UMass Lowell River Hawks at NJIT Highlanders
The NJIT Highlanders beat the UMass Lowell River Hawks 81-56 at Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center in Newark on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
- Venue
- Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center, Newark, NJ
- Tip-off
- Thursday, February 5, 2026 7:00 PM ET
- Broadcast
- ESPN+
Team stats
| UML | NJIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 18-59 | FG | 33-68 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 3-19 | 3PT | 7-27 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 17-28 | FT | 8-13 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 3 | Assists | 20 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 33 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 3 | Percent Led | 88 |
UMass Lowell River Hawks leaders
- Points: Shawn Simmons II, 15
- Assists: Darrel Yepdo, 2
- Rebounds: Victor Okojie, 11
NJIT Highlanders leaders
- Points: Melvyn Ebonkoli, 20
- Assists: David Bolden, 7
- Rebounds: Ari Fulton, 10