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Fairleigh Dickinson Knights @ NJIT Highlanders 81–93

2025-11-15 16:00 · NCAA · Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center, Newark NJ · Att. 790 · ESPN+

Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 2025-26 · NJIT Highlanders 2025-26 · 2025-26 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
FDU	31	50	81
NJIT	35	58	93

Team stats

	Fairleigh Dickinson	NJIT
Field goals	26-73 .356	28-46 .609
Three-pointers	12-42 .286	12-26 .462
Free throws	17-23 .739	25-38 .658
At the rim	12-25 .480	13-15 .867
Offensive rebounds	16	6
Defensive rebounds	17	30
Total rebounds	33	36
Assists	12	21
Steals	4	5
Blocks	2	5
Turnovers	10	18
Personal fouls	28	18
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	26	32
Fast-break points	8	23
Points off turnovers	24	12
Largest lead	0	20
Possessions	76	76

Fairleigh Dickinson Knights

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Noah Melson G	33	14	6-15	2-7	0-0	0	7	7	0	1	1	1	3
Eric Parnell G	27	18	5-10	5-10	3-3	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	5
Joey Niesman G	26	9	3-9	3-7	0-0	2	2	4	3	1	0	1	3
Cyril Martynov C	19	7	3-5	0-1	1-2	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	3
Taeshaud Jackson II F	14	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	4
Arthur Cox F	26	17	3-10	1-4	10-12	6	0	6	2	1	0	2	1
Raysean Johnson G	21	9	3-9	0-3	3-4	3	1	4	2	0	0	0	3
David Jevtic G	21	5	2-9	1-7	0-2	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	4
Ras Elijah Godbolt G	11	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2
Josiah Francis G	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	40	81	26-73	12-42	17-23	16	17	33	12	4	2	10	28

FG .356 · 3P .286 · FT .739

Did not play: Sebastian Haubro, Cole Alexander, Tyler McQuaid, Kody Frey, Andrew Canda, Chid Ekwommadu

NJIT Highlanders

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
David Bolden G	34	23	7-11	4-8	5-6	1	3	4	8	1	0	1	0
Jordan Rogers F	34	11	4-7	2-4	1-3	2	4	6	4	0	1	3	4
Ari Fulton G	33	12	3-5	1-3	5-6	0	10	10	4	1	0	3	3
Jeremy Clayville G	23	7	2-7	1-4	2-2	0	2	2	4	0	0	1	1
Malachi Arrington C	19	12	5-5	0-0	2-7	3	4	7	0	0	0	1	3
Rocco Awad G	21	15	3-4	3-3	6-7	0	4	4	0	1	2	3	2
John Kelly F	20	10	4-6	1-3	1-2	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2
Quentin Duncan G	12	2	0-0	0-0	2-3	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2
Cameron Piggee G	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zack Scherler F	1	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Total	40	93	28-46	12-26	25-38	6	30	36	21	5	5	18	18

FG .609 · 3P .462 · FT .658

Did not play: Melvyn Ebonkoli, Sebastian Robinson, Jeffrey Akintolu, Stefan Jimenez-Vojnic, AJ Altobelli

Officials: Tim Smith, Robert Riley Jr., Edward Corbett

Play-by-play

Show every play (580)

First half

19:58 NJIT Malachi Arrington, jumpball won
19:58 FDU Taeshaud Jackson, jumpball lost
19:41 NJIT Ari Fulton, 2pt pullupjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made - Jeremy Clayville, assist 0–2
19:23 FDU Taeshaud Jackson, 3pt jumpshot missed
19:19 NJIT Ari Fulton, rebound defensive
18:59 NJIT Jordan Rogers, 3pt jumpshot missed
18:55 FDU Team, rebound defensive team;
18:35 FDU Cyril Martynov, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Joey Niesman, assist 2–2
18:08 NJIT David Bolden, 3pt pullupjumpshot missed
18:05 NJIT David Bolden, rebound offensive
18:05 FDU Joey Niesman, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
18:05 NJIT David Bolden, foulon
18:05 NJIT David Bolden, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance; made 2–3
18:05 NJIT David Bolden, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance; made 2–4
17:42 FDU Cyril Martynov, 3pt jumpshot missed
17:38 NJIT Ari Fulton, rebound defensive
17:31 NJIT Ari Fulton, turnover travel
17:22 NJIT Jeremy Clayville, foul personal
17:22 FDU Joey Niesman, foulon
17:02 FDU Noah Melson, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
16:59 NJIT Jeremy Clayville, rebound defensive
16:44 NJIT Malachi Arrington, foulon
16:44 FDU Taeshaud Jackson, foul personal
16:44 FDU Eric Parnell, foul personal
16:44 NJIT David Bolden, foulon
16:33 NJIT David Bolden, 3pt jumpshot made - Jordan Rogers, assist 2–7
16:08 FDU Cyril Martynov, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 4–7
15:52 NJIT Jordan Rogers, 3pt jumpshot made - Jeremy Clayville, assist 4–10
15:32 FDU Eric Parnell, 3pt jumpshot missed
15:29 NJIT David Bolden, rebound defensive
15:25 NJIT Jordan Rogers, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
15:25 FDU Noah Melson, block
15:25 FDU Cyril Martynov, rebound defensive
15:09 FDU Noah Melson, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 6–10
14:50 NJIT Jeremy Clayville, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; missed
14:47 NJIT Malachi Arrington, rebound offensive
14:45 FDU Cyril Martynov, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
14:45 NJIT Ari Fulton, foulon
14:45 NJIT Rocco Awad, substitution in
14:45 FDU Taeshaud Jackson, substitution out
14:45 FDU Cyril Martynov, substitution out
14:45 FDU David Jevtic, substitution in
14:45 NJIT John Kelly, substitution in
14:45 NJIT Jeremy Clayville, substitution out
14:45 NJIT Malachi Arrington, substitution out
14:45 FDU Arthur Cox, substitution in
14:45 NJIT Ari Fulton, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance; made 6–11
14:45 NJIT Ari Fulton, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance; made 6–12
14:23 FDU David Jevtic, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Arthur Cox, assist 8–12
13:56 NJIT David Bolden, 2pt pullupjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 8–14
13:43 FDU David Jevtic, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:41 NJIT Rocco Awad, rebound defensive
13:30 NJIT John Kelly, 3pt jumpshot made - David Bolden, assist 8–17
13:08 FDU Joey Niesman, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:07 FDU Arthur Cox, rebound offensive
13:06 FDU Arthur Cox, foulon
13:06 NJIT Jordan Rogers, foul personal
13:06 NJIT Quentin Duncan, substitution in
13:06 NJIT Ari Fulton, substitution out
13:04 FDU Eric Parnell, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; made - Joey Niesman, assist 11–17
12:35 NJIT David Bolden, 3pt stepbackjumpshot missed
12:31 FDU Noah Melson, rebound defensive
12:31 NJIT Quentin Duncan, foul personal
12:31 FDU Noah Melson, foulon
12:13 FDU Arthur Cox, 3pt jumpshot missed
12:08 FDU Joey Niesman, rebound offensive
12:08 FDU Joey Niesman, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
12:07 NJIT Rocco Awad, rebound defensive
12:02 NJIT David Bolden, turnover badpass
12:02 FDU Joey Niesman, steal
11:56 FDU Noah Melson, 3pt stepbackjumpshot fromturnover; missed
11:53 FDU Eric Parnell, rebound offensive
11:51 FDU Eric Parnell, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance;fromturnover; missed
11:50 NJIT David Bolden, foulon
11:50 FDU Noah Melson, foul personal
11:50 NJIT Team, rebound defensivedeadball
11:50 NJIT David Bolden, substitution out
11:50 NJIT Jordan Rogers, substitution out
11:50 NJIT Jeremy Clayville, substitution in
11:50 NJIT Ari Fulton, substitution in
11:50 FDU Joey Niesman, substitution out
11:50 FDU Ras Elijah Godbolt, substitution in
11:37 NJIT Jeremy Clayville, 3pt jumpshot made - Ari Fulton, assist 11–20
11:17 FDU Arthur Cox, rebound offensive
11:17 FDU Arthur Cox, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
11:17 FDU Team, jumpball blocktieup
11:17 NJIT Quentin Duncan, block
11:04 FDU Arthur Cox, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
11:03 FDU Team, rebound offensivedeadball
11:03 FDU Team, turnover shotclock team;
11:03 FDU Noah Melson, substitution out
11:03 FDU Taeshaud Jackson, substitution in
10:51 FDU Taeshaud Jackson, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
10:51 NJIT Ari Fulton, foulon
10:51 NJIT Ari Fulton, freethrow 1of2 fromturnover; made 11–21
10:51 NJIT Ari Fulton, freethrow 2of2 fromturnover; missed
10:51 FDU Taeshaud Jackson, substitution out
10:51 FDU Noah Melson, substitution in
10:50 FDU Noah Melson, rebound defensive
10:28 FDU Noah Melson, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; missed
10:25 NJIT Ari Fulton, rebound defensive
10:14 NJIT Jeremy Clayville, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 11–23
9:45 FDU David Jevtic, 3pt jumpshot missed
9:43 FDU Arthur Cox, rebound offensive
9:40 FDU Arthur Cox, turnover travel
9:40 NJIT Malachi Arrington, substitution in
9:40 FDU Ras Elijah Godbolt, substitution out
9:40 NJIT John Kelly, substitution out
9:40 FDU Arthur Cox, substitution out
9:40 NJIT Cameron Piggee, substitution in
9:40 FDU Joey Niesman, substitution in
9:40 FDU Cyril Martynov, substitution in
9:40 NJIT Rocco Awad, substitution out
9:17 NJIT Jeremy Clayville, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
9:15 FDU David Jevtic, rebound defensive
8:59 FDU Noah Melson, 2pt alleyoop pointsinthepaint; made - Cyril Martynov, assist 13–23
8:38 NJIT Cameron Piggee, 3pt jumpshot missed
8:34 NJIT Malachi Arrington, rebound offensive
8:34 NJIT Malachi Arrington, turnover outofbounds
8:34 FDU Raysean Johnson, substitution in
8:34 FDU Noah Melson, substitution out
8:19 FDU David Jevtic, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
8:16 FDU Raysean Johnson, rebound offensive
8:16 NJIT Ari Fulton, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
8:16 FDU Raysean Johnson, foulon
8:16 FDU Raysean Johnson, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance;fromturnover; missed
8:16 FDU Team, rebound offensivedeadball
8:16 NJIT Jeremy Clayville, substitution out
8:16 NJIT Quentin Duncan, substitution out
8:16 NJIT David Bolden, substitution in
8:16 NJIT Jordan Rogers, substitution in
8:16 FDU Raysean Johnson, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance;fromturnover; made 14–23
8:02 NJIT Malachi Arrington, foulon
8:02 NJIT Malachi Arrington, freethrow 1of1 missed
8:02 FDU Cyril Martynov, foul personal oneandone;
8:02 FDU Cyril Martynov, substitution out
8:02 FDU Arthur Cox, substitution in
8:02 NJIT Rocco Awad, substitution in
8:02 NJIT Cameron Piggee, substitution out
8:01 FDU Eric Parnell, rebound defensive
7:43 FDU Joey Niesman, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
7:40 NJIT Jordan Rogers, rebound defensive
7:37 NJIT Malachi Arrington, 2pt dunk pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Jordan Rogers, assist 14–25
7:27 NJIT Malachi Arrington, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
7:27 FDU David Jevtic, freethrow 1of2 missed
7:27 FDU Team, rebound offensivedeadball
7:27 FDU David Jevtic, foulon
7:27 FDU David Jevtic, freethrow 2of2 missed
7:26 NJIT Malachi Arrington, rebound defensive
7:10 NJIT Team, rebound offensivedeadball
7:10 NJIT Malachi Arrington, freethrow 1of2 missed
7:10 NJIT Malachi Arrington, foulon
7:10 FDU Eric Parnell, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
7:10 FDU Noah Melson, substitution in
7:10 FDU Eric Parnell, substitution out
7:10 NJIT Malachi Arrington, freethrow 2of2 made 14–26
6:57 FDU Raysean Johnson, 3pt jumpshot missed
6:54 FDU Joey Niesman, rebound offensive
6:52 FDU Raysean Johnson, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
6:52 NJIT Rocco Awad, block
6:52 NJIT Rocco Awad, rebound defensive
6:52 NJIT Rocco Awad, turnover outofbounds
6:36 NJIT Malachi Arrington, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
6:36 FDU Arthur Cox, foulon
6:36 FDU Arthur Cox, freethrow 1of2 fromturnover; made 15–26
6:36 FDU Arthur Cox, freethrow 2of2 fromturnover; made 16–26
6:25 NJIT Malachi Arrington, 2pt alleyoop pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Jordan Rogers, assist 16–28
6:11 FDU Joey Niesman, 3pt jumpshot missed
6:09 NJIT Malachi Arrington, rebound defensive
5:56 NJIT Rocco Awad, 3pt jumpshot made - David Bolden, assist 16–31
5:53 FDU Team, timeout short
5:53 FDU Joey Niesman, substitution out
5:53 FDU Ras Elijah Godbolt, substitution in
5:42 FDU Arthur Cox, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - David Jevtic, assist 18–31
5:22 NJIT Jordan Rogers, turnover travel
4:57 FDU Arthur Cox, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; made - Ras Elijah Godbolt, assist 21–31
4:34 NJIT David Bolden, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 21–33
4:21 FDU Noah Melson, 3pt stepbackjumpshot made 24–33
3:59 NJIT Rocco Awad, turnover badpass
3:59 FDU Arthur Cox, steal
3:57 FDU Arthur Cox, foulon
3:57 NJIT Rocco Awad, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
3:57 NJIT Ari Fulton, substitution out
3:57 NJIT Malachi Arrington, substitution out
3:57 NJIT Rocco Awad, substitution out
3:57 NJIT Jeremy Clayville, substitution in
3:57 NJIT Quentin Duncan, substitution in
3:57 NJIT John Kelly, substitution in
3:57 FDU Arthur Cox, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; made 25–33
3:57 FDU Arthur Cox, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; made 26–33
3:41 NJIT John Kelly, 3pt jumpshot missed
3:37 FDU Raysean Johnson, rebound defensive
3:29 FDU Arthur Cox, foul personal oneandone;
3:29 FDU David Jevtic, turnover badpass
3:29 NJIT Quentin Duncan, foulon
3:29 NJIT Quentin Duncan, freethrow 1of1 fromturnover; missed
3:29 NJIT Quentin Duncan, steal
3:28 FDU David Jevtic, rebound defensive
3:13 FDU David Jevtic, 3pt jumpshot missed
3:09 FDU Raysean Johnson, rebound offensive
3:08 FDU Raysean Johnson, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 28–33
2:35 NJIT Jeremy Clayville, 3pt jumpshot missed
2:31 FDU Noah Melson, rebound defensive
2:16 FDU Raysean Johnson, 2pt stepbackjumpshot made 30–33
2:13 NJIT Team, timeout short
2:13 NJIT Ari Fulton, substitution in
2:13 NJIT Jordan Rogers, substitution out
2:01 NJIT Quentin Duncan, foulon
2:01 FDU David Jevtic, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
2:01 NJIT Quentin Duncan, freethrow 1of2 made 30–34
2:01 NJIT Quentin Duncan, freethrow 2of2 made 30–35
1:41 FDU Noah Melson, 2pt pullupjumpshot missed
1:39 NJIT Team, rebound defensive team;
1:22 NJIT Ari Fulton, turnover travel
1:22 FDU Raysean Johnson, substitution out
1:22 FDU Eric Parnell, substitution in
1:10 FDU Team, rebound offensive team;
1:10 FDU Noah Melson, 2pt jumpshot fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
1:10 NJIT Quentin Duncan, block
1:08 FDU Noah Melson, 2pt layup 2ndchance;fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
1:05 FDU Ras Elijah Godbolt, rebound offensive
1:04 NJIT Team, jumpball heldball
1:04 FDU Ras Elijah Godbolt, turnover lostball
1:04 NJIT John Kelly, steal
1:04 FDU Eric Parnell, substitution out
1:04 FDU Raysean Johnson, substitution in
0:43 NJIT John Kelly, turnover offensive
0:43 NJIT John Kelly, foul offensive
0:43 FDU David Jevtic, foulon
0:43 FDU Raysean Johnson, substitution out
0:43 FDU Eric Parnell, substitution in
0:35 FDU Arthur Cox, foulon
0:35 NJIT John Kelly, foul personal oneandone;
0:35 FDU Eric Parnell, substitution out
0:35 FDU Raysean Johnson, substitution in
0:35 NJIT Quentin Duncan, substitution out
0:35 NJIT John Kelly, substitution out
0:35 NJIT Jordan Rogers, substitution in
0:35 NJIT Malachi Arrington, substitution in
0:35 FDU Arthur Cox, freethrow 1of2 fromturnover; made 31–35
0:35 FDU Arthur Cox, freethrow 2of2 fromturnover; missed
0:33 NJIT Malachi Arrington, rebound defensive
0:15 NJIT Ari Fulton, turnover travel
0:15 FDU Raysean Johnson, substitution out
0:15 NJIT Rocco Awad, substitution in
0:15 NJIT John Kelly, substitution in
0:15 NJIT Malachi Arrington, substitution out
0:15 NJIT Jeremy Clayville, substitution out
0:15 FDU Eric Parnell, substitution in
0:04 FDU Noah Melson, foul offensive
0:04 FDU Noah Melson, turnover offensive
0:04 NJIT John Kelly, foulon
0:04 FDU Eric Parnell, substitution out
0:04 FDU Raysean Johnson, substitution in
0:04 FDU David Jevtic, substitution out
0:04 FDU Josiah Francis, substitution in
0:04 FDU Noah Melson, substitution out
0:04 FDU Joey Niesman, substitution in
0:01 NJIT David Bolden, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
0:00 FDU Team, rebound defensivedeadball

Second half