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Maine Black Bears at NJIT Highlanders

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Maine Black Bears
1-6, 0-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 81
NJIT Highlanders
5-4, 2-2 Home

NJIT defeats Maine again 81-72

NJIT won at Maine 88-82 on Nov. 19.

The Highlanders (5-4) used 51.6 percent shooting in the first half to take a nine-point lead. Free throws paid off in the second half, when they made 17 of 23 attempts.

Trailing by 20 at 10:34 of the second half, Maine (2-5) made a couple of runs before closing within five points with 1:05 left on a pair of free throws by Dimitry Akanda-Coronel. But the Highlanders hit 7 of 8 free throws from there to secure the victory.

The Highlanders survived 23 turnovers that led to 29 Maine points. Tim Coleman added 13 points and Winfield Willis 12 for NJIT.

Zarko Valjarevic led the Black Bears with 19 points, Xavier Pollard added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Garet Beal scored 12.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 81
2nd 0:08 Winfield Willis Defensive Rebound. 72 - 81
2nd 0:08 Troy Reid-Knight missed Three Point Jumper. 72 - 81
2nd 0:17 Winfield Willis made Free Throw. 72 - 81
2nd 0:17 Winfield Willis made Free Throw. 72 - 80

Statistics

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24-66 FG 27-57
36 Field Goal % 47
8-26 3PT 8-19
31 Three Point % 42
16-23 FT 19-28
70 Free Throw % 68
32 Rebounds 46
11 Offensive Rebounds 13
21 Defensive Rebounds 33
14 Assists 17
13 Steals 7
4 Blocks 4
13 Turnovers 23
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 23
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
22 Fouls 19

Game Information

Venue: Fleisher Center

Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 688 | Capacity:

2025-26 America East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
UMBC 14-2 - 24-9
Vermont 12-4 2 22-12
NJIT 10-6 4 16-17
UMass Lowell 9-7 5 15-18
UAlbany 7-9 7 11-21
Maine 6-10 8 8-24
New Hampshire 5-11 9 9-21
Bryant 5-11 9 9-22
Binghamton 4-12 10 8-23
Full Standings