0:32John Kelly makes free throw 2 of 2
UMBCTeam stats
This gameNJIT
50.8%FG%32.1%
12-273PT4-26
46Rebounds29
14Turnovers16
16Assists7
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:32 · NJIT 52, UMBC 91John Kelly makes free throw 2 of 2
2H 0:38 · UMBC 91, NJIT 51Saahil Thakkar makes 27-foot three pointer- 2H 0:45 · NJIT 51, UMBC 88John Kelly makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:45 · NJIT 50, UMBC 88John Kelly makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 1:02 · UMBC 88, NJIT 49Cougar Downing makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 1:52 · NJIT 49, UMBC 87Zack Scherler makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 1:52 · NJIT 48, UMBC 87Zack Scherler makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:28 · NJIT 47, UMBC 87Cameron Piggee makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 2:28 · NJIT 46, UMBC 87Cameron Piggee makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:35 · UMBC 87, NJIT 45Tim Eze makes 4-foot dunk (Paul Greene assists)
- 2H 3:25 · UMBC 85, NJIT 45Jake Stout makes driving layup (Cougar Downing assists)
- 2H 4:09 · UMBC 83, NJIT 45Riley Jacobs makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 4:09 · UMBC 82, NJIT 45Riley Jacobs makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 4:34 · NJIT 45, UMBC 81Cameron Piggee makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Rocco Awad assists)
- 2H 4:54 · NJIT 43, UMBC 81Rocco Awad makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot
- 2H 5:29 · UMBC 81, NJIT 41Paul Greene makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 6:00 · NJIT 41, UMBC 79Rocco Awad makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- 2H 6:15 · UMBC 79, NJIT 39Paul Greene makes driving layup
- 2H 6:41 · UMBC 77, NJIT 39Jake Stout makes 27-foot three pointer
- 2H 7:06 · NJIT 39, UMBC 74Quentin Duncan makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cameron Piggee assists)
- 2H 7:31 · UMBC 74, NJIT 36Paul Greene makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:31 · UMBC 73, NJIT 36Paul Greene makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:54 · NJIT 36, UMBC 72Rocco Awad makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- 2H 8:09 · UMBC 72, NJIT 34Tim Eze makes 0-foot tip in dunk
- 2H 8:28 · UMBC 70, NJIT 34Ace Valentine makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 8:51 · UMBC 69, NJIT 34DJ Armstrong Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ace Valentine assists)
- 2H 10:14 · UMBC 66, NJIT 34Jose Roberto Tanchyn makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 10:14 · UMBC 65, NJIT 34Jose Roberto Tanchyn makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:22 · UMBC 64, NJIT 34Caden Diggs makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot
- 2H 12:35 · NJIT 34, UMBC 62David Bolden makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 12:35 · NJIT 33, UMBC 62David Bolden makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 12:46 · UMBC 62, NJIT 32Riley Jacobs makes 2-foot dunk (Caden Diggs assists)
- 2H 13:40 · UMBC 60, NJIT 32Josh Odunowo makes 5-foot dunk (Cougar Downing assists)
- 2H 14:25 · UMBC 58, NJIT 32Jah'Likai King makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 14:25 · UMBC 57, NJIT 32Jah'Likai King makes driving layup
- 2H 14:49 · UMBC 55, NJIT 32Caden Diggs makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot
- 2H 16:34 · UMBC 53, NJIT 32Riley Jacobs makes layup
- 2H 17:10 · NJIT 32, UMBC 51Sebastian Robinson makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot
- 2H 17:37 · NJIT 30, UMBC 51Melvyn Ebonkoli makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 17:56 · NJIT 29, UMBC 51Sebastian Robinson makes driving layup
- 2H 18:29 · UMBC 51, NJIT 27Ace Valentine makes 25-foot three point jumper (DJ Armstrong Jr. assists)
- 2H 18:57 · UMBC 48, NJIT 27Josh Odunowo makes layup (Ace Valentine assists)
- 2H 19:38 · NJIT 27, UMBC 46Jordan Rogers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ari Fulton assists)
- 1H 0:01 · NJIT 24, UMBC 46Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 0:01 · NJIT 23, UMBC 46Sebastian Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 0:08 · UMBC 46, NJIT 22Jah'Likai King makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caden Diggs assists)
- 1H 0:39 · NJIT 22, UMBC 43Ari Fulton makes layup
- 1H 1:33 · UMBC 43, NJIT 20DJ Armstrong Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 1:33 · UMBC 42, NJIT 20DJ Armstrong Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 1:34 · NJIT 20, UMBC 41David Bolden makes driving layup
- 1H 1:47 · UMBC 41, NJIT 18Riley Jacobs makes 0-foot tip in dunk
- 1H 3:23 · UMBC 39, NJIT 18DJ Armstrong Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ace Valentine assists)
- 1H 4:19 · UMBC 36, NJIT 18DJ Armstrong Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Odunowo assists)
- 1H 4:35 · NJIT 18, UMBC 33Sebastian Robinson makes driving layup
- 1H 4:47 · UMBC 33, NJIT 16Caden Diggs makes layup
- 1H 5:38 · NJIT 16, UMBC 31Melvyn Ebonkoli makes 11-foot hook shot
- 1H 6:02 · UMBC 31, NJIT 14Caden Diggs makes 12-foot step back jumpshot
- 1H 6:59 · UMBC 29, NJIT 14Josh Odunowo makes 8-foot floating jump shot
- 1H 7:27 · UMBC 27, NJIT 14Jose Roberto Tanchyn makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 7:54 · NJIT 14, UMBC 25Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup
- 1H 8:13 · UMBC 25, NJIT 12Cougar Downing makes 26-foot three point jumper (Riley Jacobs assists)
- 1H 8:51 · UMBC 22, NJIT 12Riley Jacobs makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 10:06 · NJIT 12, UMBC 20Melvyn Ebonkoli makes layup (David Bolden assists)
- 1H 10:37 · UMBC 20, NJIT 10DJ Armstrong Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Riley Jacobs assists)
- 1H 11:13 · UMBC 17, NJIT 10Cougar Downing makes 26-foot three point jumper
- 1H 11:38 · NJIT 10, UMBC 14David Bolden makes 22-foot three point jumper (John Kelly assists)
- 1H 12:21 · UMBC 14, NJIT 7Ace Valentine makes driving layup (Jah'Likai King assists)
- 1H 13:51 · NJIT 7, UMBC 12Sebastian Robinson makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot
- 1H 15:09 · UMBC 12, NJIT 5Ace Valentine makes driving layup
- 1H 15:48 · UMBC 10, NJIT 5Jose Roberto Tanchyn makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ace Valentine assists)
- 1H 17:10 · NJIT 5, UMBC 7Jordan Rogers makes layup
- 1H 17:39 · UMBC 7, NJIT 3Jah'Likai King makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 17:39 · UMBC 6, NJIT 3Jah'Likai King makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 18:05 · UMBC 5, NJIT 3Jose Roberto Tanchyn makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ace Valentine assists)
- 1H 18:50 · UMBC 2, NJIT 3Jah'Likai King makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Ace Valentine assists)
- 1H 19:43 · NJIT 3, UMBC 0Ari Fulton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Melvyn Ebonkoli assists)
Box score
Team
1
2
T
UMBC46
45
91
NJIT24
28
52
UMBCTeam stats
This gameNJIT33-65Field goals18-56
50.8%Field goal %32.1%
12-273-pointers4-26
13-17Free throws12-17
46Rebounds29
16Assists7
13Steals8
4Blocks2
14Turnovers16
17Fouls15
Top performers
This game
UMBCDJ Armstrong Jr.14 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 4-7 FG- UMBCRiley Jacobs10 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 4-6 FG
- UMBCJose Roberto Tanchyn10 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 3-5 FG
UMBC RetrieversPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14Jose Roberto TanchynF | 16 | 10 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2Josh OdunowoF | 21 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4Jah'Likai KingG | 24 | 10 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3DJ Armstrong Jr.G | 23 | 14 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1Ace ValentineG | 27 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 23Riley JacobsF | 16 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 10Paul GreeneF | 13 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 12Jake StoutF | 9 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7Tim EzeF | 10 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11Caden DiggsF | 16 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30Saahil ThakkarG | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21Cougar DowningG | 21 | 7 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5Daylon DickersonF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0Regimantas CiunysF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13Devin CeaserG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 91 | 33-65 | 12-27 | 13-17 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 17 |
UMBCOffense
NJITSeason stats
76.4 (178th)Points per Game(424th) 67.0
47.3% (71st)Field Goal %(411th) 40.6%
36.3% (83rd)3-Point %(414th) 30.3%
75.8% (94th)Free Throw %(306th) 70.7%
12.1 (364th)Assists per Game(436th) 10.8
8.2 (436th)Off. Rebounds per Game(344th) 9.8
9.6 (36th)Turnovers per Game(214th) 11.6
UMBCDefense
NJITSeason stats
35.4 (198th)Rebounds per Game(266th) 34.5
27.2 (36th)Def. Rebounds per Game(199th) 24.6
5.1 (444th)Steals per Game(252nd) 6.7
2.5 (369th)Blocks per Game(228th) 3.2
UMBCTeam record
NJIT21-8Record15-16
Venue and TV
- 6:00 PM, March 3, 2026
- Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center, Newark
- Watch: ESPN+