NJIT Highlanders vs. Vermont Catamounts

Mar 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NJIT	18	36	54
UVM	26	37	63

Game Recap

Vermont earns 63-54 victory in America East Conference Tournament against NJIT. Sean Blake and TJ Hurley scored 14 points apiece in Vermont's 63-54 win against NJIT in an America East Conference Tournament semifinal on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Jordan Rogers	28	3-3	1-1	0-0	7	1	3	0	1	3	7
11Melvyn Ebonkoli	30	2-8	0-0	0-0	9	1	0	0	4	2	4
1David Bolden	30	3-15	3-11	2-2	3	3	1	0	3	3	11
24Ari Fulton	24	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	2	0
0Sebastian Robinson	36	9-19	2-4	0-0	2	2	2	1	1	0	20
33Zack Scherler	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25John Kelly	11	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
8Jeffrey Akintolu	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32Malachi Arrington	8	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4
44Rocco Awad	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Quentin Duncan	25	2-4	1-2	2-3	7	0	0	0	1	3	7
7Cameron Piggee	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	21-5836.2%	7-2231.8%	5-771.4%	32	7	7	1	11	16	54

VERMONT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Noah Barnett	30	4-7	1-1	2-2	4	2	0	0	0	1	11
19Gus Yalden	23	3-10	0-3	0-2	4	1	1	2	3	2	6
5Sean Blake	31	5-10	1-2	3-4	5	2	1	0	1	1	14
3TJ Hurley	32	5-8	2-4	2-2	5	1	0	0	1	2	14
24Ben Johnson	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0
2Ben Michaels	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Drew Bessette	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Jackson Skipper	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
21Lucas Mari	21	1-6	0-4	2-2	5	1	0	2	0	1	4
1Momo Nkugwa	15	1-2	0-1	1-3	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
25Sincere Clemons	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Ben Wesson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20TJ Long	27	4-10	3-8	0-0	5	0	5	0	2	1	11
TOTAL	-	23-5541.8%	7-2528.0%	10-1566.7%	31	9	8	4	8	11	63

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNJITUVM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by NJIT.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Vermont.
(19:47) Foul on Melvyn Ebonkoli.
(19:47) Melvyn Ebonkoli turnover.
+2 (19:26) Gus Yalden makes layup (Noah Barnett assists).
02
(18:58) David Bolden misses driving layup.
(18:55) TJ Hurley Defensive Rebound.
(18:49) Foul on David Bolden.
(18:31) Sean Blake misses driving layup.
(18:26) Vermont Offensive Rebound.
(18:24) Sean Blake misses 10-foot jumper.
(18:24) Vermont Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:24) team shot clock turnover .
(18:05) Foul on Gus Yalden.
(18:03) Ari Fulton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:59) TJ Hurley Defensive Rebound.
(17:45) Gus Yalden bad pass turnover.
(17:45) Ari Fulton Steal.
(17:39) Sebastian Robinson misses 13-foot jumper.
(17:36) Jordan Rogers Offensive Rebound.
(17:31) Ari Fulton misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:31) Gus Yalden Block.
(17:31) Gus Yalden Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:12) Gus Yalden makes layup.
04
(16:55) David Bolden traveling turnover.
(16:37) Noah Barnett misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(16:30) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(16:29) David Bolden misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:27) Lucas Mari Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:09) Noah Barnett makes 8-foot hook shot (Sean Blake assists).
06
(15:40) Sebastian Robinson misses driving layup.
(15:37) Lucas Mari Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Foul on Jordan Rogers.
+3 (15:00) TJ Long makes 27-foot three point jumper (Noah Barnett assists).
09
+2 (14:40) Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup.
29
(14:24) Lucas Mari misses driving layup.
(14:19) Noah Barnett Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:15) Sean Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper.
212
(13:56) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses layup.
(13:56) Lucas Mari Block.
(13:49) TJ Long Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) TJ Long bad pass turnover.
(13:47) Jordan Rogers Steal.
(13:37) Sebastian Robinson bad pass turnover.
(13:37) TJ Long Steal.
+2 (13:24) Sean Blake makes driving layup.
214
+3 (13:04) Sebastian Robinson makes 24-foot three point jumper (David Bolden assists).
514
(12:46) Gus Yalden bad pass turnover.
(12:46) David Bolden Steal.
(12:39) David Bolden bad pass turnover.
(12:39) Sean Blake Steal.
+2 (12:35) Sean Blake makes layup.
516
+3 (12:14) Jordan Rogers makes 25-foot three point jumper (David Bolden assists).
816
(12:00) TJ Long misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:55) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(11:52) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses layup.
(11:49) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(11:46) Sebastian Robinson misses 13-foot jumper.
(11:42) TJ Long Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:19) TJ Hurley makes layup (Gus Yalden assists).
818
(10:45) team shot clock turnover .
(10:26) Gus Yalden misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:24) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) David Bolden misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:01) TJ Hurley Defensive Rebound.
(9:49) TJ Long misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:47) Vermont Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:29) TJ Hurley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:29) Quentin Duncan Defensive Rebound.
(9:29) Foul on Lucas Mari.
(9:16) Quentin Duncan misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:13) TJ Hurley Defensive Rebound.
(8:48) Lucas Mari misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(8:48) Vermont Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:48) team shot clock turnover .
(8:23) John Kelly misses driving layup.
(8:13) Malachi Arrington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:13) Malachi Arrington makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1018
(8:03) Foul on Malachi Arrington.
+1 (8:03) Noah Barnett makes free throw 1 of 2.
1019
+1 (8:03) Noah Barnett makes free throw 2 of 2.
1020
(7:21) Foul on Noah Barnett.
(7:12) Melvyn Ebonkoli misses 7-foot hook shot.
(7:08) Ben Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(6:54) TJ Long bad pass turnover.
(6:54) Jordan Rogers Steal.
(6:50) Jordan Rogers bad pass turnover.
(6:50) Ben Johnson Steal.
(6:43) Ben Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:41) Sean Blake Offensive Rebound.
(6:38) Sean Blake misses 15-foot jumper.
(6:36) Sebastian Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(6:29) David Bolden misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:27) Noah Barnett Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:17) Noah Barnett makes layup (Jackson Skipper assists).
1022
(6:00) Foul on Ben Johnson.
(5:56) Ari Fulton misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:53) Jackson Skipper Defensive Rebound.
(5:43) TJ Long misses driving layup.
(5:40) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
(5:19) Foul on Ben Johnson.
(5:19) John Kelly misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:19) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:19) John Kelly makes free throw 2 of 2.
1122
(4:58) Jackson Skipper misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:55) Quentin Duncan Defensive Rebound.
(4:53) Quentin Duncan misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(4:35) Sean Blake Defensive Rebound.
(4:21) Sean Blake misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:18) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(4:07) David Bolden misses 17-foot jumper.
(4:05) John Kelly Offensive Rebound.
(4:03) Foul on Ben Johnson.
+3 (4:00) David Bolden makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1422
(3:34) TJ Hurley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:31) Ari Fulton Defensive Rebound.
(3:27) Ari Fulton bad pass turnover.
(3:27) TJ Long Steal.
(3:06) Gus Yalden misses 13-foot hook shot.
(3:02) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(2:38) Melvyn Ebonkoli bad pass turnover.
(2:38) Gus Yalden Steal.
+2 (2:25) TJ Hurley makes 17-foot jumper.
1424
+2 (2:08) Sebastian Robinson makes 17-foot jumper.
1624
(1:38) Gus Yalden misses layup.
(1:33) Jordan Rogers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:29) Jordan Rogers makes 8-foot jumper.
1824
(1:07) Gus Yalden misses layup.
(1:04) Melvyn Ebonkoli Defensive Rebound.
(0:58) Rocco Awad misses 13-foot jumper.
(0:55) Lucas Mari Defensive Rebound.
(0:39) Foul on Quentin Duncan.
+2 (0:23) Sean Blake makes 20-foot jumper (Lucas Mari assists).
1826
(0:01) David Bolden misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Vermont Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NJIT

UVM

54Points63

21-58(36.2%)Field Goal(%)23-55(41.8%)

7-22(31.8%)3-Point(%)7-25(28.0%)

5-7(71.4%)Free Throw(%)10-15(66.7%)

34(11)Rebounds(Offensive)35(8)

7Assists9

7Steals8

1Blocks4

12Turnovers10

16(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

1Largest Lead14

Game Details

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Patrick Gymnasium · Burlington, VT

attendance: 2,048 (62.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UVM -10.5

over/under: 134.5