NJIT Highlanders vs. Iona Gaels

Nov 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NJIT	19	30	49
IONA	39	33	72

Game Recap

Kheil scores 12, Iona defeats NJIT 72-49. Martin Kheil scored 12 points as Iona beat NJIT 72-49 on Thursday.

Player Stats

NJIT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Victor Vanderstraeten	28	6-10	0-2	2-2	7	0	2	0	1	1	14
10Matheo Coffi	28	2-4	1-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	5
2Mario Tatum Jr.	25	2-8	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	5
1David Bolden	35	2-11	2-7	2-3	4	5	1	0	1	2	8
12Brandon Stores Jr.	19	3-12	1-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	4	7
22Brendan Oliver	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25John Kelly	23	1-5	0-3	3-4	1	0	2	0	0	1	5
13Stefan Jimenez-Vojnic	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Jayonni Durrough	7	1-5	0-0	1-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	3
44Rocco Awad	14	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0
5AJ Altobelli	13	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	3	3	0	1	0	2



TOTAL	-	18-6328.6%	5-2619.2%	8-1080.0%	23	12	8	0	7	10	49

IONA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Aiden Disu	22	1-4	0-1	2-4	6	2	1	1	3	1	4
22Keyshawn Mitchell	22	4-5	0-0	0-0	11	0	0	0	2	1	8
11Sadiku Ibine Ayo	24	4-10	1-4	1-2	5	0	1	1	2	0	10
5Kevon Vanderhorst	30	4-8	2-6	0-0	7	8	1	0	1	2	10
3Kosy Akametu	27	4-8	0-4	0-0	2	2	2	0	4	2	8
44Alliou Fall	18	3-4	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	1	2	2	8
00Ore Odutayo	10	3-5	1-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	1	7
7Luke Jungers	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
24Max Moshinski	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Nathan Kirk	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
13Oliver Sassella	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	4	2
2Daniel Doyle	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Panagiotis Lefas	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
95Martin Kheil	20	4-5	3-4	1-2	5	0	0	1	0	0	12
TOTAL	-	29-5354.7%	8-2433.3%	6-1060.0%	44	17	5	4	16	13	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNJITIONA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Iona.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by NJIT.
(19:32) Kevon Vanderhorst misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(19:28) Mario Tatum Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(19:28) Foul on Keyshawn Mitchell.
(19:12) Foul on Kevon Vanderhorst.
(19:05) Mario Tatum Jr. misses layup.
(19:01) Keyshawn Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(18:35) Kosy Akametu misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:32) Aiden Disu Offensive Rebound.
(18:30) Aiden Disu misses layup.
(18:27) Victor Vanderstraeten Defensive Rebound.
(18:17) Brandon Stores Jr. bad pass turnover.
(18:17) Kosy Akametu Steal.
(18:11) Foul on Victor Vanderstraeten.
+1 (18:11) Aiden Disu makes free throw 1 of 2.
01
(18:11) Aiden Disu misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:09) Mario Tatum Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:46) Brandon Stores Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(17:43) Aiden Disu Defensive Rebound.
(17:39) Foul on Aiden Disu.
(17:39) Aiden Disu turnover.
(17:26) David Bolden misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:23) Aiden Disu Defensive Rebound.
(17:12) Sadiku Ibine Ayo out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(17:03) Brandon Stores Jr. misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:00) Keyshawn Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(16:49) Aiden Disu misses 14-foot jumper.
(16:47) Victor Vanderstraeten Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:26) David Bolden makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
31
+2 (15:57) Kevon Vanderhorst makes 15-foot step back jumpshot.
33
+2 (15:37) Brandon Stores Jr. makes driving layup (Matheo Coffi assists).
53
(15:19) Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:16) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:11) Brandon Stores Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (David Bolden assists).
83
+2 (14:43) Kosy Akametu makes driving layup.
85
(14:29) Victor Vanderstraeten misses driving layup.
(14:28) Oliver Sassella Defensive Rebound.
(14:28) Foul on Brandon Stores Jr..
(14:10) Ore Odutayo misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:08) Matheo Coffi Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:50) David Bolden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Matheo Coffi assists).
115
+2 (13:15) Ore Odutayo makes 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
117
(13:00) Rocco Awad bad pass turnover.
(12:33) Alliou Fall misses layup.
(12:31) Ore Odutayo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:15) Alliou Fall makes layup (Ore Odutayo assists).
119
(11:53) Rocco Awad misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(11:50) NJIT Offensive Rebound.
(11:39) Foul on Alliou Fall.
+1 (11:39) Victor Vanderstraeten makes free throw 1 of 2.
129
+1 (11:39) Victor Vanderstraeten makes free throw 2 of 2.
139
(11:09) Alliou Fall bad pass turnover.
(11:09) Victor Vanderstraeten Steal.
(11:05) Victor Vanderstraeten bad pass turnover.
(10:42) Ore Odutayo misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:39) Victor Vanderstraeten Defensive Rebound.
(10:19) Brandon Stores Jr. misses layup.
(10:16) Keyshawn Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(10:11) Foul on Brandon Stores Jr..
+2 (10:03) Keyshawn Mitchell makes driving layup (Ore Odutayo assists).
1311
+2 (9:38) John Kelly makes driving layup.
1511
+2 (9:10) Keyshawn Mitchell makes driving layup.
1513
(8:59) David Bolden misses driving layup.
(8:58) Keyshawn Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(8:58) Foul on John Kelly.
+3 (8:45) Kevon Vanderhorst makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1516
(8:08) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (7:54) Sadiku Ibine Ayo makes 24-foot three pointer (Kevon Vanderhorst assists).
1519
(7:34) AJ Altobelli bad pass turnover.
(7:34) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Steal.
+2 (7:29) Martin Kheil makes driving layup (Kevon Vanderhorst assists).
1521
(7:07) David Bolden misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(7:01) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Defensive Rebound.
(6:53) Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(6:47) Keyshawn Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(6:47) Keyshawn Mitchell misses tip in layup.
(6:46) Victor Vanderstraeten Defensive Rebound.
(6:37) Brandon Stores Jr. misses driving layup.
(6:37) Martin Kheil Block.
(6:33) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:17) Martin Kheil makes 24-foot three pointer (Kevon Vanderhorst assists).
1524
(5:51) Mario Tatum Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(5:46) Keyshawn Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:34) Kosy Akametu makes driving layup.
1526
(5:12) Brandon Stores Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:08) Kevon Vanderhorst Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:48) Sadiku Ibine Ayo makes driving layup (Kevon Vanderhorst assists).
1528
(4:29) David Bolden misses 14-foot step back jumpshot.
(4:29) Iona Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:11) Foul on Rocco Awad.
+1 (4:11) Alliou Fall makes free throw 1 of 2.
1529
+1 (4:11) Alliou Fall makes free throw 2 of 2.
1530
(4:02) Rocco Awad bad pass turnover.
(4:02) Kevon Vanderhorst Steal.
+2 (3:59) Sadiku Ibine Ayo makes 4-foot dunk (Kevon Vanderhorst assists).
1532
(3:26) John Kelly misses driving layup.
(3:23) Matheo Coffi Offensive Rebound.
(3:23) Matheo Coffi misses tip in layup.
(3:23) Kosy Akametu Defensive Rebound.
(3:23) Alliou Fall Block.
+3 (3:18) Martin Kheil makes 23-foot three pointer.
1535
(3:04) Rocco Awad misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:00) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Defensive Rebound.
(2:46) Alliou Fall bad pass turnover.
(2:46) John Kelly Steal.
(2:38) Brendan Oliver misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(2:38) Martin Kheil Defensive Rebound.
(2:38) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Block.
+2 (2:27) Kosy Akametu makes driving layup.
1537
(2:13) David Bolden misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(2:10) Kevon Vanderhorst Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:51) Kosy Akametu makes driving layup.
1539
(1:33) Foul on Oliver Sassella.
(1:24) Foul on Oliver Sassella.
(1:14) Mario Tatum Jr. misses 14-foot step back jumpshot.
(1:12) John Kelly Offensive Rebound.
(1:12) Foul on Oliver Sassella.
+1 (1:12) John Kelly makes free throw 1 of 2.
1639
(1:12) John Kelly misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:10) Keyshawn Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Aiden Disu misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(0:47) David Bolden Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:36) Jayonni Durrough makes driving layup (David Bolden assists).
1839
(0:36) Foul on Kosy Akametu.
+1 (0:36) Jayonni Durrough makes free throw 1 of 1.
1939
(0:28) Luke Jungers misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:26) NJIT Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) David Bolden misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:02) Rocco Awad Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NJIT

IONA

49Points72

18-63(28.6%)Field Goal(%)29-53(54.7%)

5-26(19.2%)3-Point(%)8-24(33.3%)

8-10(80.0%)Free Throw(%)6-10(60.0%)

26(10)Rebounds(Offensive)45(10)

12Assists17

8Steals5

0Blocks4

8Turnovers17

10(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

6Largest Lead24

Game Details

Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Hynes Athletics Center · New Rochelle, NY

attendance: 1,701 (66.0%)

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spread: IONA -9.5

over/under: 146.5