Maine Black Bears at NJIT Highlanders
· America East Playoffs - QuarterfinalRobinson, Fulton rally NJIT past Maine 60-58 in America East Conference quarterfinal
No. 3 seed NJIT moves on to play second-seeded Vermont in a Tuesday semifinal. Top-seeded UMBC plays No. 4 seed UMass Lowell in the other semifinal, also Tuesday.
Robinson added three steals for the Highlanders (16-16). David Bolden totaled 12 points, six rebounds and three steals. Fulton finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
Ace Flagg led the way for the sixth-seeded Black Bears (8-24) with 14 points and eight rebounds. Keelan Steele added 11 points and Mekhi Gray pitched in with eight points, four assists and three steals.
Robinson put up 12 points in the first half for NJIT, which led 32-29 at the break.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ari Fulton makes 9-foot jumper | 58 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Maine Timeout | 58 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Ace Flagg makes layup (Logan Carey assists) | 58 - 58 |
Statistics
ME |
NJIT |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-47 | FG | 23-50 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 13-20 | FT | 9-13 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Assists | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fouls | 21 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 5 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 17 | Percent Led | 53 |
Game Information
Venue: Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 1,297 | Capacity:
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 1,297 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 22-8 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 21-11 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-16 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-17 |
| 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 |


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