NJIT Highlanders at UMBC Retrievers: January 22, 2026

The UMBC Retrievers beat the NJIT Highlanders 87-74 on January 22, 2026 (2025-26 season).

Final · Played January 22, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Sebastian Robinson (NJIT Highlanders, 19); Ace Valentine (UMBC Retrievers, 19).

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Line score

Line score — NJIT Highlanders / UMBC Retrievers — College basketball — January 22, 2026
TeamH1H2Final
NJIT Highlanders284674
UMBC Retrievers474087

What stood out

  • The UMBC Retrievers' biggest edge came in the 1st half (47-28).

Player lines

  • Ari Fulton (NJIT G): 30 MIN, 9 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Cameron Piggee (NJIT G): 1 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • David Bolden (NJIT G): 32 MIN, 11 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 4 TOV
  • Jeffrey Akintolu (NJIT F): 2 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • John Kelly (NJIT F): 27 MIN, 11 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Jordan Rogers (NJIT F): 13 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Malachi Arrington (NJIT C): 4 MIN, 2 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Melvyn Ebonkoli (NJIT F): 29 MIN, 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Quentin Duncan (NJIT G): 10 MIN, 5 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Rocco Awad (NJIT G): 20 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Sebastian Robinson (NJIT G): 32 MIN, 19 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Ace Valentine (UMBC G): 36 MIN, 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Caden Diggs (UMBC F): 24 MIN, 12 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Cougar Downing (UMBC G): 10 MIN, 0 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Daylon Dickerson (UMBC F): 11 MIN, 10 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • DJ Armstrong Jr. (UMBC G): 34 MIN, 10 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Jah'Likai King (UMBC G): 35 MIN, 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Jose Roberto Tanchyn (UMBC F): 10 MIN, 5 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Josh Odunowo (UMBC F): 26 MIN, 12 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Paul Greene (UMBC F): 3 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Riley Jacobs (UMBC F): 11 MIN, 2 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full UMBC Retrievers vs NJIT Highlanders head-to-head (2 meetings).

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