made Three Point Jumper.
58
+2 (16:35) Jeremy Clayville made Jumper.
78
(16:18) Akira Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:13) Malachi Arrington Defensive Rebound.
(16:00) Malachi Arrington missed Layup.
(15:57) Rikus Schulte Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:55) Akira Jacobs made Layup. Assisted by Rikus Schulte.
710
(15:34) Jeremy Clayville missed Jumper.
(15:32) Dejour Reaves Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Foul on Akira Jacobs.
(15:16) Akira Jacobs Turnover.
(14:54) David Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:49) Akira Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
(14:31) Akira Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:29) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:15) Rocco Awad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Bolden.
1010
+2 (13:56) Jace Howard made Jumper.
1012
(13:32) David Bolden missed Jumper.
(13:28) Marcus Greene Defensive Rebound.
(13:18) Marcus Greene missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:16) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Foul on Jace Howard.
(12:59) Ari Fulton missed Jumper.
(12:56) Jace Howard Defensive Rebound.
(12:49) Jace Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:46) Malachi Arrington Defensive Rebound.
(12:31) Foul on Abass Bodija.
(12:20) Foul on Christian Henry.
(12:13) Jeremy Clayville missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:08) Abass Bodija Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:54) Abass Bodija made Layup. Assisted by Christian Henry.
1014
(11:28) Foul on Marcus Greene.
+1 (11:28) Ari Fulton made Free Throw.
1114
(11:28) Ari Fulton missed Free Throw.
(11:26) Abass Bodija Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:05) Rikus Schulte made Layup.
1116
+2 (10:43) Jeremy Clayville made Jumper.
1316
(10:26) Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:24) Fordham Offensive Rebound.
(10:14) Christian Henry missed Jumper.
(10:09) Jeremy Clayville Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:55) David Bolden made Layup.
1516
(9:36) Foul on Quentin Duncan.
(9:36) Zarique Nutter missed Free Throw.
(9:36) Fordham Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:35) Zarique Nutter missed Free Throw.
(9:33) Quentin Duncan Defensive Rebound.
(9:21) Quentin Duncan missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:17) Malachi Arrington Offensive Rebound.
(9:16) Malachi Arrington missed Layup.
(9:12) Rikus Schulte Defensive Rebound.
(9:05) Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:02) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:58) Quentin Duncan made Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Clayville.
1716
(8:42) Akira Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:37) Jeremy Clayville Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:32) Zack Scherler made Layup.
1916
(8:10) Dejour Reaves missed Jumper.
(8:07) Quentin Duncan Defensive Rebound.
(7:53) missed Layup.
(7:50) Rikus Schulte Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:48) Zarique Nutter made Layup. Assisted by Dejour Reaves.
1918
(7:20) David Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:17) Rikus Schulte Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:10) Dejour Reaves made Layup.
1920
+2 (6:46) Malachi Arrington made Jumper.
2120
(6:21) Rikus Schulte Turnover.
(6:21) Steal.
(6:16) Ari Fulton missed Jumper.
(6:12) Louis Lesmond Defensive Rebound.
(6:00) Louis Lesmond missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:00) Rocco Awad Block.
(5:56) Zarique Nutter Offensive Rebound.
(5:53) Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
(5:49) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(5:41) Ari Fulton missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:40) Fordham Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:21) Dejour Reaves made Jumper.
2122
(5:04) Ari Fulton missed Layup.
(5:00) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(4:53) Ari Fulton Turnover.
(4:53) Abass Bodija Steal.
(4:35) Christian Henry missed Jumper.
(4:33) Malachi Arrington Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:14) Quentin Duncan made Three Point Jumper.
2422
(4:00) Abass Bodija Turnover.
(4:00) David Bolden Steal.
+3 (3:41) Rocco Awad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Arrington.
2722
(3:27) Jace Howard Turnover.
(3:27) David Bolden Steal.
(3:27) Foul on Jace Howard.
+3 (3:07) David Bolden made Three Point Jumper.
3022
+3 (2:50) Dejour Reaves made Three Point Jumper.
3025
(2:36) John Kelly missed Layup.
(2:32) Ryan Pettis Defensive Rebound.
(2:28) Ryan Pettis missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:24) John Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:10) David Bolden made Layup.
3225
(1:55) Rikus Schulte missed Layup.
(1:53) Rocco Awad Defensive Rebound.
(1:49) David Bolden Turnover.
(1:39) Dejour Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:36) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(1:23) Foul on Christian Henry.
(1:22) Malachi Arrington missed Free Throw.
(1:21) Rikus Schulte Defensive Rebound.
(0:56) Rikus Schulte missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:52) Louis Lesmond Offensive Rebound.
(0:50) Louis Lesmond missed Layup.
(0:47) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:44) Rocco Awad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Bolden.
3525
(0:27) Foul on Quentin Duncan.
+1 (0:27) Christian Henry made Free Throw.
3526
(0:27) Christian Henry missed Free Throw.
(0:25) Malachi Arrington Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:04) Malachi Arrington made Dunk.
3726

2nd half

Team Stats

NJIT

FOR

72Points61

28-59(47.5%)Field Goal(%)23-67(34.3%)

12-22(54.5%)3-Point(%)4-24(16.7%)

4-8(50.0%)Free Throw(%)11-18(61.1%)

37(9)Rebounds(Offensive)45(19)

14Assists9

4Steals6

3Blocks4

11Turnovers8

13(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

13Largest Lead5

Game Details

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Rose Hill Gymnasium · Bronx, NY

attendance: 1,008 (31.5%)

tv: ESPN+