Maine Black Bears vs NJIT Highlanders, America East Playoffs Quarterfinal

College Basketball

Maine

8-24

58-60

Final

NJIT

16-16

Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center

Lead tracker

ME leadsBiggest lead ME 4, NJIT 5

NJIT leads

Team	1H	2H	T
ME	29	29	58
NJIT	32	28	60

Who won: NJIT 60-58

The NJIT Highlanders beat the Maine Black Bears 60-58 in America East Playoffs Quarterfinal on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center. Sebastian Robinson led the NJIT in points (21). Ace Flagg led the Maine in points (14).

Player of the game

Sebastian Robinson

NJIT · 21 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB

7.5

Win probability

100%NJIT final

MENJIT

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00
+2
Jumper, 9 ft
Ari Fulton makes 9-foot jumper
A. Fulton · 10 PTS
ME 58 - 60 NJIT
H2 0:11ME
Shorttimeout
Maine Timeout
H2 0:11
+2
Layup
Ace Flagg makes layup (Logan Carey assists)
A. Flagg · 14 PTS · ast L. Carey
ME 58 - 58 NJIT
H2 0:20ME
Offensive rebound
Maine Offensive Rebound.
H2 0:20
Misses layup
Mekhi Gray misses layup
M. Gray · 8 PTS
H2 0:30ME
Regulartimeout
Maine Timeout
H2 0:31
+2
Jumper, 9 ft
Ari Fulton makes 9-foot jumper
A. Fulton · 10 PTS
ME 56 - 58 NJIT
H2 0:56
+2
Layup
Keelan Steele makes layup (Mekhi Gray assists)
K. Steele · 11 PTS · ast M. Gray
ME 56 - 56 NJIT
SLAMH2 1:17
Dunk, 1 ft
A. Fulton · 10 PTS · ast J. Rogers
Ari Fulton makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan Rogers assists)
ME 54 - 56 NJIT
H2 1:39
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Keelan Steele makes free throw 2 of 2
K. Steele · 11 PTS
ME 54 - 54 NJIT
H2 1:39ME
Dead ball rebound
Maine Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 1:39
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Keelan Steele misses free throw 1 of 2
K. Steele · 11 PTS
H2 1:39
Foul on Melvyn Ebonkoli
Foul on Melvyn Ebonkoli.
M. Ebonkoli · 3 PTS
H2 1:46ME
Offensive rebound
Maine Offensive Rebound.
H2 1:46
Block
Melvyn Ebonkoli Block.
M. Ebonkoli · 3 PTS
H2 1:46
Misses layup
Logan Carey misses layup
L. Carey · 8 PTS
H2 2:04
Defensive rebound
Ace Flagg Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:07
Misses layup
Ari Fulton misses layup
A. Fulton · 10 PTS
H2 2:21
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Logan Carey makes free throw 2 of 2
L. Carey · 8 PTS
ME 53 - 54 NJIT
H2 2:21
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Logan Carey makes free throw 1 of 2
L. Carey · 8 PTS
ME 52 - 54 NJIT
H2 2:21
Foul on David Bolden
Foul on David Bolden.
D. Bolden · 12 PTS
H2 2:32ME
Shorttimeout
Maine Timeout
THREEH2 2:39
Three! Jumper, 25 ft
D. Bolden · 12 PTS · ast S. Robinson
David Bolden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Robinson assists)
ME 51 - 54 NJIT