NJIT Highlanders vs. Dayton Flyers

Nov 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NJIT	23	35	58
DAY	47	42	89

Game Recap

NJIT Highlanders vs Dayton Flyers game highlights

Derkack scores 21 as Dayton beats NJIT 89-58 in the season debut. Aiden Derkack scored 21 points in Dayton’s season debut, helping the Flyers beat NJIT 89-58 on Monday.

Player Stats

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Victor Vanderstraeten	21	3-7	0-2	0-2	2	0	1	0	1	2	6
10Matheo Coffi	28	4-9	0-4	4-6	5	1	0	1	0	2	12
2Mario Tatum Jr.	23	2-8	0-2	4-4	2	1	1	0	1	1	8
1David Bolden	20	0-6	0-4	0-0	1	4	3	0	4	2	0
12Brandon Stores Jr.	18	0-4	0-2	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	2	1
22Brendan Oliver	16	2-5	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	2	6
25John Kelly	26	2-4	0-1	3-7	2	1	1	0	1	2	7
13Stefan Jimenez-Vojnic	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
0Jayonni Durrough	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
44Rocco Awad	17	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	2	3
5AJ Altobelli	7	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
14Quentin Duncan	15	3-7	2-6	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	9


TOTAL	-	20-5834.5%	3-2512.0%	15-2560.0%	23	9	8	2	9	17	58

DAYTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Grant Randall	27	3-7	0-2	1-2	6	2	2	0	1	2	7
29Amal L'Etang	27	6-12	0-5	8-10	11	1	1	0	2	2	20
4Aiden Derkack	29	6-9	2-2	7-7	11	2	0	0	1	1	21
7Zaide Lowery	19	4-7	0-1	0-0	1	3	3	0	2	3	8
11Travis Perry	18	1-7	1-6	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	4	3
10Cody Peck	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Damon Friery	6	2-3	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	0	5
3Jaiun Simon	13	2-5	0-1	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	2	4
1Malcolm Thomas	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	2	2	4	0
14Julian Washington	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
5Tristian Ford	28	4-8	3-4	2-2	2	4	1	0	0	2	13
6Landen Joseph	19	2-5	1-2	0-0	4	4	0	0	2	3	5
0Evan Dickey	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Jaron McKie	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	31-6547.7%	9-2634.6%	18-2185.7%	47	19	7	3	12	23	89

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNJITDAY

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by NJIT.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Dayton.
(19:34) Mario Tatum Jr. misses 18-foot jumper.
(19:31) Amal L'Etang Defensive Rebound.
(19:08) Travis Perry bad pass turnover.
(19:08) David Bolden Steal.
(19:01) Matheo Coffi misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:56) Grant Randall Defensive Rebound.
(18:51) Travis Perry misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:48) Amal L'Etang Offensive Rebound.
(18:47) Foul on David Bolden.
+1 (18:47) Amal L'Etang makes free throw 1 of 2.
01
+1 (18:47) Amal L'Etang makes free throw 2 of 2.
02
(18:47) team 5 sec inbound turnover.
(18:34) Aiden Derkack misses layup.
(18:33) Amal L'Etang Offensive Rebound.
(18:33) Foul on Brandon Stores Jr..
+1 (18:33) Amal L'Etang makes free throw 1 of 2.
03
+1 (18:33) Amal L'Etang makes free throw 2 of 2.
04
(18:29) Foul on Zaide Lowery.
(18:21) Brandon Stores Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:15) Travis Perry Defensive Rebound.
(18:08) Foul on Victor Vanderstraeten.
+1 (18:08) Aiden Derkack makes free throw 1 of 2.
05
+1 (18:08) Aiden Derkack makes free throw 2 of 2.
06
(17:59) Brandon Stores Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:56) Amal L'Etang Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:47) Amal L'Etang makes 1-foot dunk (Aiden Derkack assists).
08
(17:27) Foul on Travis Perry.
+1 (17:27) Mario Tatum Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
18
+1 (17:27) Mario Tatum Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
28
(17:12) Travis Perry misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:05) Grant Randall Offensive Rebound.
(17:05) Grant Randall misses tip in layup.
(17:03) Grant Randall Offensive Rebound.
(16:59) Amal L'Etang misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:55) Brandon Stores Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:38) David Bolden bad pass turnover.
(16:38) Zaide Lowery Steal.
(16:35) Foul on Matheo Coffi.
+1 (16:35) Aiden Derkack makes free throw 1 of 2.
29
+1 (16:35) Aiden Derkack makes free throw 2 of 2.
210
(16:35) Foul on Zaide Lowery.
(16:35) Foul on David Bolden.
(16:35) David Bolden turnover.
(16:27) Foul on Travis Perry.
(16:27) Travis Perry turnover.
+2 (16:17) Victor Vanderstraeten makes layup.
410
(15:52) Amal L'Etang misses 7-foot jumper.
(15:50) Mario Tatum Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:49) Foul on Landen Joseph.
(15:41) Matheo Coffi misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:38) Landen Joseph Defensive Rebound.
(15:12) Jaiun Simon misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:08) Matheo Coffi Defensive Rebound.
(14:52) Foul on Malcolm Thomas.
(14:48) David Bolden misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:45) Aiden Derkack Defensive Rebound.
(14:40) Aiden Derkack bad pass turnover.
(14:40) John Kelly Steal.
+3 (14:35) Rocco Awad makes 24-foot three point jumper (David Bolden assists).
710
(14:14) Tristian Ford misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:11) Rocco Awad Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:00) John Kelly makes 7-foot jumper.
910
(13:47) Aiden Derkack misses 6-foot jumper.
(13:45) Jaiun Simon Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:43) Jaiun Simon makes layup.
912
(13:10) team shot clock turnover .
(12:45) Damon Friery misses 2-foot jumper.
(12:45) Dayton Offensive Rebound.
(12:26) Landen Joseph misses layup.
(12:23) John Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(12:21) Mario Tatum Jr. misses layup.
(12:18) Jaiun Simon Defensive Rebound.
(12:10) Malcolm Thomas bad pass turnover.
(12:03) Foul on Jaiun Simon.
(12:03) John Kelly misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:03) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:03) John Kelly makes free throw 2 of 2.
1012
+3 (11:49) Damon Friery makes 23-foot three point jumper (Landen Joseph assists).
1015
(11:21) Mario Tatum Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:21) Malcolm Thomas Block.
(11:13) Landen Joseph Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:12) Damon Friery makes layup.
1017
(11:02) Victor Vanderstraeten misses 4-foot jumper.
(11:02) Damon Friery Block.
(10:57) Jaiun Simon Defensive Rebound.
(10:57) Landen Joseph misses 3-foot jumper.
(10:57) Rocco Awad Block.
(10:57) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
(10:26) John Kelly misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:22) Damon Friery Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:06) Amal L'Etang makes layup.
1019
(9:50) David Bolden misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:48) Damon Friery Defensive Rebound.
(9:48) Foul on John Kelly.
+3 (9:23) Landen Joseph makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1022
(8:50) David Bolden misses layup.
(8:50) Dayton Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:40) Landen Joseph bad pass turnover.
(8:40) Mario Tatum Jr. Steal.
(8:37) Foul on Landen Joseph.
(8:37) Victor Vanderstraeten misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:37) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:36) Victor Vanderstraeten misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:35) Aiden Derkack Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:14) Tristian Ford makes layup.
1024
(7:52) Victor Vanderstraeten misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:49) Travis Perry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:46) Grant Randall makes 0-foot dunk (Aiden Derkack assists).
1026
(7:20) Mario Tatum Jr. misses layup.
(7:15) Brendan Oliver Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:15) Brendan Oliver makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1226
(6:59) Travis Perry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:56) Aiden Derkack Offensive Rebound.
(6:54) Aiden Derkack misses 2-foot jumper.
(6:50) Amal L'Etang Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:50) Amal L'Etang makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1228
(6:33) Matheo Coffi misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:27) Victor Vanderstraeten Offensive Rebound.
(6:25) Victor Vanderstraeten misses 4-foot jumper.
(6:20) Matheo Coffi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:20) Matheo Coffi makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1428
(6:16) Tristian Ford misses 4-foot jumper.
(6:16) Tristian Ford Offensive Rebound.
(6:16) Foul on Brendan Oliver.
+1 (6:16) Tristian Ford makes free throw 1 of 2.
1429
+1 (6:16) Tristian Ford makes free throw 2 of 2.
1430
(6:04) Matheo Coffi misses 11-foot jumper.
(6:01) Zaide Lowery Defensive Rebound.
(5:36) Zaide Lowery misses layup.
(5:36) Matheo Coffi Block.
(5:35) Dayton Offensive Rebound.
(5:31) Travis Perry misses 10-foot jumper.
(5:29) Aiden Derkack Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:22) Tristian Ford makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1433
(5:06) Mario Tatum Jr. bad pass turnover.
(5:06) Zaide Lowery Steal.
+2 (5:02) Aiden Derkack makes layup (Zaide Lowery assists).
1435
(4:49) Foul on Jaiun Simon.
+1 (4:49) Matheo Coffi makes free throw 1 of 2.
1535
(4:49) Matheo Coffi misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:47) Aiden Derkack Defensive Rebound.
(4:34) Travis Perry misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:30) Tristian Ford Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:27) Tristian Ford makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1538
(4:07) Foul on Tristian Ford.
+1 (4:07) Brandon Stores Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1638
(4:07) Brandon Stores Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:06) Aiden Derkack Defensive Rebound.
(3:46) Zaide Lowery misses layup.
(3:42) Matheo Coffi Defensive Rebound.
(3:35) Rocco Awad misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:34) Matheo Coffi Offensive Rebound.
(3:34) Foul on Aiden Derkack.
(3:34) Matheo Coffi misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:34) NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:34) Matheo Coffi makes free throw 2 of 2.
1738
(3:08) Zaide Lowery bad pass turnover.
(3:08) AJ Altobelli Steal.
(3:03) AJ Altobelli misses layup.
(3:03) Malcolm Thomas Block.
(3:03) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(2:57) Quentin Duncan misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:51) Landen Joseph Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:45) Aiden Derkack makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zaide Lowery assists).
1741
+3 (2:30) Quentin Duncan makes 25-foot three point jumper (Matheo Coffi assists).
2041
+2 (2:00) Zaide Lowery makes layup.
2043
(1:38) Foul on Malcolm Thomas.
+1 (1:38) John Kelly makes free throw 1 of 2.
2143
(1:38) John Kelly misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:36) Amal L'Etang Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:26) Landen Joseph makes driving layup.
2145
+2 (1:10) Quentin Duncan makes 12-foot jumper.
2345
(0:55) Landen Joseph bad pass turnover.
(0:48) John Kelly misses 10-foot jumper.
(0:44) Amal L'Etang Defensive Rebound.
(0:36) Tristian Ford misses layup.
(0:33) Quentin Duncan Defensive Rebound.
(0:17) Quentin Duncan misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:14) Brendan Oliver Offensive Rebound.
(0:11) Brendan Oliver misses 19-foot jumper.
(0:11) Aiden Derkack Defensive Rebound.
(0:11) Foul on John Kelly.
+1 (0:11) Aiden Derkack makes free throw 1 of 2.
2346
+1 (0:11) Aiden Derkack makes free throw 2 of 2.
2347
(0:01) Quentin Duncan misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Brendan Oliver Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NJIT

DAY

58Points89

20-58(34.5%)Field Goal(%)31-65(47.7%)

3-25(12.0%)3-Point(%)9-26(34.6%)

15-25(60.0%)Free Throw(%)18-21(85.7%)

28(11)Rebounds(Offensive)50(18)

9Assists19

8Steals7

2Blocks3

11Turnovers12

17(0)Fouls(Technical)23(0)

0Largest Lead33

Game Details

Monday, November 2, 2026 · 7:00 PM

UD Arena · Dayton, OH

attendance: 13,407 (100.0%)

spread: DAY -24.5

over/under: 144.5