Maine Black Bears vs. NJIT Highlanders

Mar 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ME	29	29	58
NJIT	32	28	60

Game Recap

Robinson, Fulton rally NJIT past Maine 60-58 in America East Conference quarterfinal. Sebastian Robinson had 21 points and Ari Fulton sank the game-winning shot with one second left as NJIT rallied to eliminate Maine 60-58 on Saturday in the quarterfinals of...

Player Stats

MAINE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1TJ Biel	17	2-5	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	6
25Keelan Steele	20	5-6	0-0	1-4	3	2	0	0	2	3	11
0Logan Carey	29	3-7	0-1	2-2	3	4	2	1	1	3	8
3Ryan Mabrey	35	1-6	1-5	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	0	3
24Mekhi Gray	36	1-7	1-1	5-8	5	4	3	1	3	3	8
14Amare Allen	10	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2
6Yanis Bamba	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Ace Flagg	34	5-9	2-4	2-3	8	1	1	0	2	2	14
4Caleb Crawford	17	2-4	1-1	1-1	0	1	1	1	4	2	6
TOTAL	-	20-4742.6%	5-1435.7%	13-2065.0%	25	14	9	3	13	15	58

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Jordan Rogers	29	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	3	1	0	2	3	2
11Melvyn Ebonkoli	33	1-2	0-0	1-2	7	0	0	2	0	4	3
1David Bolden	31	3-16	2-12	4-4	6	4	3	0	4	3	12
24Ari Fulton	31	5-10	0-2	0-0	8	1	1	0	4	2	10
0Sebastian Robinson	36	9-14	0-0	3-5	2	2	3	0	4	2	21
25John Kelly	11	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
32Malachi Arrington	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	3	2
44Rocco Awad	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14Quentin Duncan	21	3-6	3-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
TOTAL	-	23-5046.0%	5-1926.3%	9-1369.2%	31	10	8	3	16	21	60

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMENJIT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Maine.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by NJIT.
(19:38) TJ Biel bad pass turnover.
(19:38) David Bolden Steal.
(19:29) Jordan Rogers bad pass turnover.
(19:29) Logan Carey Steal.
+2 (19:23) Keelan Steele makes layup (Logan Carey assists).
20
(18:50) Foul on Logan Carey.
+1 (18:50) Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2.
21
+1 (18:50) Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2.
22
(18:41) Ryan Mabrey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:37) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(18:23) David Bolden misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:14) David Bolden Offensive Rebound.
(18:10) Foul on Keelan Steele.
(18:05) Sebastian Robinson misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:01) Melvyn Ebonkoli Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:00) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup.
24
(17:36) TJ Biel misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:33) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(17:06) David Bolden misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:06) Logan Carey Block.
(17:00) Ryan Mabrey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:59) Logan Carey makes layup (Ryan Mabrey assists).
44
(16:35) David Bolden bad pass turnover.
(16:35) Logan Carey Steal.
(16:24) Mekhi Gray misses layup.
(16:20) Mekhi Gray Offensive Rebound.
(16:19) Mekhi Gray misses layup.
(16:16) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:09) David Bolden makes driving layup.
46
(15:35) TJ Biel misses 15-foot jumper.
(15:32) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) David Bolden misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:27) Jordan Rogers Offensive Rebound.
(15:16) Ari Fulton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:10) Ryan Mabrey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:54) TJ Biel makes 5-foot dunk (Ace Flagg assists).
66
(14:27) Ari Fulton bad pass turnover.
(14:27) Ryan Mabrey Steal.
(14:19) TJ Biel misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:16) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:00) Sebastian Robinson makes driving layup.
68
(13:35) Foul on Sebastian Robinson.
(13:27) Foul on Malachi Arrington.
(13:21) Foul on Sebastian Robinson.
(13:01) Caleb Crawford misses 12-foot jumper.
(12:57) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:56) Quentin Duncan makes 24-foot three point jumper (David Bolden assists).
611
+3 (12:39) Caleb Crawford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keelan Steele assists).
911
+2 (12:06) Ari Fulton makes layup.
913
+3 (11:49) Ace Flagg makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keelan Steele assists).
1213
(11:28) David Bolden misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:28) Foul on Malachi Arrington.
(11:28) Malachi Arrington turnover.
(11:28) Foul on Ace Flagg.
(11:28) Ace Flagg turnover.
(11:14) David Bolden turnover.
(11:01) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(10:54) Keelan Steele bad pass turnover.
(10:54) Jordan Rogers Steal.
(10:28) Ari Fulton misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(10:27) John Kelly Offensive Rebound.
(10:27) Foul on TJ Biel.
+3 (10:16) Quentin Duncan makes 24-foot three point jumper (David Bolden assists).
1216
(10:12) Foul on Caleb Crawford.
(10:12) Caleb Crawford turnover.
(10:06) Quentin Duncan misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:00) Logan Carey Defensive Rebound.
(9:33) team shot clock turnover .
(9:20) Ari Fulton bad pass turnover.
(9:20) Mekhi Gray Steal.
(9:16) Foul on Ari Fulton.
+1 (9:16) Mekhi Gray makes free throw 1 of 2.
1316
(9:16) Mekhi Gray misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:15) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(9:00) David Bolden misses 12-foot jumper.
(9:00) Caleb Crawford Block.
(8:55) Mekhi Gray Defensive Rebound.
(8:55) Foul on John Kelly.
+1 (8:55) TJ Biel makes free throw 1 of 2.
1416
+1 (8:55) TJ Biel makes free throw 2 of 2.
1516
(8:33) Foul on Keelan Steele.
(8:33) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:33) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:33) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes free throw 2 of 2.
1517
(8:14) Foul on Rocco Awad.
+1 (8:14) Mekhi Gray makes free throw 1 of 2.
1617
+1 (8:14) Mekhi Gray makes free throw 2 of 2.
1717
+2 (8:00) Sebastian Robinson makes 13-foot jumper.
1719
(7:34) Logan Carey misses 13-foot jumper.
(7:31) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Sebastian Robinson bad pass turnover.
(7:22) Mekhi Gray Steal.
(7:07) Foul on Ari Fulton.
+1 (7:07) Mekhi Gray makes free throw 1 of 2.
1819
(7:07) Mekhi Gray misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:06) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(6:50) Ari Fulton misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:46) TJ Biel Defensive Rebound.
(6:36) Mekhi Gray misses driving layup.
(6:33) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(6:30) Foul on Logan Carey.
+1 (6:30) David Bolden makes free throw 1 of 2.
1820
+1 (6:30) David Bolden makes free throw 2 of 2.
1821
+3 (6:15) Mekhi Gray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Caleb Crawford assists).
2121
(5:49) Ari Fulton out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(5:27) Caleb Crawford bad pass turnover.
(5:27) David Bolden Steal.
(5:23) Foul on Mekhi Gray.
+1 (5:23) David Bolden makes free throw 1 of 2.
2122
+1 (5:23) David Bolden makes free throw 2 of 2.
2123
+2 (4:57) Ace Flagg makes layup (Ryan Mabrey assists).
2323
(4:28) Sebastian Robinson misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(4:24) Ace Flagg Defensive Rebound.
(4:18) Ace Flagg misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(4:14) Sebastian Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(4:06) Sebastian Robinson bad pass turnover.
(4:06) Caleb Crawford Steal.
(3:42) Foul on David Bolden.
(3:37) Ace Flagg misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:36) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(3:10) Quentin Duncan misses 4-foot jumper.
(3:10) Maine Defensive Rebound.
(3:10) Foul on Melvyn Ebonkoli.
+1 (3:10) Ace Flagg makes free throw 1 of 2.
2423
+1 (3:10) Ace Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2.
2523
+2 (2:56) Sebastian Robinson makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
2525
(2:37) Caleb Crawford misses layup.
(2:37) Melvyn Ebonkoli Block.
(2:33) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:30) Sebastian Robinson makes layup (David Bolden assists).
2527
(2:17) Ace Flagg misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:13) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:05) David Bolden makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Robinson assists).
2530
(1:42) Caleb Crawford bad pass turnover.
(1:42) Sebastian Robinson Steal.
(1:37) Sebastian Robinson bad pass turnover.
(1:23) Foul on Quentin Duncan.
+1 (1:23) Mekhi Gray makes free throw 1 of 2.
2630
(1:23) Mekhi Gray misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:23) TJ Biel Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:21) TJ Biel makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2830
(1:21) Foul on Jordan Rogers.
+1 (1:21) Caleb Crawford makes free throw 1 of 1.
2930
(1:08) Sebastian Robinson misses driving layup.
(1:05) Ace Flagg Defensive Rebound.
(0:51) Caleb Crawford bad pass turnover.
(0:51) Sebastian Robinson Steal.
+2 (0:45) Sebastian Robinson makes driving layup.
2932
(0:15) Ace Flagg misses layup.
(0:11) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(0:10) Quentin Duncan misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:10) Mekhi Gray Block.
(0:10) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(0:03) David Bolden misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Mekhi Gray Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NJIT

58Points60

20-47(42.6%)Field Goal(%)23-50(46.0%)

5-14(35.7%)3-Point(%)5-19(26.3%)

13-20(65.0%)Free Throw(%)9-13(69.2%)

29(6)Rebounds(Offensive)33(7)

14Assists10

9Steals8

3Blocks3

14Turnovers16

15(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

4Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, March 7, 2026 · 4:00 PM

NJIT Wellness and Events Center · Newark, NJ

attendance: 1,297 (37.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: NJIT -3.5

over/under: 134.5